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Royce

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New FE head
« on: January 15, 2013, 10:10:21 AM »
I see Barry Robotnick is offering a new design FE head..  I was wondering if Jay would be acquiring a pair and wringing them out on the dyno
1955 Thunderbird Competition Coupe Altered Chassis "War Bird" 383 Lincoln Y block 520 hp
1955 Thunderbird 292 275 hp Y Block
1956 Ford Victoria 292 Y block

1957 Mercury 2dr Wagon "Battle Wagon" drag car 
1957 Thunderbird Glass body Tube Chassis drag car 333 cu in 500 hp Ford Y block
1961 Starliner 390/375 clone
1965 GT40 tribute w/FE
1966 Falcon Pro Touring project
Kaase Boss 547. 840 HP 698 Torque  pump gas
1992 BMW V-12 5.0
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1968 Cougar XR7

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Re: New FE head
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2013, 10:15:01 AM »
Barry has some numbers up on them, not sure where? It might have need a car craft article.

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Re: New FE head
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2013, 10:34:17 AM »
Barry wringing out a set on a 390 long arm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICENEQp3cPE&list=UUb-AQ6WAjcksumZz52bzvVg&index=2

20 years ago it was waste land for the FE.
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Re: New FE head
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2013, 11:16:38 AM »
That is why my 68 pickup engine has little more than a cam, headers and valves. Everything else was off the scale expensive and custom one offs.

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Re: New FE head
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2013, 12:43:13 PM »
I see Barry Robotnick is offering a new design FE head..  I was wondering if Jay would be acquiring a pair and wringing them out on the dyno

It's on my to-do list, but that list is pretty long at the moment, Royce...
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- 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: New FE head
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2013, 03:45:49 PM »
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It's on my to-do list, but that list is pretty long at the moment, Royce

That's the understatement of the year!!

I guess we need to wait till you finish writing code for the aluminum billet, raised cam, big bore Y-block project.
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1955 Thunderbird Competition Coupe Altered Chassis "War Bird" 383 Lincoln Y block 520 hp
1955 Thunderbird 292 275 hp Y Block
1956 Ford Victoria 292 Y block

1957 Mercury 2dr Wagon "Battle Wagon" drag car 
1957 Thunderbird Glass body Tube Chassis drag car 333 cu in 500 hp Ford Y block
1961 Starliner 390/375 clone
1965 GT40 tribute w/FE
1966 Falcon Pro Touring project
Kaase Boss 547. 840 HP 698 Torque  pump gas
1992 BMW V-12 5.0
2001 Lincoln 5.4 4 cam.
1968 Cougar XR7

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Re: New FE head
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2013, 07:04:32 PM »
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It's on my to-do list, but that list is pretty long at the moment, Royce

That's the understatement of the year!!

I guess we need to wait till you finish writing code for the aluminum billet, raised cam, big bore Y-block project.

Hey, that was supposed to be a secret! ;D ;D ;D
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: New FE head
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2013, 08:30:21 PM »
You totally lost me on that one anyhow LOL. A whositwhatsit an a y axis thingamabob with a raised dohickey.