What's the highest horsepower and hp/ci that you've seen....

[blykins]

....out of a wedge headed, naturally aspirated Ford FE?

[475fetoploader]

                       


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[cjshaker]

Both Kuntz & Co. and Thor have produced over 1000hp NA. Can't remember who did the work on Thors engine, but pretty sure he did the majority of it.

[jayb]

The engine that Thor did dynoed at 1100 HP, if I recall correctly.  This was with heads that flowed about 450 cfm, again IIRC.  My conclusion at the time was that was a VERY happy dyno.  The engine's owner told me (before he passed away) that the car's performance at the race track did not back up the dyno number.

My 585" SOHC, with heads that flow 465, made 1003 HP.  My car went 8.88 and 150 MPH at 3250 pounds, which is about right for that power level.

[thatdarncat]

Just a guess, but my guess on HP/CI would be Ray Paquet’s Super Stock T-Bolt, since he’s limited by the rules to a little over 427 Cubic Inches.

A guess because I don’t know that Ray is going to tell us the real HP number 

[Rory428]

The FE in Jim Gonias 66 Fairlane dynoed at over 1000 HP, and ran 8.80s in his shock tower equipped , non tube chassis car.
No idea how much power the FE in Jim Van Cleves 67 Fairlane is, but it ran 8.31 at the recent FE race at Muncie recently, and is also a non tube chassis , shock tower equipped car, and believe it still weighs over 3000 pounds.

[fryedaddy]

im hoping one day i can get one of the top Fe engine builders in the world to build me a max effort street race engine. no need to mention any names we all know who they are!

[fekbmax]

https://youtu.be/OF6yJscOp58?si=K4cHNGiddiqgHRZ_

[blykins]

https://youtu.be/OF6yJscOp58?si=K4cHNGiddiqgHRZ_

Is that a "real" FE head? 

[cjshaker]

https://youtu.be/OF6yJscOp58?si=K4cHNGiddiqgHRZ_

Is that a "real" FE head?

It was a billet head, if I recall correctly. Still a wedge though, unlike Jay's SOHC.

[blykins]

It looks like it’s not designed like a normal FE head, the intake doesn’t make up part of the valve cover flange. 

I guess I should have been more picky on my “wedge” comment.  That’s essentially like a BBC or BBF head on an FE block, right?

[cjshaker]

Just a guess, but my guess on HP/CI would be Ray Paquet’s Super Stock T-Bolt, since he’s limited by the rules to a little over 427 Cubic Inches.

No argument there. With the rules and CI limitation, I don't think anyone could beat Ray's numbers.

[fekbmax]

Yes, those are the Visner billet heads I believe.  I actually sent the wrong video. 

These are cast FE heads highly worked by Jim and Jeff.  Either Blue thunder or pro ports I would imagine

https://youtu.be/OKfWGll-Umw

[shady]

Randy Spohn's Falcon sure does ok.

[e philpott]

It looks like it’s not designed like a normal FE head, the intake doesn’t make up part of the valve cover flange. 

I guess I should have been more picky on my “wedge” comment.  That’s essentially like a BBC or BBF head on an FE block, right?

Brent it's like those SBF heads Kaase had (P38?) where the intake valve lays over sideways ,