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FE Technical Forum / Re: Aftermarket head availability?
« on: May 02, 2024, 02:02:32 PM »
You'll have to decide how far down the rabbit hole you wanna go.  Maybe start with a horsepower or performance goal and aim for that.  An Edelbrock headed 390 can make 400 hp pretty easily. 


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FE Technical Forum / Re: Aftermarket head availability?
« on: May 02, 2024, 08:29:16 AM »
Blue Thunder isn't a contender anymore. 

Edelbrock is on the shelf (depending on what flavor you want), but they're really not much more than a factory CJ head in comparison. 

Trick Flow is my fave, but they're backordered for a couple more months from what I understand. 

Can't speak for Barry or BBM on availability. 

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I find it really troubling that some guys think that they are entitled to the intellectual property of others. 

Person 1:  "I've been at the dyno all day long.  I've spent $1000 on cams and spent an 8 hour day there swapping cams out." 

Person 2:  "Give me your information or I'll throw a tantrum and threaten to leave the forum."

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Cam sizing for 390 question
« on: April 29, 2024, 04:51:02 AM »
Yeah, that's a small cam indeed.  Meant for heavy towing/lugging. 

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Some confusion. You sold this customer an engine/cam that does not work well
with their transmission gearing and it's the customers fault?

But let's think of options here on what could have happened:

1.  Car was finished way after the engine was finished and the goals changed as the car progressed.
2.  Had originally planned on a C4, but the engine made so much power that the customer decided on a PG.
3.  Customer thought he may like to spray to hit 1000 hp and then decided he wanted the high 1st gear ratio to help with that.


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~5500.  Agreed.  The PG just isn't a good fit, especially with that high 1st gear.

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A Clevor is a Windsor block with Cleveland heads. 

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A new sub forum labeled "Non-FE Dyno Results" would certainly help.
Flathead forums do not showcase FE's.
Pontiac forums do not showcase sbc or BBC's.

Many, many have left this once awesome forum. Now it's dominated by half a dozen users.
Again, sad to see.

Can't say I agree with that.  On the first page of new posts, there are 15 different users that started threads.

If many have left this "once awesome" forum, it wasn't because of 2 SBF dyno result threads....

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I will tell you that Clevelands/Windsors/Clevors can make lots and lots and lots of power.   That 777 hp 434ci Clevor is not out of the ordinary. 

But I will also tell you the Clevelands/Windsors/Clevors don't have near the pedigree of a Ford FE.  Nor the nostalgia.  Nor the looks. 

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Another FE, so that everyone doesn't get their feelings hurt.

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Performance Summary:
      Cubic Inches:    465           Dyno brand: Stuska
      Power Adder:    Nope     Where dynoed:  Dale Meers Racing Engines
      Peak Horsepower:  575 @ 6000
      Peak Torque:  545 lb-ft


Engine Specifications:
   Block brand, material, finished bore size, other notes:  Factory Ford 427 S/O, hydraulic block
     
   Crankshaft brand, cast or forged, stroke, journal size:  Scat 9000 series 4.125" stroke
     
   Connecting Rods brand, material, center to center distance, end sizes, bolts:  Scat I-beam, 6.700

   Piston brand, material (caster, hypereutectic or forged), dish/dome volume, static CR:  Custom Racetec, dish, 9.8:1

   Main Bearings, Rod Bearings, Cam Bearings brand and size:  Federal Mogul 125M, Clevite CB743

   Piston rings brand, size, other notes:  Total Seal, 1.5/1.5/3mm

   Oil Pump, pickup, and drive:  Melling M57B

   Oil pan, windage tray, oil filter adapter:  Canton deep front sump, factory style oil filter adapter

   Camshaft brand, type (hyd/solid, flat tappet or roller), lift and duration (adv and @.050"):  Custom Lykins Motorsports hydraulic roller

   Lifters brand, type:  Morel

   Timing chain and timing cover:  Factory timing cover, Cloyes billet

   Cylinder heads brand, material, port and chamber information:  Factory Tunnel Port, no port work

   Cylinder head flow in cfm at inches of lift (28" H2O pressure drop):
      Intake               Exhaust
      .100               .100
      .200               .200
      .300               .300
      .400               .400
      .500               .500
      .600               .600
      .700               .700
      .800               .800

   Flow bench used, location:

   Intake valve brand, head size, stem size:  SI stainless, 11/32", 2.250"

