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FE Power Forums => FE Technical Forum => FE Engine Dyno Results => Topic started by: ToddK on May 20, 2020, 11:11:21 PM
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Performance Summary:
Cubic Inches: 505 Dyno brand: Superflow
Power Adder: N/A Where dynoed: Perth, Western Australia
Peak Horsepower: 714 @6650rpm
Peak Torque: 626 @4950rpm
Horsepower and Torque Curves:
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Engine Specifications:
Block brand, material, finished bore size, other notes: Genesis cast iron, 4.35" bore
Crankshaft brand, cast or forged, stroke, journal size: RPM forged, 4.25" stroke
Connecting Rods brand, material, center to center distance, end sizes, bolts: Oliver steel, 6.7"
Piston brand, material (caster, hypereutectic or forged), dish/dome volume, static CR: CP custom flat top, 12.2 to 1
Main Bearings, Rod Bearings, Cam Bearings brand and size: FM
Piston rings brand, size, other notes:
Oil Pump, pickup, and drive: Melling HV
Oil pan, windage tray, oil filter adapter: Canton 15-850 7 qt, Canton windage tray, POP oil filter adapter
Camshaft brand, type (hyd/solid, flat tappet or roller), lift and duration (adv and @.050") BP custom Bullet solid roller ~ 0.700" lift
Lifters brand, type: Crower
Timing chain and timing cover: FE Power
Cylinder heads brand, material, port and chamber information: BP Edelbrock Pro-Port street strip
Rocker arm brand, type (adjustable or non-adj), material, ratio: T&D Race
Pushrods brand, type, length: Custom 7/16"
Valve covers, brand, type: FE POwer
Distributor brand, advance curve information: MSD 8594, locked timing curve, MSD crank trigger
Harmonic balancer brand: ATI
Water pump brand, type (mechanical or electric): CSR electric
Intake manifold brand, material, porting information: BBM tunnel wedge, ported by BP
Carburetor(s) brand, type: 2x4 Holley 660 modified
Exhaust manifolds or headers brand, type: Custom headers 2" primaries
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This engine is destined for my 64 Fairlane drag car. Apart from the compression ratio, it could easily be run as a serious street/strip type engine. I sourced the heads, intake manifold, rockers, cam and pistons from Blair Patrick, and my brief to him was I wanted a strong, reliable, relatively low maintenance engine to run in my drag car. As I only plan to run the car a couple of times a year, I didn't want a highly strung race engine, but something that was easily identifiable by looks and performance as an FE. I think he met the brief perfectly, and I'm very happy with the result. I think there is still a bit more hp to be had from the engine with a pair of more tuneable carbs, but the 660's fit nicely inline and will look correct under the air bonnet in the car.
Below is the chart from the dyno. The dyno operator started the run at 5000rpm, as that is the stall speed of the converter I will be running. He did do a few lower rpm pulls before hand, and the torque was a bit higher at lower rpm's, but I don't have any evidence of that, so those are the numbers I'm working with.
(https://i.postimg.cc/4ybpmhCR/Engine-dyno-chart.jpg)
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Impressive ! What were you running for fuel?
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VP MS109. Leaded racing fuel is now outlawed down here.
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Very nice engine! I'm going to guess that peak torque was around 4300 to 4400, depending on headers and collectors used. That should move the Fairlane right along. Congrats to you!
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The power runs were done with the vacuum pump hooked up, it was pulling about 8” of vacuum.
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Todd, is this the engine that Leon built?
Looks great and nice numbers.
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Sweet engine! Sharp looking too! Looking forward to seeing a time slip. ;)
I'm curious, which exhaust port did you get with your Pro-Ports?
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Todd, is this the engine that Leon built?
Yes, it is.
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I'm curious, which exhaust port did you get with your Pro-Ports?
Thanks for that.
Hopefully Blair might refresh my memory, but I think it has the Colvert exhaust port.
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Nice! Say, who did the headers? Tube & colletor size and overall length? Looks like they would fit under any early Fairlane with an OEM front end, unless the car has a tube chassis front clip.
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The headers have 2” primaries, not sure on length, but the local guy who built them tried to make them as equal in length as he could. The collectors are 4” diameter.
My car has had the shock towers and inner fenders cut away, but has the original front chassis rails. It uses the standard lower front control arms, tubular upper control arms that mount to the original upper mounts. Coil over shocks, and rack and pinion steering. Below is a picture of the engine bay with the 406 out of my Galaxie, I used that to get the car licensed.
(https://i.postimg.cc/L4ZbRjDY/0554-AF90-C8-A0-4-DEA-A62-B-C04-CA8143-EBB.jpg)
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Thanks! Wish I had your header guy here in the States. :(
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Nice valve covers ;D That engine is a dead ringer in performance for the 511" FE that I ran at Drag Week in 2005. Very similar build, except mine had ported Edelbrocks and a worked over Victor with a Dominator 1150 carb. Peak torque on mine was 634, and peak HP 706. At Drag Week I drove that engine from Minneapolis to Kansas City, then from KC to St. Louis, St. Louis to Bowling Green, Bowling Green to Columbus, and Columbus to Martin Michigan, then back home to Minneapolis. 2500 miles in one week. I'll bet your engine will be just as street friendly, and pull down some great track numbers. Congrats!
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I'm curious, which exhaust port did you get with your Pro-Ports?
Thanks for that.
Hopefully Blair might refresh my memory, but I think it has the Colvert exhaust port.
I think when we did your heads we were still using Jeff's exhaust port, so that would be the same as yours, Kevin. I have two different ones now. I have a "stock" location one that flows about 240, and the reshaped and relocated version that goes 255 to 280 depending on the valve size. Port size and throat diameter is easily changed based on valve size. I used to get about 250 from the ones like you guys have.......still very good, and Mr. Jeff has been fast with that exhaust port.
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Sweet Todd !! love the dual entry on the side pivot bowls , whole thing looks great
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The headers have 2” primaries, not sure on length, but the local guy who built them tried to make them as equal in length as he could. The collectors are 4” diameter.
My car has had the shock towers and inner fenders cut away, but has the original front chassis rails. It uses the standard lower front control arms, tubular upper control arms that mount to the original upper mounts. Coil over shocks, and rack and pinion steering. Below is a picture of the engine bay with the 406 out of my Galaxie, I used that to get the car licensed.
(https://i.postimg.cc/L4ZbRjDY/0554-AF90-C8-A0-4-DEA-A62-B-C04-CA8143-EBB.jpg)
would it be possible to get some more pics of the engine bay ? the way the tube is bent for the spring mount intrigues me..
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He has some pictures on the member projects page , it’s a clever set up