Show your engine now !!!!!

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Show your engine now !!!!!

Reply #450 – March 19, 2014, 03:06:41 PM

Thanks, it's a 302. I don't think I'd ever care to build a 347. 331, maybe. The next one, though, is going to be a FRPP Boss block at 4.125 with a 4.000 stroke. 5 or 6 years, maybe more. My first goal for this one is 345 horse at the crank, and then maybe next yer I'll do a head swap and some PCM/fuel system work to try to get 420 N/A at under 7000 rpm. Someone told me I couldn't, so that became the plan.

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Reply #451 – March 19, 2014, 04:42:03 PM

345hp should be easy enough. I've got about 350hp in my Thunderbird. It's all in the heads. A good set of aluminum heads will get you to 345hp easy.

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Reply #452 – March 19, 2014, 05:49:56 PM

Rear wheel hp???

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Reply #453 – March 19, 2014, 05:54:40 PM

At the flywheel.

First set of heads will likely be Y303 GT40 heads, just because I've got a guy who will sell me a pair of assembled units, that are still NIB for $800. Aluminum, 1.94/1.54 165cc.

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Reply #454 – March 19, 2014, 06:07:13 PM

That is what i thought. I built a 347 some while back and accomplished 360 Wheel HP on a MUSTANG. So 300 would be around where a 302 would fall. But back to the paint. We never do it any more and when we did we used GLYPTOL ONLY. It is a paint that you use to insulate electric motors. RED in color and worked. But peel off is always a danger. Especially if the oil gets contaminated with fuel. Well to late now i guess. Good luck!!

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Reply #455 – March 19, 2014, 07:27:39 PM

Tom what engine was in your first photo? Cross bolted mains look mighty LS to me. I see too many of those bottom ends at work. As for painting the valley Ive heard that it allows the oil a slick path back to the pan. Ill pass only for fear of it flaking off. Ill ask my neighbor he owns the local machine shop, see what his take on it is.

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Reply #456 – March 31, 2014, 10:58:10 PM

My 83 birds engine hope the pic loads d

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Reply #457 – March 31, 2014, 11:02:13 PM

Lol

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Reply #458 – March 31, 2014, 11:14:13 PM

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Reply #459 – March 31, 2014, 11:16:24 PM

There it goes its my new build ... Trickflow heads 1.72 rockers,steeda 18 cam, probe pistons, all arp hardware, long tubes , holley carb ,

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Reply #460 – March 31, 2014, 11:25:54 PM

Worthy of a calendar inclusion. Where did you get those plug wires?

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Reply #461 – March 31, 2014, 11:26:41 PM

Clean looking motor

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Reply #462 – April 03, 2014, 12:44:29 PM

Thanks a lot I think I got wires from Latemodel resto

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Reply #463 – April 03, 2014, 01:12:06 PM

Moving along...

Decided to drop the distributor now rather than later. Last time I kind of had a problem with the pump drive (which is how I came to this project in the first place), so I decided to get after it with the front cover off so I could be sure it went together smoothly. Now I'm waiting on my head studs and gaskets while I stash away enough bank for some heads. I hope to have it lit off for the first time by June 1.

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Reply #464 – April 03, 2014, 03:04:46 PM

Looks good :).

What was the problem with the pump drive engagement? I popped distributors off and back on without issue engaging the pump drive.