   Exhaust valve brand, head size, stem size:  SI stainless, 11/32", 1.750"
   
   Valve springs brand, part number, specs: 

   Retainers and locks brand, part number, specs:

   Rocker arm brand, type (adjustable or non-adj), material, ratio: T&D street, TP, 1.75

   Rocker shafts and stands, brand, material: 

   Pushrods brand, type, length: Trend, 5/16", .105"

   Valve covers, brand, type:  Blue Thunder/Holman Moody

   Distributor brand, advance curve information:  Factory FE, Pertronix, locked out

   Harmonic balancer brand:  Powerbond

   Water pump brand, type (mechanical or electric):  Factory style replacement

   Intake manifold brand, material, porting information:  Factory TP, 2x4 single plane

   Carburetor(s) brand, type:  Holley 710's, Drew Pojedinec

   Exhaust manifolds or headers brand, type:  Dyno headers

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So the FE dyno results aren't free advertising?  How does that work? 

Perry, you're the only one who will praise me in one post and cuss me in the next.  You need more fiber in your diet, brother.

Jay, it's a 260cc port that flows 400 cfm.  Cam specs were 260's/270's at .050" with .825" lift at the valve.  It also has a GZ Motorsports vacuum pump on it, which I forgot to add up above. 

Car is a '69 Mustang.  Runs 9.70 at 141 mph with a 1.58 1st gear Powerglide.  He had aspirations of spraying it so he wanted a softer dig.  Would love to see what it would do with a real transmission LOL  It doesn't come on hard until half way down the track.

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From what I understand, Ross asked Jay if it was ok....

If not, I'll take it down.  No biggie.

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Performance Summary:
      Cubic Inches:  434             Dyno brand: Stuska
      Power Adder:  Not necessary  Where dynoed:  Dale Meers Racing Engines
      Peak Horsepower:  777 @ 7000
      Peak Torque: 630

Horsepower and Torque Curves:


Engine Specifications:
   Block brand, material, finished bore size, other notes:  Ford Racing Boss 9.200" Deck
     
   Crankshaft brand, cast or forged, stroke, journal size:  Callies Dragonslayer, steel, 4" stroke
     
   Connecting Rods brand, material, center to center distance, end sizes, bolts:  Crower

   Piston brand, material (caster, hypereutectic or forged), dish/dome volume, static CR:  Diamond, 2618, flat top, 13.5:1

   Main Bearings, Rod Bearings, Cam Bearings brand and size:  Clevite main/rod bearings, 55mm roller cam bearings

   Piston rings brand, size, other notes:  Total Seal, .043/.043/3mm low tension

   Oil Pump, pickup, and drive:  Melling Select

   Oil pan, windage tray, oil filter adapter:  Milodon front sump

   Camshaft brand, type (hyd/solid, flat tappet or roller), lift and duration (adv and @.050"): Custom Lykins Motorsports solid roller

   Lifters brand, type:  Morel, .903"

   Timing chain and timing cover:  New factory style

   Cylinder heads brand, material, port and chamber information:  Ported CHI 3V 208cc, 2.25/1.75 Ferrea valves

   Cylinder head flow in cfm at inches of lift (28" H2O pressure drop):
      Intake               Exhaust
      .100               .100
      .200               .200
      .300               .300
      .400               .400
      .500               .500
      .600               .600
      .700               .700
      .800               .800

   Flow bench used, location:

   Intake valve brand, head size, stem size:

   Exhaust valve brand, head size, stem size:
   
   Valve springs brand, part number, specs:  Manley Nex-Tek

   Retainers and locks brand, part number, specs:  Manley titanium

   Rocker arm brand, type (adjustable or non-adj), material, ratio:  T&D paired

   Rocker shafts and stands, brand, material:

   Pushrods brand, type, length:  Trend

   Valve covers, brand, type:  Blue Thunder

   Distributor brand, advance curve information:  MSD crank trigger

   Harmonic balancer brand:  ATI

   Water pump brand, type (mechanical or electric):  CVR

   Intake manifold brand, material, porting information:  Ported CHI 3V

   Carburetor(s) brand, type:  Quick Fuel 1050 4500

   Exhaust manifolds or headers brand, type:  Dyno headers

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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: Jegs
« on: April 22, 2024, 11:09:35 AM »
Most of the engine builders on here can get whatever Jegs/Summit can get, and probably for the same price.

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