The most memorable example was in 2016, when I was stuck in traffic in some town for about 15 minutes.  Back on the highway you could start to hear valvetrain noise, but I was intent on making it to the hotel so kept going.  By the time I got to the track in Martin MI the next morning, I found I had blown up three T&D rockers, and wrecked both cams.  I had to change it all out at the track.

I remember that day and route, from Summit Motorsports Park (Norwalk), to Martin, and the area where the jam was. It was in the 90*'s that day, and also being stuck in that jam, it was the only time my car reached over 200 degrees, and it was about to hit 220. I was about to pull off and shut it down when the traffic finally moved and I was able to get on the highway, where it cooled down right away. I'm sure the oil got very thin, which probably contributed greatly to your lifter failures. I was nervous about that also, and kept tapping the gas to keep oil slinging around.

That's the main reason I run the factory oil cooler. Even if there was no air flow over it at the time, it probably helped. Not saying it would have saved your lifters, Jay, because I doubt it would have. That was just a bad spot for any performance engine, and IIRC, several other guys had issues that day.

None of this has any bearing (pun intended) on the conversation though.

I'm curious what makes Quick Performance better than buying direct from Strange or Mark Williams directly?
Price?
Service?

...my Boss 429 engine will certainly appreciate it - Jay

Nobody is going to ask? Boss 429? In what car?

Congrats on a great day of success! The car is looking awesome. Then again, you could put that engine in an Escort and it'd be the coolest car around.

Nice attention to detail on the build. I hope you'll post some more after the paint and final assembly.

I will tell you that Clevelands/Windsors/Clevors can make lots and lots and lots of power.   That 777 hp 434ci Clevor is not out of the ordinary. 

But I will also tell you the Clevelands/Windsors/Clevors don't have near the pedigree of a Ford FE.  Nor the nostalgia.  Nor the looks.

Not surprising, given the fact that, setting aside the Hemi, the Cleveland head is probably the best (vintage) OEM head ever designed for a performance engine. And while I think the FE is the best looking Ford engine, a well dressed Cleveland with a tunnel ram would tie for 2nd in my book, alongside a well dressed 2 or 3 carbed flathead. All great looking engines.

Nice stout build, Brent. What RPM was peak torque at? Assuming it was fairly high, he'd probably have better results with a well built 3 spd.

Good on Summit...

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Outstanding. Now if the others would follow this path.

None of this makes sense to me. I've had slip joint headers that showed the black marks from exhaust exiting between the joints....never smelled anything, or heard leaks. IF there was anything to hear, it was only at full throttle, where I couldn't hear it anyway over the carb and/or exhaust note. I most definitely never smelled like exhaust from driving, or smelled it at all for that matter.

Not counting a really REALLY bad leak at the head or collector, the only way I've smelled exhaust in the car (also a Mach 1), was when my exhaust terminated at the rear axle, OR when the exhaust didn't protrude past the rear valance, where it gets trapped under the car and makes its way back into the trunk, or back to the side windows. That is definitely an issue. I just don't believe a small joint leak could produce enough fumes to smell inside, let alone cover the driver. Almost 40 years of driving my Mach, with different engines, different headers, different mufflers...or no exhaust at all, that is my experience.

Sound can be a funny thing. Certain frequencies can trigger really annoying reactions, especially as a person ages and their hearing changes. It may be the case here, where a certain frequency from those particular thin wall headers is just not playing well with your hearing. But in fairness, I've never ran REF headers, so can't say whether or not they are worse, or just different, than others.

I've given up on the swap meet, and I live a little less than 2 hours away. Once upon a time, it was a phenomenal swap meet.

Same here. a 1 1/2 hr drive for me, and still not worth it anymore.