its hard to believe that its hard to get a starter on a truck with headers.a truck should have more room than my 66 comet.i can fish a factory starter up through my  hooker super comp header on my comet and get it on without messing with the header at all.and i still have the shock towers and  factory front suspension.

Here is an actual 1968 Ford Motor Company publication. All the parts & tech inside are for the FE engine. That should settle the discussion.

I have that same book and a couple different ones  i bought off of bob cook  back in the early 80s

Steve gave me my parachute thats on my car,he is a good guy and is good at what he specializes in,BUT,thats proof that when it comes to building a good fe engine,you need to have a fe guy building it and doing the machine work.

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Quote from: fryedaddy on November 08, 2023, 05:32:40 PM

i was mostly talking about quarter mile speeds.i wont be doing any road course type stuff.just wondering what to expect if it goes a big mph in the 1/4.

How much HP you have will dictate your MPH. I'm comfortable at 130-135 but after that not as brave as I once was. Just because you have a rolling start won't increase your top end because you still only have 1/4 mile to get there. If it was longer then you could sneak up on a few more MPH with the right gear.

Dale, how fast was Jims 66 Fairlane in the 1/4 mile, about 150mph ? He didn`t have any wings or spoilers, neither does Grants 8 second 67 Fairlane, or Jim Van Cleves low 8 second 66 Fairlane. Grants 67 had different front suspension, but Jim & Jims 66s both still had the factory shock towers. As for "roll racing", just seems silly to me. I have always found the launch and first few gears the best part of drag racing. To me, a rolling start makes about as much sense as running 1/8th mile events on a 1/4 mile dragstrip.

i love drag racing from a dead stop,i just wanted to give roll racing a try one time to check mph

i was mostly talking about quarter mile speeds.i wont be doing any road course type stuff.just wondering what to expect if it goes a big mph in the 1/4.

what about the valley tin,with aftermarket heads and intake would you still use the valley tin?

thanks guys,i dont have a death wish,i was thinking about trying roll racing and i was worried i might get going too fast from a 30-40 mph start + 1/4 mile.i have hood pins,my car sits low,hoosiers,stock front suspension but in good shape.im concerned the roll racing might be a little too much speed for a 66 comet in stock suspension form.

does anyone have any idea of how fast you can take a stock suspension 66 fairlane-comet  wot top end?