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FE Technical Forum / Drag Week 2023
« on: September 20, 2023, 02:37:54 PM »
Hope some of you are enjoying DragWeek 2023.
Plenty of Ford's competing.

https://www.youtube.com/@MotorTrendWatch/streams

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FE Technical Forum / LSM spring tool
« on: June 26, 2023, 01:18:48 PM »
LSM valve spring tool. Great for re-installation of inner spring after FT camshaft/lifter break in.

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FE Technical Forum / Sad news Charles Crites has passed away
« on: April 28, 2023, 11:56:10 AM »
Charles Crites has passed away.
RIP
https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/oh/ashville/charles-crites-sr-16319131

I still have his headers and motor mount kit in my 68 Galaxie - 429/460 into 65 to 68 Galaxie.
Fit well and made great HP.

Hopefully some will remember.

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FE Technical Forum / Interesting Intake
« on: November 18, 2022, 07:01:10 PM »
Ported SD intake looks interesting.
Was supposedly on a 716 HP 468" race engine.
Very cool indeed.


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FE Technical Forum / 3.98 stroke Scat cast steel or forged crank balance
« on: October 21, 2022, 02:54:55 PM »
I was looking at getting a Scat 3.98" crankshaft.
Can these be internally balanced ?
Or does weight have to be added to counterweights?
4.09" bore block.

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FE Technical Forum / late 80's stock eliminator cam 428CJ Auto
« on: June 08, 2022, 03:16:30 PM »
Just taking apart my "old" 390 on the engine stand for 20+ years.
Has domed TRW pistons +0.030 and C1AE-A heads were used.

I just measured the cam that was installed late 80's this morning. The cam card is long gone.
The lobes and lifters all look like new.


Measured specs:

Intake duration:   291.5 @0.006", 245@0.050" 0.288" lobe lift   ICL 109.5
Exhaust duration: 310 @0.006", 262.5@0.050" 0.297" lobe lift   ECL 113.0

I probably should have advanced the cam 4 or 5 degrees more - as the bottom end was less than stellar with 3000 stall converter.
Wth did i know at 20 years old?

Needless to say a modern high lift cam will replace this one.

Cheers




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FE Technical Forum / 1980's valve job vs. 2022 valve job
« on: May 02, 2022, 03:04:50 PM »
Bringing back to life my old 390FE.
C1AE-A heads with rudimentary porting job (by me) and a local shop valve job.
30 degree seats - very little bottom cut (60 degree) and 30 degree seat and 15 to 20? degree top cut.

Looking to decide if the heads are worth using. 2.09" intake 1.65 exhaust used (std 3/8" stem)

Changed to a 5 angle valve job 72.5/60/45 seat/37.5/25

Lift      OLD 30deg VJ    new 45 deg VJ

0.100        80.3                 69.7  (- 10.6)
0.200       130.0               146.4 (+16.4)
0.300       175.9               213.4 (+37.5)
0.400       216.9               247.4 (+30.5)
0.500       236.2               258.5 (+22.3)
0.600       247.3               263.0 (+15.7)

The 30 degree seat valve job was not very good (looked almost like a single angle)
The 45 degree seat cuts left plenty for a final valve job.
Some work needed at short turn area and dog leg smoothing. More area over the short turn should help 0.500" plus lift flow.

After seeing flow results of my old 390 heads I was very not impressed.
But after cutting in a modern valve job there looks to be some promise.
New valves and porting ahead.

Seat cut and flow testing at a great Ford FE/SBF/BBF/351C/Flathead shop in southern Alberta - KCR Engine Dynamics

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FE Technical Forum / Hydro roller lifter choices - Morel, Johnson
« on: February 03, 2022, 03:03:43 PM »
There are a few choices for hydraulic roller lifters.
For a performance oriented build 6500+ rpm.

Morel has 3 choices: #5325 (.700" wheel), #5329 (.700" wheel with short travel), and #5891 (.750" wheel) most expensive race type.
Johnson lifters also has a few choices for FE ford - somewhat more costly than the first 2 Morel lifters.
#2212BBR, #ST2212BBR (short travel), #2222BBR (with axle oiling) and #ST2222BBR (short travel with axle oiling)

I haven't heard anyone with an FE use the Johnson lifters - perhaps someone has experience with them.

Perry

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FE Technical Forum / Lifters when using FE 3/8" ball end push rod
« on: January 16, 2022, 11:39:56 AM »
For solid lifter or hydraulic roller FE engines.
I see that many lifters are dual use - BBF and FE or sometimes SBF and FE.
However the FE push rod lifter side is 3/8" ball.
Does one require FE push rods with the 5/16" ball end to use these lifters?




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Private Classifieds / C8OE-9425-C 428 CJ intake date 2D14
« on: January 13, 2022, 04:38:19 PM »
I have a C8OE-9425-C 428CJ intake.
Casting date 2D14

Can post picture if requested.

In Canada

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FE Technical Forum / TRW 12:1 390 +.030 piston 2292F
« on: January 09, 2022, 08:04:50 PM »
Anyone have an old TRW catalog?
Looking for the weight (with pin) of the TRW pop up pistons for the 390.
2292F 0.030"

I believe the TRW 2291F 0.030" was 802 gm with pin.

Hopefully someone has an old catalog - or a piston to weigh.

Looking at putting an FE back in the Galaxie.

Cheers!!

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FE Technical Forum / Clambake movie (Elvis) on last night. 427 FE
« on: July 02, 2021, 11:10:38 AM »
First time I have watched Clambake movie - was on TV last night.
Noticed an engine on the table behind Elvis.
Dual quad 427 - low riser I believe. No cross bolts on block, and low riser 2 X 4 intake.
very cool!

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FE Technical Forum / Pump gas 390 Dyno test
« on: September 21, 2018, 04:40:11 PM »
With the recent TFS headed 390 build I was hoping to find what other 390 builds have accomplished.
The old FE forum had an updated 390 test.

"The engine is a +.030" 390 with stock crank, Scat rods, Icon flat top pistons, 10.0:1 cr, heads are un-ported C6AE-R with good valves, a good valve job and bowl blend. That's it. They have Harland Sharp rockers and shafts with their end stands, 3/8 Smith Brothers pushrods, Morel hyd. roller lifters and Straub cam. Basic performance oil mods to the block, Canton pan, nothing exotic.
Hydro Roller cam: 237/243 @ 0.050" 108 LSA 104 ICL  0.641 intake 0.621 exh lift."

results 520 hp @ 6400 rpm and 473 ft lbs torque at peak. Very impressive for old Ford iron heads!!!! Dual carb intake seems to work very well. These are corrected numbers. I did not see uncorrected numbers.

Just showing that old iron (heads) isn't as bad as we seem to think.

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