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FE Technical Forum / Re: 0.030 piston availability for 390 - around 10,5 compression target
« on: October 16, 2026, 04:22:06 AM »
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Old school 352 short track engine teardown with couple questions
« on: October 08, 2026, 07:57:38 AM »
Will do, ran it because it's "break in" oil that I had laying around. Wanted to get some heat in it before I dumped it, I'll get it swapped out soon and see if they quiet down.
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Old school 352 short track engine teardown with couple questions
« on: October 08, 2026, 06:02:17 AM »
Been busy setting up some equipment in my shop and heading out for vacation but finally slapped some mufflers on the 352 so I could run it longer without upsetting the neighbors. Oil “leak” was just oil coming out the dipstick hole, as suspected, so the one mystery was solved. Had a fair amount of valvetrain tick at cold start that quieted down but is still there, will pull the valve covers and investigate. I’m running straight 30w and it was in the 60s so also wondering if a Morel is just a little noisy, the ones in my Merc motor are pretty noisy when it’s cold.
If you look at the first page you’ll see this thing had some pretty bad bore pitting, I honed it but it easily caught a nail, so I expected it to be a smoker but it’s pretty clean. Of course there’s not much cylinder pressure being built, we’ll see down the line. The other bit of mystery is this thing sounds pretty mild imo, 235* on a 110 in a 352 I thought would be a bit snotty. I run a Holley 950 with drilled throttle blades so I couldn’t really get it to idle below 900rpm, I took timing out of it to get it to idle at 650rpm and it’s still nice and steady. I’ll have to pull the cam card and figure out overlap.
https://youtu.be/FCSVPVh0c1E?si=2c9J4xG6P1yYhi5N
If you look at the first page you’ll see this thing had some pretty bad bore pitting, I honed it but it easily caught a nail, so I expected it to be a smoker but it’s pretty clean. Of course there’s not much cylinder pressure being built, we’ll see down the line. The other bit of mystery is this thing sounds pretty mild imo, 235* on a 110 in a 352 I thought would be a bit snotty. I run a Holley 950 with drilled throttle blades so I couldn’t really get it to idle below 900rpm, I took timing out of it to get it to idle at 650rpm and it’s still nice and steady. I’ll have to pull the cam card and figure out overlap.
https://youtu.be/FCSVPVh0c1E?si=2c9J4xG6P1yYhi5N
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FE Engine Dyno Results / Re: Bullock's Power Service - 496 TFS dual quad 622 HP / 634 TQ
« on: September 06, 2026, 01:28:17 PM »
I knew when I wrote that it sounded like a critique vs curiosity, should have said the 496 is about what I’d expect with that combo (just have to look down the page at the 489 you posted). The 511 seems to be an outlier, especially the torque.
To be clear, I know the internet and social media is very fickle and “what have you done for me lately”, I appreciate all the info you guys publish.
To be clear, I know the internet and social media is very fickle and “what have you done for me lately”, I appreciate all the info you guys publish.
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FE Engine Dyno Results / Re: Bullock's Power Service - 511 FE - 710 HP 741 TQ
« on: September 06, 2026, 09:28:31 AM »
Obviously I have a soft spot for the 63/64 Marauders, sounds like he’s building a mean one.
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FE Engine Dyno Results / Re: Bullock's Power Service - 496 TFS dual quad 622 HP / 634 TQ
« on: September 06, 2026, 09:24:33 AM »
Some difference in cubes and compression, but otherwise id think this would be close to the 511 you just did. That much difference in the Victor?? Hp/Tq peak RPMs are very close so I’d think cams are similar size
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Old school 352 short track engine teardown with couple questions
« on: September 05, 2026, 10:55:30 AM »
Hooked up the water so I could run it a bit more this morning and tune it a bit. Oil leak on #5 to figure out, but otherwise sounds good and oil pressure is fine, no oil leaks at the China walls or rear main so far.
https://youtube.com/shorts/aBRPwpYv4Aw?si=ErsSZKEkhm-poLxD
https://youtube.com/shorts/aBRPwpYv4Aw?si=ErsSZKEkhm-poLxD
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FE Engine Dyno Results / Re: Bullock's Power Service - 511 FE - 710 HP 741 TQ
« on: September 04, 2026, 11:08:17 PM »
Holy hell, that’s a great build. As stated, it’s not turning much rpm!!! Torque is impressive, this thing runs with good 460 strokers with similar specs. TFS are great, obviously, but the ported ones really seem to take advantage of the cleaned up flow past the stockers stall point.
What year Merc? Imagine some type of scoop is needed for the Victor…
What year Merc? Imagine some type of scoop is needed for the Victor…
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Old school 352 short track engine teardown with couple questions
« on: September 03, 2026, 09:21:28 PM »
Dredging this back up, engine is back together and fired up tonight. Minor miracle this thing runs considering all the “shadetree” fixes my old man and his buddies did on it, plus me trying to piece it together out of the junk pile.
https://youtu.be/LLxPMPJA_7g?si=0ZUIkoP0kdAPdDzn
https://youtu.be/LLxPMPJA_7g?si=0ZUIkoP0kdAPdDzn
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Surging at light cruise
« on: September 03, 2026, 09:53:21 AM »
This was happening on a 500mi round trip, there were several stops for gas involved so I doubt it was an issue with fuel.
Still haven't had time to mess with it, got the 352 on the run stand and started last night so that's taken priority.
Still haven't had time to mess with it, got the 352 on the run stand and started last night so that's taken priority.
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Surging at light cruise
« on: August 31, 2026, 07:32:22 AM »
This is a situation where it was fine and has popped up in a long drive, so I'm guessing it's a blocked feed. Was messing around setting up garage equipment this weekend so I didn't mess with it, will dig in this week.
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Vendor Classifieds / Re: Vapor Blasting
« on: August 30, 2026, 10:29:04 PM »
Very rough oil filter adapter cleaned up and showing a light polished surface
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Vendor Classifieds / Re: Vapor Blasting
« on: August 30, 2026, 10:27:39 PM »
Cam thrust plate still showing machined surface
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Vendor Classifieds / Vapor Blasting
« on: August 30, 2026, 10:25:24 PM »
Letting folks know Ive started vapor blasting parts and will be offering the service to forum members. If you haven’t seen vapor blasted parts, the process can leave a burnished finish and doesn’t embed media into the base material. Conversely, the media and blast pressure can be adjusted to provide a surface profile appropriate for powder coating or Cerakote.
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Surging at light cruise
« on: August 30, 2026, 09:48:58 AM »
Drew, it did it anywhere from 1500-2500 so don’t think it’s timing related.