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General TechIt’s a 69’ Torino I’ve owned for 18years. I’m finishing up a 2 year update/conversion. It’s a 557 with the tall Ford Motorsport valve covers. I put Wilwood disc brakes all the way around and this is the 1” bore mc they recommended. It’s definitely a fat one !! I pulled the valve cover to see...
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Engine Techhey guys, its been 20 yrs since i originally built my truck and im just starting to get back into it. needless to say ive forgotten alot and all my knowledgable sources have passed away. im now rebuilding my 514. it has about 10.5 : 1 compression and a 4.440 bore. maybe 600hp? its a street...
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Engine TechI've searched on here and the interwebs to try and find an answer to no avail. In short.. I've got a EFI 460 short block, gnna use D0VE heads, should put me close to I'm thinking 9.5-10/1 CR? Question is, would it be beneficial to polish the chambers to try to prevent detonation? I do plan on...
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Engine TechGreetings all, I recently purchased a well worn 1972 Ford Country Squire with a 429 4V 4B. The car has 130k miles, with the engine being rebuilt 10k miles ago (zero details on rebuild, this was a late night eBay purchase). I am a solid B shade tree mechanic, good experience with weber cabs...
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