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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: Burnout and tire hopping remedy?
« on: August 31, 2023, 02:44:39 PM »
Interesting a couple guys mentioned Fairlanes being bad.  My ‘66 (460/Toploader) will do it at a roll too, and if you throw a passenger in it gets worse.  Was thinking of clamping the front of the springs, it’s just a street car so wasn’t looking at CalTracs

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Edelbrock intake differences
« on: August 17, 2022, 04:51:34 PM »
Haven’t read every reply, but have you tuned the PV circuit with the OD?  Assuming it’s a Holley.  Lower rpm and more gear mean it’s likely pulling less vacuum at cruise, could be opening the PV sooner on grades. 

I had an M715 with 4.56s but 38” tires and a tall deck 427 bbc bus motor.  It had an Edelbrock 700 on it, I put an AF gauge on it and didn’t change main jetting but changing out the metering rods and springs to lean out the transition netted 2mpg as it was very fat when I’d roll up grades
 

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Edelbrock intake differences
« on: August 17, 2022, 04:02:09 PM »
Of course nobody has done a true AB test on this, but I have some data that may help with conclusions.  When I first got my Merc it had a good running 390 in it with Ebrock 600, Perfomer intake, Performer cam.  It got 15 with stock 3.00 gear and a COM

I swapped in another 390 with 224* cam, Performer RPM, 750 Holley, and a T10.  With 3.00s it got 15mpg. 

With 3.50s it got 14, 4.10s it got around 9mpg, and putting in a TKO it gets 17mpg.

So, in my combo of a fairly large ugly Merc, with similar 224* cam, it got decidedly better mileage dropping the rpm.  With extra 100ci with same size cam, can’t see how dropping rpm would cause it to lug to a point it’s losing mpg. 

I’ve had my car on a chassis dyno, it peaked at 3500 and 5400

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FE Technical Forum / Re: The future doesn't look too bright.
« on: August 15, 2022, 11:42:59 AM »
Saw that as well.  Same deal with my machinist, he was sort of semi retired but had plenty of work.  I had my 462” block and bottom end there and one day got the cal to come pick up my junk, he was closing shop.  Kind of left me in a bind as he didn’t balance it, which is odd as he had all the parts, but it stalled the project.  Car is running with the little 390 in it so no big deal, can’t imagine the frustration for guys that need to get their engine together to get a car completed

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The rods were in it so I didn’t rebalance, I know technically with new bolts and rings maybe it would need a balance but for this deal it’s going back together. 

I haven’t really looked at the intake yet, just been trying to get the long block together to this point.  I’ll have to study on it a bit, I’ll likely not try to match the floor of the heads since the LR ports are so low, just as one thought

Valves are 2.15/1.65 TFS takeouts, got a good deal on them and put them to use, if I knew they’d end up in a small bore I’d have gone smaller.  Side note, engine had a 427 head with 2.09s in it and one head with 2.03 standard head on it, was run that way as a racer back in the day. 

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Dredging this one back up.  Life got in the way with distractions so this went on the back burner for awhile.  Bought an F100 and a Fairlane, got two new puppies...no time for an old race motor. 

Bringing it up to speed, I got the pistons knurled at another shop, rods resized with ARP bolts, and after getting the heads back decided it needed to run a hydraulic roller as the takeoff TFS springs had ~420lbs open pressure as I recall.  Happened to have a mike jones cam I wasn't using with 235/239 .612/.600 that should match the intent pretty well.  Yep, roller and morels in a pile of crap, but oh well.  Heads flow 295cfm @ .600 so if this thing actually stays in one piece, it could make some power.  Thinking it should peak around 6200-6300 with this cam?  Will be running a ported street dominator. 

