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jayb

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605" SOHC, 1040 HP, 846 Tq
« on: May 08, 2026, 08:35:38 AM »
Performance Summary:
      Cubic Inches:      605         Dyno brand:  Superflow 901
      Power Adder:     None          Where dynoed:  FE  Power
      Peak Horsepower:  1039.9  @ 6900
      Peak Torque:  843.7@5000, 846.2@5900 (?, may be a blip in the curve)

Horsepower and Torque Curves:






Engine Specifications:
   Block brand, material, finished bore size, other notes:

Shelby aluminum block, 4.500" bore, offset bored to a 4.700" bore spacing,
Darton sleeves with O-ring grooves, SCE O-rings for copper head gaskets

     
   Crankshaft brand, cast or forged, stroke, journal size:

Crower billet crank, throws moved to line up with the spread bore spacing, stock main
journal size, 2.100" rod journal size

     
   Connecting Rods brand, material, center to center distance, end sizes, bolts:

Crower billet SBC rods, 6.625" length, .927 pins

   Piston brand, material (caster, hypereutectic or forged), dish/dome volume, static CR:

CP forged pistons, designed to work with offset bore (the dome on
the pistons is moved to line up with the heads), 13:1

   Main Bearings, Rod Bearings, Cam Bearings brand and size:

125M Main bearings, Clevite rod bearings

   Piston rings brand, size, other notes:

Total Seal rings, steel top 1.9mm, Napier 2nd 1.9mm, 3mm oil ring
standard tension

   Oil Pump, pickup, and drive:

Peterson Fluid Systems 6 stage dry sump pump

   Oil pan, windage tray, oil filter adapter:

Custom fabricated oil pan and windage tray

   Camshaft brand, type (hyd/solid, flat tappet or roller), lift and duration (adv and @.050")

Comp SOHC cams, 323/315 advertised, 296/288 @ .050, 114 LSA, .739/.739 lift

   Lifters brand, type:

Not required ;-)

   Timing chain and timing cover:

Pond timing cover, gears, and chain

   Cylinder heads brand, material, port and chamber information:

No-name heads,  welded to raise intake and exhaust ports, fully ported

   Cylinder head flow in cfm at inches of lift (28" H2O pressure drop):
      Intake               Exhaust
      .100               .100
      .200               .200
      .300               .300
      .400               .400
      .500               .500
      .600               .600
      .700   465            .700   330
      .800               .800

   Flow bench used, location:

Superflow, R&R Performance

   Intake valve brand, head size, stem size:

Trick Titanium, 2.35", 11/32"

   Exhaust valve brand, head size, stem size:

Trick Titanium, 1.900", 11/32"
   
   Valve springs brand, part number, specs:

PAC springs, 190 on seat, 540 open

   Retainers and locks brand, part number, specs:

PAC tool steel retainers, Manley locks

   Rocker arm brand, type (adjustable or non-adj), material, ratio

FE Power non-adjustable rockers, stock ratio (~1.3:1)

   Rocker shafts and stands, brand, material:

Precision Oil  Pumps shafts

   Pushrods brand, type, length:

Just say NO to pushrods.

   Valve covers, brand, type:

Blue Thunder

   Distributor brand, advance curve information:

Distributorless ignition, crank and cam sensors, 38 total

   Harmonic balancer brand:

ATI

   Water pump brand, type (mechanical or electric):

CVR Electric Pump with FE  Power adapters

   Intake manifold brand, material, porting information:

Fabricated sheet metal intake

   Carburetor(s) brand, type

Accufab Dominator throttle bodies (2), Ford Racing 80# Injectors

   Exhaust manifolds or headers brand, type:

Custom built headers for chassis, 2-1/8 to 2/1/4 to 2-3/8 step,
merge collectors with 3" choke
Jay Brown
- 1969 Mach 1, Drag Week 2005 Winner NA/BB, 511" FE (10.60s @ 129); Drag Week 2007 Runner-Up PA/BB, 490" Supercharged FE (9.35 @ 151)
- 1964 Ford Galaxie, Drag Week 2009 Winner Modified NA (9.50s @ 143), 585" SOHC
- 1969 Shelby Clone, Drag Week 2015 Winner Modified NA (Average 8.98 @ 149), 585" SOHC

   

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Re: 605" SOHC, 1040 HP, 846 Tq
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2026, 12:50:39 PM »
well thats a beast.  Im guessing that was frustrating at times, but a really enjoyable project.  It's really quite an achievement. 
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Re: 605" SOHC, 1040 HP, 846 Tq
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2026, 03:31:49 PM »
1000 HP and 605 cid at 7500 must sound wicked.  nice work.

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Re: 605" SOHC, 1040 HP, 846 Tq
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2026, 08:12:52 AM »
No name heads  lol.. A name that will never again be mentioned on this forum.
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