my 552 build started about 6mo ago,i am alittle slow but eventually i will get their.drag only motor for 3000lbs 94 mustang with powerglide 9'' rearend with 3.89 gears.i am hopeing to get the car done befor the end of fall so i can make a pass or 2.
D1TE block .060 over.
diamond flat top scj pistons .0128 average in the hole for about 13.2:1.
scat 4340 6.7 H beam rods.
scat 4340 4.5 crank internally balanced.
ford motorsports timeing chain set.
kaase p-51 heads +.100 valves Erson springs and titanium retainers "unported".
victor 4500 intake with the carb ears trimed to match carb gasket only.
comp cams roller cam
comp roller lifters.
lanati 1.7 rockers.
Hytec 3/8's x 9.100 and 9.300 push rods.
Jomar stud girdel.
Holley Quick fuel 1250 dominator carb.
Hvc 1" super sucker "10tk & 15hp gain" and 1" open spacer with a gain as well 2-3hp & tk.
dinoed with 2-1/4 cheby headers with charlies adapter. 8)
Kaase oil pump.
rod and main bearings were setup with .0025 clearance.
royal purple 15/40 oil and it did make a slight differance in hp and tk.
28.5* total timeing.
motor is setup to run 112 race fuel.
I hope they do a little better on yours than they did on Blakes they missed the whole ballgame on his...
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hummmmm i hope you are rite......didnt blake have a 8" and then went with the 9" converter?if i remember correct he did or wished he had and that is why i went with the 9".
cook was trying to sale me a 8"but i knew it needed to be bigger.he told me the 8"is what he is useing in his cars.he has a 88 thunder bird with a 521 i think.he also has a new late 60's mercury cyclone with a 514,i wish i had my camera with me.i seen him run the T bird at shadyside with a mid 6 sec run,i think he runs pro bracket in his cars.
Just getting into the big blocks, was a windsor boy before. Got a SVO Ford 460 raceing block
Diamond pistons 11.2 coated 80 over
Kasse P-51's stock
Eagel bottom h-beams 6.8
4.5 stroke takes to 557 cid
1050 GB 4500 carb
Vic jr intake port matched
Hustler headers 2 inch to 3.5 collectors
Full solid roller with rocker gurdle on 1.73 ratio
2 sticks to try 718 with 308/318 on a 110
and a 790 with 278/281 on a 109
Going to spin to about 6-65, should have on the dyno in a month.
Have any idea how much it will make?
When I saw the pic of your dad I immediately realized who he was. He did the block and crank machining for my 400M powered Ford EXP drag car. I hated to hear that he had retired as he was considered by many to be the best machinists in the region, especially on cranks. Not only that he's a great person to boot. He blew my mind one day when he showed me how to straighten a bent crank. If you only absorb a third of what he knows about you'll still be smarter than 90% of automotive mechanic/machinists.
Tell your dad that that ole 400M clicked off a string of mid 5.60s off the trailer with no tuning in some really nasty air this summer. I think he'll like that.
When I saw the pic of your dad I immediately realized who he was. He did the block and crank machining for my 400M powered Ford EXP drag car. I hated to hear that he had retired as he was considered by many to be the best machinists in the region, especially on cranks. Not only that he's a great person to boot. He blew my mind one day when he showed me how to straighten a bent crank. If you only absorb a third of what he knows about you'll still be smarter than 90% of automotive mechanic/machinists.
Tell your dad that that ole 400M clicked off a string of mid 5.60s off the trailer with no tuning in some really nasty air this summer. I think he'll like that.
i will be sure to tell him i am sure he would be interested in how everything turned out.he talkes about some of the work he did on special projects people came in the shop with everynow and then.he still gets that gleam in his eyes when he talks about the cars he has had.the guys at the shop use to call him larry bernstene from some of the massave burn outs he did,thing is he's not a bernstene fan. :lol: as for me i am not the smartest candle in the box but at least my candle has a blue flame heheheh.
I grinned as I looked at your dad's picture. If he lost his hair on top and the mustache I be a spitting image of him. I'm only 65.
The advise to ghange builders is good. I had a guy help me with a build-up several years ago. He didn't seem to want to getr started on it like you described and when he finally, reluctantly, did , he rushed through it and it wouldn't pass tech. I had to go through it myself and correct many of his crappy welds and lay out a few things differently.