It was great walking the old man through it last weekend, they just slammed them together back in the day so he's never used a mic or a dial indicator.  Not that I'm an expert as I'm just learning as well.  Bottom end is buttoned up, deck clearance measured at .015-.025, cam degreed in perfectly at 108ICL on a 112.   I'm a little worried about PtoV, have a pushrod checker coming in.   I made one that I used on my 390 but this setup is taller and I barely had any thread engagement, decided to try it anyway and it crumpled the checker once I got a little lift going.  The valves in the old combo must've hit the cylinders as both intake and exhaust sides have been clearanced.  Intake side was done with a die grinder or hand file, really ratty, but the exhaust side they did some sort of milling to make the notches, although they're at different depths.  Just another time I asked the old man exactly how much beer they drank when working on this thing.  I mocked it up and had .720" before the exhaust valve hit on the shallowest relief, without a head gasket, so think it'll be ok. 

I have stock adjustable rockers, I have a set of POP end supports on the way but was just going to run stock inner stands and shafts, assume it'll be alright.  Melling pump, Comp timing chain were found on the parts pile...and I get to finally use the ARP pump drive that I've had in the toolbox for 20yrs for some unknown reason. 

The "sins" in this engine keep mounting but if it holds together that'll be part of the fun.  .050 and .040 bores, pitted bores, knurled pistons, 332 FE pistons, LeMans rods that looks like they were lightened by one of my dad's buddies after his first six pack of the night, .025 deck clearance, valve notches all over the place...we'll see how it goes






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FE Technical Forum / Re: Lunati hydraulic roller lifters
« on: August 01, 2022, 03:20:36 PM »
Thanks!

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Rod bearing clearance how tight is to tight
« on: July 31, 2022, 08:37:02 PM »
Piling on if that’s ok…

Any issue with .003”?  Have one with a couple at that size, just a cheap hotrod combo, figuring on maybe running 40wt and calling it good?

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FE Technical Forum / Lunati hydraulic roller lifters
« on: July 31, 2022, 08:27:06 PM »
I’m throwing together a very cheap 352 from a pile of parts, I had a hydraulic roller that worked with the springs on a set of heads I ported so decided to go that route.  I have a set of Morels I’m hoping to save for another project, and found a set of installed, but not run, Lunati rollers.  Any comment on them versus Morels, they’d save a decent bit of $$.  Engine may turn 6300 or so, won’t be beat on.

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Private Classifieds / 428 block and crank
« on: July 11, 2022, 10:04:41 PM »
Found a 427 block so selling a 428 block I bought from Jay.  Nothing has changed, standard bore and sonic check are shown for the #17 block, 4E1 date code.  It does have the 3rib webbing.  Asking $950, same as I paid 5yrs ago.  Also have a 428 .010/.040 crank that needs a polish thst I’ll sell for $150.  Located in Richmond, VA, can ship if buyer arranges.  I do get to PA, WV, and NC at times and can help with delivery if convenient

Original ad
http://fepower.net/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=4777.0

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Private Classifieds / Re: WTB.. Good 428 block
« on: February 25, 2022, 06:17:07 AM »
I have a good standard bore block I’d let go, passenger car block (not A or C scratch).  I’d throw in a 428 crank that’s been turned previously as well.  I’m in VA but would ship if he arranges it.  PM if interested

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So it was assembled 5yrs ago, before the current rash of lifter issues, makes sense. 

Last few guys reporting an issue walked through the steps they took to mitigate lifter issues, and still had a problem. 

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Private Classifieds / Re: TFS Heads for sale NIB
« on: October 05, 2021, 05:58:14 PM »
Sold pending funds locally, I'll let you know if deal falls through

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Private Classifieds / Lykins non adjustable rockers
« on: October 05, 2021, 12:40:29 PM »
New in box set of Lykins non-adjustable rockers. 

$400 shipped to CONUS

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Private Classifieds / TFS Heads for sale NIB
« on: October 05, 2021, 12:39:27 PM »
Had an opportunity come up and have to sell some parts.  I have a new set of TFS heads, still in boxes.

https://www.trickflow.com/parts/tfs-56417002-c00

These are $1036/ea at Summit but on backorder

$2000 shipped to CONUS, can send immediately

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