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  1. clement

    427 Windsor 460 Hp

    wide ratio deal can hurt you if you have a tight converter. if he is going to run that big of a motor the standard 2.4 gearset should be fine, especially with a tight converter. also the lower the ratio of the gearset the lower tq capacity the trans will have.
  2. clement

    Just When You Thought It Was Safe...combo Thread

    ive done pleanty of letter cams with gt40 and twisted wedge heads on 302s back 15 years ago. some of them even went 11s on motor. most of the time the intake is the limitation if people are just installing stuff out of the box so you don't see a lot of difference in head/cam changes once you get...
  3. clement

    Just When You Thought It Was Safe...combo Thread

    yes its a system. a 'larger cam' isn't a larger cam. for example a stock 87-93 HO cam is completely wrong if just put a carb on a stock efi longblock. and I am not talking simply about the duration and lift, im talking about the valve events. that is just one example. I will agree that if he...
  4. clement

    427 Windsor 460 Hp

    I have no dog in this fight, but I will say that I have a local guy who has done a lot of good work for me but has screwed many people. I have known him for a long time which might be the reason he hasn't ever done me wrong. but I know for a fact he has **** others. which is why I don't...
  5. clement

    Just When You Thought It Was Safe...combo Thread

    it isn't just in the cam. I agree that the heads are the main component, but you also have to have an induction setup that doesn't restrict the heads (and if you flow a head manifold together you will see how much it loses). there is a bunch of power to be had in having the correct valve events...
  6. clement

    Just When You Thought It Was Safe...combo Thread

    That gt40x combo from American muscle looks good for the price. you will probably be fine with stock pushrods, but I would check the length just to be sure. a VJ couldn't hurt on those heads. as far as the TW heads, I love them but they like a specific valve/valve job to run to potential, and...
  7. clement

    427 Windsor 460 Hp

    I would say find a local builder with a good reputation. But if you absolutely have to buy a crate motor, I would probably talk to Jim Woods at Ford Strokers. Brian at AD Performance is also a stand up guy.
  8. clement

    427 Windsor 460 Hp

    why would you want a 427" that the heads, cam amd intake will barely feed a 302?? and why would you pay $10k for such an engine?!?! its a nice shortblock, but those heads, intake and cam just don't get it done on an engine that size. im honestly surprised it is still making power at 5000 rpm...
  9. clement

    Starter Engaged After Car Running

    it could be the ignition switch too.
  10. clement

    Lack Of Power On 331

    I love my broader performance pro tree transbrake vb. http://www.broaderperformance.com/ford-c4/38-c4-pr-tree-transbrake-valve-body.html
  11. clement

    Lack Of Power On 331

    right now my c4 has stock everything except the valvebody and converter and its running 6.30s@107 in the 1/8th in a 3000lb car. its been together for 3 years without a freshening all three years running mid 6s in the 1/8th. so 400 hp shouldn't be an issue.
  12. clement

    Shorty Vs. Longtubes

    the collectors are the biggest area of improvement IMO. if you run a bbk or similar longtube with a 2.5" ball and socket collector you might as well stick with shorties.
  13. clement

    Shorty Vs. Longtubes

    I would put a 1.75" longtube on it, but it should easily go 11s with the shorties. a good header will make it run better because and efficient cylinder fill begins with efficiently evacuating the cylinder. what you gain is acceleration that is noticeable at the track, on the dyno you wont see...
  14. clement

    Lack Of Power On 331

    run an intake that has a 2.1" cross section at the head opening with a head that is around 2.7" at the gasket. awesome.
  15. clement

    Lack Of Power On 331

    the buddy I know that has a set are 3-4 years old. I have been told by are a very reputable source that the Cleveland pro comp casting is a really nice piece for the $.
  16. clement

    Lack Of Power On 331

    I would say it depends on your individual set. I have a friend with a set, we weighed them vs my rhs both bare ootb and his pro comps are 4lbs lighter than my rhs per head. talk about a porous casting. he has had all kinds of problems with guides pulling out and seats falling out. as far as port...
  17. clement

    Lack Of Power On 331

    different cams influence the brake specific fuel consumption as well. on NA combos we read the plugs to make sure its not lean and tune for the highest trap speed. IMO that's the best way to do it because you can tune it on the dyno for greatest hp and then go to the track and itll be slower...
  18. clement

    Lack Of Power On 331

    that's a decent intake. I wouldn't bother changing it. a good 750 is not too big. buy an AED or if you need a choke a quick fuel. holley's metering is jacked. carb sizing has more to do with the relationship between cross section vs. cylinder displacement vs. lobe area than using some antiquated...
  19. clement

    Lack Of Power On 331

    start with the carb. which weiand intake is it? just because a set of heads has had work done to them doesn't mean they will run better. not to mention the pro comps don't have the reputation of having the best casting/parts quality ootb. verify everything is setup correctly then start looking...
  20. clement

    Stock Air Box Vs. Aftermarket Cone Filter

    im trying to make my stock airbox work with this
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