Performance Summary:
Cubic Inches: 445 Dyno brand: Land & Sea Dyno Mite
Power Adder: Where dynoed: Precision Machine - Sevierville, TN
Peak Horsepower: 504 @ 5450
Peak Torque: 563 @ 4000
Horsepower and Torque Curves:
Engine Specifications:
Block brand, material, finished bore size, other notes: FE 390 iron block, 4.080 bore, ARP main cap bolts, cylinder head studs
Crankshaft brand, cast or forged, stroke, journal size: Scat 4.25 stroke
Connecting Rods brand, material, center to center distance, end sizes, bolts: Scat H Beam 6.700
Piston brand, material (caster, hypereutectic or forged), dish/dome volume, static CR: Mahle forged, -18cc, 9.9 SCR
Main Bearings, Rod Bearings, Cam Bearings brand and size: 125M mains, Speed Pro 7200CJ rods
Piston rings brand, size, other notes: Mahle 1.0mm/1.0mm/2.0mm
Oil Pump, pickup, and drive: Melling HV, Milodon pickup, ARP driveshaft
Oil pan, windage tray, oil filter adapter: Milodon deep pan, solid style windage tray with scraper, C8 FoMoCo adapter
Camshaft brand, type (hyd/solid, flat tappet or roller), lift and duration (adv and @.050") Comp solid flat tappet, Lykins Motorsports custom grind 283/291 @ .015, 246/254 @ .050, 109 LSA installed at 102. .550/.576 gross lift
Lifters brand, type: Ferrea LF1003 Ultra Lite Solid
Timing chain and timing cover: Ford Motorsport, stock FoMoCo cover
Cylinder heads brand, material, port and chamber information: C6AE-R ported by Les Schmader - no info provided. Stainless CJ valves 2.02/1.65, drilled for CJ 16 bolt exhaust pattern
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 .700
.800 .800
Flow bench used, location:
Intake valve brand, head size, stem size: SS 2.09 3/16 stem
Exhaust valve brand, head size, stem size: SS 1.65 3/16 stem
Valve springs brand, part number, specs: Crane 1.460 OD, 130# seat pressure @ 1.85 installed height, 391#/in
Retainers and locks brand, part number, specs: ? Supplied by Schmader
Rocker arm brand, type (adjustable or non-adj), material, ratio Harland Sharp aluminum roller adjustable
Rocker shafts and stands, brand, material: POP HD shafts, FPP end stands and spacers, studs in cylinder head
Pushrods brand, type, length: Smith Bros. 5/16" Heat Treated 9.00"
Valve covers, brand, type: Cobra Jet cast aluminum
Distributor brand, advance curve information: Motorcraft w/Pertonix, all in at 2400 RPM
Harmonic balancer brand: Stock Cobra Jet C8 A2
Water pump brand, type (mechanical or electric): Stock FoMoCo C9 mechanical
Intake manifold brand, material, porting information: Performer RPM, port matched to heads.
Carburetor(s) brand, type Holley 750 DP with 1" 4 hole spacer
Exhaust manifolds or headers brand, type: Doug's headers w/tight bends, made for '68.5 Mustang Cobra Jet.
