Hi folks,

I need a sanity check here:

I'm currently running a set of Lunati hydraulic roller link bar lifters (72336-16) in a mild 428 with a Lunati roller cam (559/559 lift 211/219 duration @.50 on a 112 LSA). I had around 30,000 miles on this motor before it was pulled due to a keyway failing.

https://www.lunatipower.com/street-performance-hydraulic-roller-lifters-ford-v8-352-428-370-460-set-of-16.html

I had a set of Lunati roller lifters fail a couple years ago on a hot 306 windsor I built, one of the link bar pins failed and let the lifters spin which wiped the cam. Granted, that engine saw high RPM quite often and I had 70k~ miles on that build.

The 428 is now rebuilt, but I'm a little hesitant to reuse the FE lunati lifters I have because of that other failure.

What is everyone running for roller lifters? I'm thinking of going with Howards, but there are several options. My understanding is that the Lunati lifters I have are rebranded Howard's street lifters.

Howards street:

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/hrs-91169/make/ford

My current Lunati:

https://www.lunatipower.com/street-performance-hydraulic-roller-lifters-ford-v8-352-428-370-460-set-of-16.html

I see that Howards makes a set of "maximum effort" lifter for the FE- has anyone used them?

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/hrs-91261/make/ford

I'm assuming that I would need to get new pushrods as well, it sounds like the 91261 lifters are shorter than the 91169.

Bump. Still available.

Set of polished cobra lemans valve covers for FE. They cleared the Harland Sharp rocker arms on my 428. I bought another set in black wrinkle finish so I no longer need these.

Asking $175 + shipping.

Please PM if interested. Thanks!

I have maybe 6000 miles on a a rebuilt 428. New bearings and rings- the machine shop built the short block. I'm on my 3rd (?) oil change and noticed that the oil still has a slight shimmer when I run my finger through it.

It's a fresh rebuild, the first rebuild ended in a chewed up rod bearing after 200 miles.

Running a hydraulic roller cam with HS roller rockers on Edelbrock aluminum heads w/ restrictors. Oil pump is a precision pumps HV unit, I get around 17-20 PSI oil pressure hot idle and around 62-64 PSI hot at 2800 RPM on the freeway. Oil pressure does not seem to have changed during this 6000 mile span. I do remember using a liberal amount of the ARP assembly lube when I build the long block.

I've been using Rotella 10w30 and a motorcraft oil filter this entire time. Should I just keep changing the oil in shorter intervals?

I'm curious, any way to tell what my 428 came out of? I can't find a VIN stamped anywhere on it.

C6ME-A
6M14 date code
"A" scratch on back
1U crank

Okay guys, just following up- the overheating issue seems to be solved.

The replacement heavy duty Hayden 2765 fan clutch seemed to help a little bit, but the temperature still eventually crept up. I added some Water Wetter as a last ditch effort and maybe got a 2-3 degree improvement, but again the car would eventually get hotter than I'd like at idle. I ended up ordering a 17" high output Derale electric fan and a SPAL thermal relay kit. SPAL includes both a 30 and 40 amp fuse in their kit along with eyelet connectors, a fuse holder, all the wiring, thermostatic switch, and a bunch of other bits and pieces. The fan pulls around 23 amps- I found that the initial power spike on fan startup was too high for the recommended (per Derale) 30 amp fuse, so a 40 amp fuse was used instead. I attribute this to ditching the low speed setting and wiring the fan so that it immediately goes to high speed. The fan kicks in at 195* and shuts off at 185*. Problem solved!

The fan is off almost all of the time and only comes on at idle when needed. It's significantly quieter than the mechanical fan and I don't have to worry about losing any fingers. One thing I did notice however is how difficult it is to get hot air OUT of the engine bay as it takes longer for the fans to bring the temperature down with the hood closed. I'll try and get some pictures of the setup later today.

I took the fastback on a rather arduous cruise with a few mustang buddies yesterday and she ran flawlessly!

IMG_1865 by armon7, on Flickr

IMG_1897 by armon7, on Flickr

Hi everyone!

I've been down in Southern California for school and haven't had a chance to make the 300+ mile drive to work on the 428. I'll be back home in a couple weeks to screw around with it . I've ordered a couple different fan clutches, hopefully one of them will work/continue to work!

If all goes well, I'll be bringing it back down with me for the rest of the semester (and the Fabulous Fords Forever show in Anaheim).

IMG_8876 by armon7, on Flickr