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Member Projects / Re: SOHC Street Build Questions
« on: August 31, 2022, 01:29:15 PM »
Leny and ToddK - thanks for the info and thoughts! Leny - good comments on the dry sump. Space to the side of the engine (and for the oil reservoir) has been a concern when I looked at dry sump systems. I'll be running AC as well (and power rack & pinion). Ultimately, I'll probably mock up the engine in the bay and see what fits best. I won't have shock towers as I'll be installing a coilover suspension, so that helps with room, but I know the cammer is a big beast. I'm a big fan of not making things overly complicated or crowded, so if an oil pan works, it works.
ToddK - Regarding power output - 800 is kind of just a number in my head. From everything I've read, I believe an all aluminum big cube cammer running on 93 octane can make north of 700 with decent idle and road characteristics. At the end of the day, I want day-to-day reliability, some level of every day driveability (note that the Mustang currently is a 3800 lb 5-speed 302-2V with manual drum brakes and no A/C in Florida, so I'm kind of used to living with few modern amenities). It needs to start up (pretty much) every time, drive in traffic without embarrassing me, and run hard when the time and place presents itself. Yeah, 500HP is probably more than enough and 600HP is perhaps silly, but 700+ will put a grin on my face for years to come (and 800 would be amazing) and I just want to see what is possible, then try to build it. I do plan to do some autocrossing/road-course and dragstrip work (for fun).
ToddK - Regarding power output - 800 is kind of just a number in my head. From everything I've read, I believe an all aluminum big cube cammer running on 93 octane can make north of 700 with decent idle and road characteristics. At the end of the day, I want day-to-day reliability, some level of every day driveability (note that the Mustang currently is a 3800 lb 5-speed 302-2V with manual drum brakes and no A/C in Florida, so I'm kind of used to living with few modern amenities). It needs to start up (pretty much) every time, drive in traffic without embarrassing me, and run hard when the time and place presents itself. Yeah, 500HP is probably more than enough and 600HP is perhaps silly, but 700+ will put a grin on my face for years to come (and 800 would be amazing) and I just want to see what is possible, then try to build it. I do plan to do some autocrossing/road-course and dragstrip work (for fun).