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| | | | Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 13 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 13 | Hi, I´m a little confused, my truck comes with the 235, casting 3769716 but the head casting is 3836850 it´s right or should have other head casting??
Chrysler Stratus LE V6 1998
Chevrolet C10 235cid 1962
Ford Custom Tudor 300 272cid 1957
Puch SRA 150 1959
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
You can use a 261 head on a 235. The extra cooling passages will simply be blocked off. Your engine will have lower compression than it would have with a stock 3836848 head.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 13 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 13 | Thanks Tim, I was wondering, maybe this is a "for export" configuration? Here in Argentina in the 60s the fuel available for civil use was very low in octanes, maybe this explains why lowering the compression...
Chrysler Stratus LE V6 1998
Chevrolet C10 235cid 1962
Ford Custom Tudor 300 272cid 1957
Puch SRA 150 1959
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
The difference in compression would be about 8.2 vs about 7.2
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 13 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 13 | Many thanks Tim! I will look for a 3836848 head!!!!
Chrysler Stratus LE V6 1998
Chevrolet C10 235cid 1962
Ford Custom Tudor 300 272cid 1957
Puch SRA 150 1959
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