337 CI truck or Lincoln

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Can a 337 fit in 21 stud car easily? Also, looking for Aluminum heads & 2 or 3 carb manifold. Thanks
 
They're friggen' gi-hugic! 850+ pounds, and.....GI-HUGIC! All for 145 hp? You almost need Donald Trump's money to be able to afford aluminum goodies, WHEN you can find 'em. I'll pass! DD

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Me and a buddy put one in a fender less model A pickup. Sold it shortly after. Sounded great, looked great but the performance was very sad.
 
There use to be a roadster pickup in south jersey with one and it had Edmunds aluminum heads and intake.for some reason i think it also had the hydramatic transmission. Talk about weight
 
I know H&H Flatheads now has Finned Aluminum Heads and a few different aluminum intakes for the 337. I wish I would have kept my Lincoln. Awesome motor. That thing ran so smooth. Reds even has headers for it. Bendstens also makes transmission adapters for it.
 
Lincoln cars had a bell housing that was more adaptable that the big trucks. The guy that put one in his 40 Ford had to put some heavy duty springs in it but he got it in there and working well. These old engines were smooth running with hydraulic lifters if it's a car engine and they had very good low end torque. They would be a good candidate for a pickup installation where you can get heavier springs in there.
 
Hi; The 'Austin' line of 337 equipment is now at H&H. Ken Austin developed this line in the 50's in Oregon. Newc
 
Too much weight for what little performance you'd get. Definitely for a Lincoln or a truck. Not worth putting in a car. You'll kill the front end. Like said above, don't do it!
 
These guys got it to work pretty nicely.
 

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Both the HV-12 (in its various displacement sizes) and the 337 V8 were/are excellent engines in the heavy cars (and trucks in the 337's case) they were designed to power. The twelve cylinder Lincolns did have a number of issues however, none were insurmountable. Apparently, there are a lot of people, with a lot of opinions about these two engines, who have never actually experienced driving any of them in the vehicles they were built to be in. I have a '39 LZ with a V-12 and a '49 Lincoln Cosmopolitan with a 337 V8. They both have plenty of power to move the cars down the highway at respectable speeds and comfort. These engines (in particular the V-12's) were never meant to smoke the tires or deliver low ET's at the track, which is not to say that they can't do that. The '49 - '51 337 powered Lincolns that competed in the Carrera Panamericana Road Race did very well in their class. However, there are easier ways to accomplish those goals, if that's what you are looking for.;)
 
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