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Ask Bob What ways are there to tell which engine I have?
Engine serial numbers will certainly identify an engine this as long as you have a way to compare them. In most cases the original manufacturer used a code in the serial number to indicate what it was. Another way is to use casting numbers. If an engine block was cast for only one size or series this can be a help. If you have detailed info, sometimes an engine can be identified by unique visual points. Finally, you can check the bore and stroke and determine the cubic inch size. When trying for a pure restoration, some or all of this things may be important. For example...

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Articles of Interest

Piston of the Month
April 2009

Flathead Ford

“You can pay more, but you can’t buy better!” As the 1951 Ford ad portrays regarding the new 100hp Ford Flathead V-8. A sentiment we carry here at Egge and now, almost 80 years after the introduction of the Flathead V-8 we offer hot-out-of-the-foundry precision engineered pistons.

That’s all fine and dandy, but what’s so special about this piston? Lets start at the head. Notice the dimple at the center. That ensures that this piston was machined from the center and our CNC lathes had something to keep the tolerance to 5 millionths of an inch. That is one-seventh of the width of a...