Welcome to our forum. Always happy to have new Ford enthusist . Some of the other users will chime in, as I am not a good typist. However all of your questions on the sixes (very good engines) can be answered at fordsix.com. Hopes this helps.
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Welcome!
I have a 65 Galaxie with the 240 I6 as well. I haven't had any luck on headers yet. The people in this forum are very helpful and got me pointed in the right direction trying to find hop up parts. Clifford performance makes some really cool performance parts for us 6'ers. Offenhauser makes a nice 4bbl intake which is what I will be running along with a Holley 390cfm carb. I also have a Pertronix electronic ignition I picked up at Napa. I have a different cam I found on e-bay made by Blue Racer Performance. Its not real radical, but better than stock. It appears to be pretty good, I haven't heard of them before, but this is a budget project (for the time being
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) and the price was right. There are other more mainstream companies that have cams as well. I rolled the dice on a set of headers. I ordered a set of Hedman headers from Summit Racing that fits 240-300 F-Series 2WD. I measured the best I could, I guess we'll see when they get here. I may need to have them modified, but I won't know for another week or so. They were pretty inexpensive, only about $150.00. Another suggestion I got was to try stock exhaust manifolds from an 87+ F-Series. They are a 2 piece "shorty" manifold which may allow for more clearance. Its not a true header as such, but may prove to be better than the lincoln log that came stock plus you could run a true dual exhaust. Again, only a suggestion, I havent tried to fit them, but its an idea. I will post again once my headers come in and let you know how (if) they work out. Best of luck!!!
I have a 65 Galaxie with the 240 I6 as well. I haven't had any luck on headers yet. The people in this forum are very helpful and got me pointed in the right direction trying to find hop up parts. Clifford performance makes some really cool performance parts for us 6'ers. Offenhauser makes a nice 4bbl intake which is what I will be running along with a Holley 390cfm carb. I also have a Pertronix electronic ignition I picked up at Napa. I have a different cam I found on e-bay made by Blue Racer Performance. Its not real radical, but better than stock. It appears to be pretty good, I haven't heard of them before, but this is a budget project (for the time being
Welcome, and I like 6 cyl Ford motors as well. My '64 Custom still has the original 223 under the hood . I'm beefing it up a bit, just to see what it'll do before it blows up....
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Parts for the pre-'65s are scarce, but I've got a set of Barker High Lift Rocker Arms to use instead of changing the cam. Unless I can find a cheap Clifford intake, I'll attempt to build my own from exhaust tubing and sheet metal. I found a 223 Ford truck header that should work with some mods. With some head milling to get the compression up to 10--1, I think it'll surprise a few people.
As to a Galaxie FAQ, use the search feature. If you can find the answer you need, just ask. There are more Galaxie experts here per acre than anywhere else on the 'Net.
As to a Galaxie FAQ, use the search feature. If you can find the answer you need, just ask. There are more Galaxie experts here per acre than anywhere else on the 'Net.
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