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FE Technical Forum / Re: the perfect oil pressure
« on: July 24, 2017, 09:03:45 AM »
>0  8)

Seriously, we ran an old 302 for two years with 10 PSI cold, maybe 5 PSI hot (gauge just off the pin a hair) on 40wt, no problems.

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X3 or 5 as above - only buy pressure fed solid rollers and check them every year.  Street or race, same deal IMHO.  What happens is easy - the shaft gauls and fails, releasing the little roller pins when then pretty much chew the carp out of the motor.  At the very least you can lose the cam.  But scattering hardened steel pins through a running engine is also contra-indicated.  Some higher end stuff - Isky I think - comes with bushings.  Either way, good lifters that last aren't cheap.  But they can be reused when you change cams and they can be rebuilt, which protects your initial investment. 

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FE Technical Forum / Re: CVR Pump Lesson Learned
« on: July 21, 2017, 12:12:09 PM »
Great News! I heard from CVR tonight, they're sending me a new front assembly. I'll have to take off the front 6 bolts like Jay showed above and replace everything from there forward.

She said "we'll be sending a new one out to you".
Or in Canadian, "we'll be sending a new one oot to you"

That's great news, eh?  ;)

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Removing bell from 4R70W
« on: July 19, 2017, 09:01:12 AM »
I'll add some notes - just in case.  I use a local guy - Michael at Freak Show Performance - so I'm lucky to have a pro converter house close by.  He built a converter for the dragster, using the standard setup for a PG converter with an adapter bell to fit a Ford.  Not uncommon, lots of the 275 tire types do things like that.  We ended up being about .065 too long in the converter once all the pieces to be used were set up and measured.  Full setback in the trans + .125 pull out was that much less than the depth from the back of the motor plate to the flex plate bolt face, including the required .250 spacers for the converter to clear.  He cut the converter apart and machined a few surfaces and I got back the space I needed.  Side note - he also would not let me pay him for the work.  Crazy.  I also had to take a little off the pilot adapter because of how the motor plate and flex spacer positioned the flex plate away from the end of the crank.  Needed a little step - not something you're likely to encounter, but if an adapter bushing is needed, note carefully how it seats in the crank.

All that to say - be sure you do several careful measurements using all the pieces you intend to run and a final mock up before fully committing to the final install. 

The adapting a PG to the Ford block ended up being right at $1000.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: timing light
« on: July 19, 2017, 08:48:35 AM »
I use an older C-man dial back.  Supposedly those don't work on high zoot ignitions like the MSD 7AL-3 but I've not had any problems with it.  Except that the harness plug falls out after you get fully contorted over a fender ready to shoot the timing tab.  Dang it!

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FE Technical Forum / Re: CVR Pump Lesson Learned
« on: July 19, 2017, 08:46:32 AM »
FWIW - I have a ProForm pump on the 302, been great for the last 3 years.  No issues at all.  I had one on the shelf as a backup and I sued it on the dragster 351C build.  It leaked from the get-go.  Same place, looked like out of the motor.  Bummer.  I did learn on the other pump that it's a good idea to separate the casting from the motor on a new ProForm and spray the gasket with High Tack, or other sealer.  But that didn't help the backup unit.  Not a lot of love in some places for CVR so I went with Meziere.  Expensive but hasn't missed a lick.  Bolt on and go. 

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Removing bell from 4R70W
« on: July 13, 2017, 08:45:22 AM »
I did similar to the shorty Powerglide to mount a JW bell on it for the 351C.  You just mark and whack, then use an angle grinder to finish as needed for the bell to mount in place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL93XAc4MGs


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Don't like hearing this, have a distributor that needs a new shaft + reluctor and haven't sent it in yet.  I'd hate to get a $270 unit hung up in service.  I re-did a Duraspark unit to lock the timing advance for her car that so far runs fine.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Tunnel wedge with dual FAST throttle bodies
« on: July 11, 2017, 12:17:16 PM »
No this is not a kit. It is a collection of parts that FAST thought would work. Dual throttle bodies, XFI sportsman ECU, dual sync distributor, E dash, FAST ignition (old Crane design), etc.

It isn't a complete kit since nobody makes a complete FE kit. I need to build the fuel log and the throttle linkage. The distributor gear needs to be changed for the roller cam. There is no oil pressure capability with the FAST kit for some unknown reason so that has to be solved. The linkage on the throttle bodies hits the air cleaner so something has to move or be modified, etc. Just the normal stuff when dealing with anything other than a Chevy small block!

Well, if it was just a bolt on thing what fun is that?  :)  Said the guy that spent a year putting a Ford 351C in a RED. 

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Tunnel wedge with dual FAST throttle bodies
« on: July 07, 2017, 02:03:22 PM »
Would love to do that on a tunnel ram on the dragster - that would be fun to play with. 

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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: 0 to 60mph in 2.28 seconds? Wow!
« on: July 03, 2017, 02:10:32 PM »
For the price of one of those cars, you could build just about any late model Ford Mustang, or mid-sixties medium size Ford that would get to 60 that quickly.  Joe-JDC

I don't think so.  All wheel drive, motors make infinite torque at zero RPM.  Our Hybrid with not even that much in it will jerk the wheel out of your hand with torque steer if you hammer it. 

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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: I am back in the fold
« on: July 03, 2017, 01:41:49 PM »
Nice catch

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FE Technical Forum / Re: EFI vs Carb/ engine build choices
« on: June 28, 2017, 03:21:08 PM »
Good point on the overlap.  I do know that a lot of the farther out builds tend to use F.A.S.T units.  Most of the street friendly/DIY friendly units might not be able to handle very radical cams and such.  Even with a carb, that really screw up low speed metering.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Front suspension conversion on 67 Fairlane.
« on: June 28, 2017, 09:16:06 AM »
Are the Art Morrison front clips ford specific ?

As above - BUT, these chassis people have done a lot over the years and can very likely tailor the clip to your exact needs. 

I like the Boss towers, that's a more cost effective solution to what I'd like to do.  Dynacorn shows them in their catalog, about $300 a pop.  Part 3631HA (RH) & HB (LH)
http://dynacorndepot.com/shock-towernotched-kit-rh-1967-68-3631ha-mustang-67-68

I'd also add that for handling with the stock type suspension, go get the Boss 302 Chassis Modification book before you go spend a bunch on new fangled suspension parts.  ;)
http://www.cjponyparts.com/book-boss-302-chassis-modification/p/BKBCM/

Between that and parts from people like Global West, you can make a Mustang, Falcon, Fairlane handle like a Trams Am car.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: EFI vs Carb/ engine build choices
« on: June 28, 2017, 09:04:35 AM »
Short answer is "EFI don't care".  You build the motor, then you'll have to tune the fuel system and timing to make it live.  That's it.  Either can cost you time on the dyno or a lot of passes on the strip to get dialed in.  EFI just costs more up front.  IMHO it can actually be more work than a carb - same feed back required using a wide band sensor - except you have to get your hands dirty taking the carb apart to change jets as needed.  For a street car, once you do get EFI dialed in with the fuel curves and timing - if it's a closed loop system it'll tend to take care of it's self.  If its for bracket racing, I'd stick with a good carb.  If using EFI for brackets, I'd choose open loop.  Don't need to be changing fuel calibrations as the day goes on.

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