It is a shame that so much folklore surrounds the 216 and it's oiling system. When the 235 came along it's larger displacement was a bigger deal than it's insert bearings. The problem these days just the hassle and expense of finding a place that can pour the babitt. The first Horning heads were for the 216.
That's true Beater! Many forget that nearly a full decade passed before the Stovebolt's were made with inserts and used these awesome heads in the mean time. And a lot of HP was made with the 216's and 235's with the Horning heads with babbit engines. The Horning head was on the drawing board in 1939. I know a man that worked with Mr. Horning at Lockheed in Burbank during that time when he conceived this cylinder head.
