Happy Festivus...

I always look forward to the feats of strength..

I think 600hp range could give you everything you wanted.

I agree.

I’m running an iron head cammer in my 63 Galaxie. The engine has been detuned somewhat from factory specs, has 10.3 to 1 compression, has a 4” stroke to give 452 cubes, and a pair of Comp street cams supplied by Jay. With a pair of 780 Holleys it idles at around 850 rpm, doesn’t over heat in traffic in hot Australian summers, and makes over 600hp. When I floor the throttle in 1st, 2nd or 3rd, it just smokes the tires, and in 4th (Toploader) it just rockets to way past the legal speed limit. I haven’t had it down the 1/4 mile, but it feels like a low 11 second car, not bad for a 4300lb barge.

The point I’m trying to make is, unless you are regularly racing your car, 600hp is more than enough for any street car. Sure, it’s your car and you can build what you like. But on the street, you’d be hard pressed to tell the difference between a 600hp and 800hp car. Just my 2c, please take no offence. I actually commend you for delving into the world of cammers.

You can make 500+hp with a 406 6V set up, with a bit of work. Here’s a link to the engine I built for my 63 Galaxie. It made just over 540hp, while looking stock.

http://fepower.net/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=1498.0

A question for those who have used Pond SOHC heads, what spark plugs did you use? I’m assembling a pair now, and tested the spark plugs I used in my Ford iron heads, but they sit about 0.200” deep in the plug holes, measured from the chamber side. And that is without the copper spark plug tubes installed.

I’m in the same boat as you Cleandan. I’m an ex Australian Air Force pilot, my first posting was flying C47’s.  When I was taxiing them around the airfield, I used to get a kick out of give the throttle an occasional blip. At night, I could get a nice blue flame out the exhaust. I still love the sound of a big radial.

I’ve run a few of those relays, I have a new one in my garage at the moment. I’ll get the part number for it when I get home. It primes the fuel pump for about 4 seconds when you switch power on.

SOLD

For sale is a complete Hilborn EFI intake system to suit a SOHC FE. I bought all of this new from Hilborn and ran it briefly in my ‘63 Galaxie. It all worked well, however, being the Luddite that I am, I prefer carburettors.



The manifold has cast 2 7/16” throttle bodies, 50lb Holley injectors, fuel rails, TPI, and MAP sensor port. It has been powder coated in a dark grey colour.



Also included is the Holley HP ecu, full wiring harness, MAP, O2, fuel pressure, oil pressure, IAT, and water temperature sensors, Weldon fuel pressure regulator and Holley EFI analog oil pressure and water temperature gauges, and the airflow synchroniser used to set up the throttle bodies.

I also have 2 sets of stacks to go on the throttle bodies. One is a short stack with a K&N filter, the other is a 6” open tube type. The picture below shows both types.



Since Holley bought out Hilborn, the intake set ups for SOHC engines don’t appear to be available. I’m asking for US$5000 for everything listed, and I can help out with the shipping cost from Australia. If interested, please PM me though this forum. Thanks.