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FE Engine Dyno Results / Re: Bullock's Power Service - 465 inch CJ - 475 HP at 5500 RPM
« on: March 22, 2023, 03:24:29 PM »
Very nice job Ross, by the way where did you find a set of 1 7/8 truck headers? Been looking for some for mine
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Looks cool. I'd agree that the data is suspect. Torque at 1.4+ per cubic inch is really high but achievable in a very well refined build. But couple that number with the obvious instability at high RPM, and what you were hearing on dyno - and I would be questioning things. Once the engine goes unstable, all the data and A/F ratio stuff goes out the proverbial window.
I have successfully run solid roller FE engines past 7500 RPM with 230ish seat and just over 600 open, with cam lifts in the low/middle .700s. But Jones stuff has a reputation for being pretty aggressive and probably needs more spring than that. Those .080 wall pushrods are a definite potential issue. I had a solid roller build that ran customer supplied pushrods which turned out to measure .047 (!) and - after bending a couple - it gained 40ish HP with a set of .135 wall ones.
I'm really starting to think you don't have enough spring. Not leaning towards distributor miss. What you were probably hearing was valve float.
Seat pressure is most important but open plays a big role. What was seat pressure? Open pressure should have been 650-700 lbs.