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Misc Tech / Tools you've made yourself.
That's called visual troubleshooting. ;)

Which is easier to find, a small nick in a harness or a melted stinking mess... Yep, that needs to be replaced alright.
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Engine Tech / 5.0 Engine build - is 450hp n/a reachable?
Quote from: TheFoeYouKnow;396708
Op's goals are eerily similar to my long term goals, so to this line of thinking I say: Challenge accepted.  An FRPP block, some good heads and intake, mildly aggressive cam and some headers combined with the right engine management and I say its easily attainable.  I'll even stay at stock displacement to prove my point, although I HAD planned on a 331.  I won't touch a 347 (py piston side loading, leading to a motor with a taste for rings), and a 306 is just a silly waste (pay for machining, new pistons, new pins and fitting all for 4 lousy CI).

In accepting my challenge to the notion that you can obtain 412+ horsepower out of a normally aspirated small block Ford, without using aftermarket or race bred parts, by all means please elaborate how you plan to accomplish what Ford couldn't, making the small block Ford breath well enough and provide reliable 412+ horsepower and be streetable.  Would it be safe to assume that when you say "FRPP block",you mean a non-stock casting?  Would it also be safe to assume that when you say "good heads and intake", you do intend to use non-stock, aftermarket, race bred pieces...right?  It goes without saying that when one says "mildly aggressive", with regard to a cam, they envision to the use of non-stock parts. Without even covering fuel and ignition management, I believe I have made my point.  What you describe is nothing like a stock spec'd engine, regardless of bore and stroke.  347 might be overkill for the OP's intended use, but maximum torque is what were had been talking about. You will note that I didn't say that a small block Ford can't produce the 412+ hp, just that it can't do so reliably, cheaply and in a streetable way. 300-350 is fairly easy to attain with the correct combination of parts and be reliable.  Streetable, for the purposes this discussion, is decent fuel economy, reasonable vacuum and an idle that isn't so lopey that it makes the car feel more like a washing machine.
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Engine Tech / 5.0 Engine build - is 450hp n/a reachable?
Quote from: Driverguy;396706
I WAS going to go aluminum crank and rods, fearing the stock ones would break, but after reading this I'd probably be okay with keeping the stock ones.


Um...ok.  Yeah, that sounds much better than an aluminum crank for sure. :wtf:
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Engine Tech / 5.0 Engine build - is 450hp n/a reachable?
Quote from: TOM Renzo;396702
Wind!!!! Or better yet this is what you need 500 RWH NA and with just a cam change and headers and a TUNE. The below engine is what you want!!!

As I have said, a lot of it has to do with a combination's ability to be efficiently breathing.  An engine is nothing more than an air pump, the more efficiently you can move air (breath) the more power will be produced.
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Engine Tech / 5.0 Engine build - is 450hp n/a reachable?
Some may disagree, but I would probably recommend a 347 stroker kit, which if memory serves is a .030 overbore.  Invest in high quality hardware (ARP) in the bottom end, stepping up to studs for both the main and heads.  In addition,have the block both torque and line honed to ensure concentricity and close tolerances with regard to the new stroker crank.  The block needs to be de-burred, chamfered and basically race prep'd to get rid of stress risers.  The torque will come about based upon the combination of cam grind, ignition, fuel and breathing efficiencies.  The cam grind will determine, to a large extent, where in the RPM range, maximum torque will be reached.  Most naturally aspirated street engines see service in the 1000-2500 RPM range, so cam selection is critical.  I would advise calling the tech line of a name brand cam manufacturer like Crane or Comp-Cams for the most knowledgeable advice, based upon your unique set of needs and desires.  I would also recommend a MAF conversion, which will allow you to custom tune the fuel map, timing and a plethora of other settings to optimize both fuel and ignition.  Get a decent set of heads, either iron or aluminum for the street and headers of some kind, shorties probably recommended for the street.
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Engine Tech / 5.0 Engine build - is 450hp n/a reachable?
What are you planning to do with this setup?  Drag, burnouts or serious street machine?  As I mentioned, the torque numbers are what motivates the car and tends to break things... like the input shaft on the AOD (Ask TurboCoupe50 about that), broken cranks and blocks, twisting chassis, etc.  You are NOT gonna see anywhere near Coyote of power out of a normally aspirated small block Ford, using a standard bore and stroke.  The small block Ford just doesn't breath well enough, but you don't really need to either.  If you effectively double the whopping 155 hp of a stock SO 5.0 liter(302) small block Ford in a reliable and streetable way, you will have more than enough grunt for the street and ought to do pretty well on the strip as well, in a properly prepared race car.
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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars WANTED / Stock flat hood needed in NY.....
I can make all kinds of small parts like these. I don't have the equipment necessary for large injection molding runs, but small parts runs on smaller pieces like these are practical.  On parts like these, which will take some amount of stress and abuse, I would probably use an angel hair reinforced epoxy resin.  The most difficult part of course, is the mold making process.

I had also seriously considered stepping up with a one piece HID headlight for '87-88 Thunderbirds and Cougars, but in order to accomplish that size of a project, I would probably need the header panels, with at least the headlight buckets intact, from both a Thunderbird and a Cougar and of course some degree of confidence that such a product would find a welcome market.
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Engine Tech / 5.0 Engine build - is 450hp n/a reachable?
If you are even going to contemplate that much horsepower, I would recommend a solid block, either a Dart Sportsman or World Products Man O' War.  Follow this with a forged and well balanced rotating assembly.  For a relatively heavy street car, build with more torque in mind rather than maximum horsepower.  Not only will it be more pleasant to live with on the street, but it is torque that will plant your backside firmly in the seat and put the ever lasting grin on your face. ;)
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Vendor/Seller Feedback / BEWARE Johnwayne1988
An Admin could likely determine of he is using another account using the built-in tools of vBulletin, but that doesn't mean that is the only way of locating someone.
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Lounge / Android or iPhone?
If it makes and receives phone calls reliably, doesn't eat batteries and doesn't simply fall apart from general use, I am happy.  All of the other  (features) are extraneous and can only serve to fatten the wallets of the phone companies, while at the same time, unnecessarily complicating my life.  There was life before text messaging, skype, etc.  I know this kinda makes me sound anti-technology, but since I make my living with technology, nothing could be further from the truth.  Instead, I carefully choose which technologies I employ to maximum benefit with as little impact on my life as possible. If it ain't broke, don' fix it. ;)
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Lounge / Court, or pay the fine and move along?
If the deputy really acted in the way that you allege he did, I can understand your being upset.  But laying the cop's behavior aside for the moment, the fact remains that your vehicle was being operated illegally.  Accept the responsibility for the failure to observe the law and move on. Nothing good can come from making an enemy of a cop doing his job. As for speeding, think of all of the times that you or your wife have been guilty and NOT been caught... in the end, it all comes out in the wash.  You might also take the opportunity to teach your children that even responsible adults make mistakes, but they also own up to them without complaining. As for the cop's behavior, subpoena the dashcam video (and any audio) for your court case, but once you have it, you don't have to use it in the court case, as regardless of what the cop said would be irrelevant to the fact that the law was broken, but would be prime material for use in a civil case against the officer, the department and the city or county.
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Misc Tech / A couple quick questions.
If I had the time and option of pulling the motor, I would too.  It would also allow for cleaning the engine compartment, engine and taking care of any other leaks, puddles and drips.  Of course, pulling the motor might not be an option for the OP, either due to time, fiscal constraints, lack of experience or lack of equipment.