NICE!!! John

Thought manual shifting of the Ultramatic was a no-no???

John

Sounds like it is narrowed down to the carb. John

Actually it should be checked with a compression gauge to tell if there are differences between cylinders.
John

What type of plug wires did you install on the car? I always heard that resistance type wires don't work well on 6 volt systems. most of the new wires are carbon fiber type wires.....
Did you change out the 6 volt coil? Is the polarity right on it for 6 positive ground?

John

Ross, I assume you made the floor shift for the Ultramatic yourself?
John

Those are cool looking... John

That is pretty neat, and he isn't so far from me here in PA...... John

I wonder if the head could be planed for 7.7 or not? Or was the combustion chamber a different shape on the newer 288?

Did the 288 ever come equipped with a 4 barrel carb? I see the horsepower and torque seem to take a big jump in 1953-54. The cam shaft lift list as the same from 1951-54 on the engines. Compression did go up from 7.0 to 1 in 1951 to 7.8 but I would not think this alone would up the horse power that much. Not to say the torque went from 230 lb/ft in 1951 to 260 in 1954.

John