i cant wait to turn that timing up .when i first got this new motor going, i timed it by ear. i must have gotten lucky because it would scoot,quick rpms too.i later set the timing on 35-36,and i noticed it didnt seem to get up and go as good as it was. i didnt want to take any chances with this new engine so i left the timing alone. i have been riding around low on power because of too little timing. im so glad i joined this forum!

how much total timing do i need to run in my 428.i have been told everything between 35-41 from different people.im running cast cj heads,10.7speed pro pistons.,292 comp cam hyd,headers,msd,etc. and what about different fuels,93 vs 110 timing differences.and what about timing for the street vs timing at the dragstrip.im just trying to get the most out of what i have.

i posted a few pics at the start of this topic. this car is a daily driver not a show car or pro street. just a 66 caliente with a few mods and upgrades. it came with a y code 390 from the factory.when i got it it ran ok for what it was. i had a 63 1/2 galaxie with a rebuilt 390 t-bird engine that my dad gave me when i was 15. it would fly.i out ran many chevrolets with this car. it didnt take me long at that young age to figure out if i had a lite body to put the 63 1/2 390 in,it would really go! so my friend found me this 66 comet. i put the t-bird engine in it and it ran well for many years.i later put a 390 with cj heads in it. someone dropped some screws down the carb and it beat up a piston and busted a cyl. wall. i had a couple 428s sitting in my basement,so i took one to s&g machine shop in bristol tn. Larry Sneed,a well known engine builder in this area and a ford drag racer for many decades did the work,i had it int.balanced,rebuilt,all the oiling tricks. it has arp studs in the rods and mains,we used the liter 390 rods,speed pro pistons,comp cam,hamburger true roller,melling pump.cj heads with matching pi intake,msd pro billet dist.engine works box and coil, and a 950 holley. its nothing like some of the engines i read about in this forum,but hey,i am proud to own and drive it everywhere i go!

hello everyone, my name is brian,i live in east tn.im a fe fan from way back. i have a black 66 caliente with a 428. i have a c6me block,int. bal. crank,cj heads a pi alu. intake,arp,msd,950 ulta-hp holley headers,411 gears slicks.etc. i bought this comet in 83.its a pretty rare car.it came out with a 390,4 speed,buckets,factory tach,black with a black dash and carpet with white seats and headliner. for some reason i have never seen another caliente with 390,4 speed,buckets and tach, they came standard in cyclones, but i heard the calientes were 97 percent 289s.this is my 4th fe in this car. it has been my daily driver for 33 years. i put this motor in last summer.i will have many questions in the near future. this is the best fe site in the world,very glad to be a member