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FE Technical Forum / Re: How many billable hours to change cam and heads?
« on: September 01, 2025, 08:33:23 AM »
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FE Technical Forum / How many billable hours to change cam and heads?
« on: August 31, 2025, 11:29:04 AM »
On my 66 Fairlane, I'm seriously considering upgrading the Edlebrock heads and cam to TFS and a custom grind. The thought of going from 500 hp to 600+ is VERY appealing. I would consider doing it myself but I already work 10 hour days and my list is way too long. It'd end up taking forever. Gonna hit up my local classic Ford performance shop
My question is for those who know, how many billable hours should I be expecting to be quoted?
My shock towers have been shaved about an inch so that's helpful.
My question is for those who know, how many billable hours should I be expecting to be quoted?
My shock towers have been shaved about an inch so that's helpful.
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FE Technical Forum / Re: You guys wanna take a guess at what this sound is?
« on: August 31, 2025, 11:19:18 AM »
If you listen you can hear the clunking.
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Fe Specialties
« on: August 31, 2025, 11:14:14 AM »
He appears to be. I see him post regularly about engines he's put together.
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Vendor Classifieds / Re: 10% Off Labor Day Sale...
« on: August 30, 2025, 09:11:50 PM »
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Another question for owners of street driven Tunnel Wedge intake manifolds !!
« on: August 30, 2025, 08:43:31 PM »
On my 66 Fairlane,
482 / Ebrock heads / TW / Holley 600's no choke / TKX / 500 hp.
1 pump and hold it to the floor and it fires instantly. It will idle at about 500 / die for the first 10 - 20 seconds so I feather it at 1000-1200 rpm. Then it's enough to back it out of the garage and down the driveway (idling at about 700) and start driving carefully down the street. But usually I just feather it until the temp starts coming up. 2-3 mins aand just go. I don't get my normal 900 rpm idle until it's pretty much up to temp. (180)
Today I fired it up and immediately starting driving after sitting for 3 hours. No muss no fuss.
482 / Ebrock heads / TW / Holley 600's no choke / TKX / 500 hp.
1 pump and hold it to the floor and it fires instantly. It will idle at about 500 / die for the first 10 - 20 seconds so I feather it at 1000-1200 rpm. Then it's enough to back it out of the garage and down the driveway (idling at about 700) and start driving carefully down the street. But usually I just feather it until the temp starts coming up. 2-3 mins aand just go. I don't get my normal 900 rpm idle until it's pretty much up to temp. (180)
Today I fired it up and immediately starting driving after sitting for 3 hours. No muss no fuss.
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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Rust an issue on late model East Coast cars?
« on: August 26, 2025, 10:30:05 AM »
Being in So Cal rust is not an issue that comes up a lot. But I'm looking at buying a 2020 Audi A6 Allroad with 45k miles that spent it's life in NY and NJ. It's very clean (looking at the photos) How safe am I in assuming that rust / corrosion shouldn't be much of an issue for a 5 year old car? Or am I wrong?
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FE Technical Forum / Re: You guys wanna take a guess at what this sound is?
« on: August 20, 2025, 02:47:36 PM »
Good idea, I did just that on Sunday and yep, it's all in the rear. Funny how it can sound like its up in the trans. Maybe the sounds was traveling up the driveshaft or something. I don't know but I'm happy it isn't the TKX.
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FE Technical Forum / Re: You guys wanna take a guess at what this sound is?
« on: August 12, 2025, 12:09:42 PM »
Yeah, I already have a new diff to replace the worn out one. There is that much play when it's sitting on the ground. It's shot for sure. But I'm having trouble wrapping my head around the possiblitly of a NEW TKX needing to be rebuilt.
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FE Technical Forum / Re: You guys wanna take a guess at what this sound is?
« on: August 12, 2025, 10:05:56 AM »
Ok should be good now.
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FE Technical Forum / Re: You guys wanna take a guess at what this sound is?
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FE Technical Forum / Re: You guys wanna take a guess at what this sound is?
« on: August 12, 2025, 09:06:04 AM »
Whoops I think it's fixed now.
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FE Technical Forum / You guys wanna take a guess at what this sound is?
« on: August 11, 2025, 09:21:30 PM »
So once I completed the TKX swap it quickly became obvious that my old diff had a lot of slop in it. While the C6 kinda hid it, now that i have a clutch the clunking has become more pronounced. So I found a nice, newer diff with a better ratio (3.89 from my old 3.25) that I can take advantage of now that I have the a 5th gear. I just haven't installed it yet. Going to upgrade to 31 spline axels while I'm in there so it might take a min. I drive it a couple times a week and it runs well.
Coming home last Sun from the local cars n coffee tho something happened. It started making a MUCH more pronounced clunking sound. Not so much all the time, when i ease in to it it doesnt really start until over about 30mph. And not really on decel.
I suspected that my diff may be about to let loose. But when I got it home, jacked up the rear and ran it in 3rd (it's more pronounced in 3rd) and while I can hear it at the diff (I show the slop in the beginning of the video) but I'm getting LOTS of clunking / most of it from what sounds like from the rear of the trans.
What the hell? The TKX is brand new. Running a McLeod RST Clutch. I have well over 1000 miles since the install.
Take a listen guys and I'll look forward to hearing what you all think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L1sujfrYEA
Coming home last Sun from the local cars n coffee tho something happened. It started making a MUCH more pronounced clunking sound. Not so much all the time, when i ease in to it it doesnt really start until over about 30mph. And not really on decel.
I suspected that my diff may be about to let loose. But when I got it home, jacked up the rear and ran it in 3rd (it's more pronounced in 3rd) and while I can hear it at the diff (I show the slop in the beginning of the video) but I'm getting LOTS of clunking / most of it from what sounds like from the rear of the trans.
What the hell? The TKX is brand new. Running a McLeod RST Clutch. I have well over 1000 miles since the install.
Take a listen guys and I'll look forward to hearing what you all think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L1sujfrYEA
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Vendor Classifieds / Re: Best damn FE headers i have ever seen
« on: July 09, 2025, 03:56:48 PM »
What kinda budget is required for custom headers these days?
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Private Classifieds / Re: Cammer for sale on BAT (not mine)
« on: July 09, 2025, 03:53:10 PM »A friend of mine showed me that this particular 427 SOHC sold for considerably more at the Mecum auction this past winter. I can’t seem to access the selling price, but it was over $100K.
late to post but it sold for $123,900 at mecum previously.