I'd been better off finding someone that wanted to build it instead.
Engine Specs:
1978 400 Ford block and crank.
1971 Cleveland 4V closed chamber iron heads
Home-made HiPort Plates for the exhaust ports and minor porting and filling of intake port.
Home-made/Designed sheetmetal/TunnelRam hybrid intake
Home-made/Designed headers (large/short primary with long tapered collector)
Bore: 4.04
Stroke 4.125 (thanks to Larry,,,is it Sr?)
13.7 CR
Aluminum 6.967" GRP rods
Reed Solid Roller 277/286 @ .050 on 110 LC .751 lift installed at 112 IC
Twin Rons Toilets 3.75" on methanol
Just ran a race at Bradenton FL and ran 5.61 @ 122.4.
BTW the thing ran 6.05 with flat top pistons, stock rods, stock stroke, minor head work, a flat tappet cam and a tunnel ram w/2 660 center squirters on race gas. :shock:
i allways liked the EXP body style especally when their is 8-12" of air under the front tires :lol: .thats a nice setup,you guys will have to load up and go up to the 09 bash in kentuckey.
my son finally got a video of the motor on the dyno put together.the first of it is on the inital start up and carb fuel level adjustment.the boys were disapearing on me i soon found them out back :lol: i am glad i got to here it run even through those big mufflers.
yes the p51 heads are a direct fit no mods needed.
yes you will need pistons that have the valve reliefs for the scj.diamond brand pistons is what i used and are a stock on the shelf item.
the rockers were lanati 1.7 stud mount nothing special off the shelf item.guide plates were scj ford replacement part off the shelf item.
i used the jomar scj stud girdle.they maybe other brands avalable as well but the jomar is top of the line.
anyone of our vendors on this forum can help you get what you need in a packadge deal.
i am not qualified to answer your question about the intake.i am sure someone that knows will chime in with the correct answer.
the headers that i have are from hooker for the 460 swap in to the mustangs.what i will do later on is use a set of charlies adapters and buy a 2-1/4 bbc header kit that you weld up your self.the adapter and bbc headers is what we used on the dyno.
I like this build. I'm doing a 528 (.060 over 4.3 stroke 6.8 rods)with 13.3 compression P51's port matched Weiand tunnel ram with two 750's 2.125 SuperComp headers. Hope to hit similar numbers. Had the carbs, ebay deal on the intake. Suspect overall similar output as Victor Domi. Price of good Domi pays for convertor. Hope to have it on dyno by end of April. I suspect it will be close in power will have to see how it fares for tq with the t-ram. I went a tid conservative on the cam to keep power peak under 7k. 290/298 advertised 264/272.050 about .725 net lift 110 LSA with 1.73 Scorpion rockers. Cam was originally intended for limited street pump gas and changed my mind the day I ordered the pistons! We'll see how it works out. It will eventually end up in a 71 Torino Brougham(lightened considerably shooting for 3400 lb staging weight). Should have enough to run the 6.0 heads up classes with a good bit of reserve for qualifying.
Been awhile since I checked this thread. Looking very good! I have a major hankering for a car. I am still a year out in my shop on other work before I can do one for myself. Keep us posted when it is ready to go. I would really like to come and take a peak at!
Been awhile since I checked this thread. Looking very good! I have a major hankering for a car. I am still a year out in my shop on other work before I can do one for myself. Keep us posted when it is ready to go. I would really like to come and take a peak at!
will do ken,
i was at matt's shop 2 weeks ago.he has installed the tubs,dash,steering collum,shifter,master cylinder,brake and gas peddle relocated.things left to do is battery box,tin work,front wheel limiters then we can put the motor in place for the motor plate welding.it seems like a short list but it takes a while hopefully i will have it back by the end of june.
update 6/01/09 we were at the shop saturday droping off the motor and tranny.matt has to locate and weld the plates etc for the motor plates.he has a short list to finish up then its ready to paint.maybe in a week or 2 it will be ready to pick up wahoooooooo i cant wait.
my son made a video while we were their.he needs to slow down a little so we can see things better but you can get the idea of whats going on.
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