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  1. SoCalCruising

    Cam help

    With good heads like those, you'll have trouble keeping your peak hp under 5000RPM, I think, even with a modest aftermarket cam. It sounds like you're building around a 289 block, stuffing in a 302 crank and rods. You probably do not have a roller block, but unless you're thr original owner...
  2. SoCalCruising

    rebuild process

    Decking has a lot to do with the rod and piston combo. If you have a 9.5" deck and use stock rods and an SRP piston, the stack-up is 9.48". If your block deck is 9.5", you may want to have some shaved off. You can determine how much by measuring piston-to-deck height when you tear down the...
  3. SoCalCruising

    302 vs 351 intakes

    This is all assuming carb's intake. However, an upper from an EFI intake will fit either 302 or 351, but the lower won't interchange.
  4. SoCalCruising

    66' mustang

    Performer 289 intake doesn't fit a 351W. Please restate combo for advice.
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    T5 swap questions about parts

    The hydraulic clutch is much easier to use with headers than the cable is. When I installed the cable, I had to have one header tube cut and re-routed in order to allow the cable a straight shot at the clutch fork. If yo ualready have headers, the hydraulic would be less of a problem. If you...
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    tranny, wheel, cam questions

    Header fitment depends on your clutch type. If you convert to cable actuated clutch, then header choice is narrow. http://www.fordpowertrain.com/FPAindex/headers1.htm Scroll down to 4-tube header for cable clutch. Otherwise (keeping z-bar linkage), I don't see why the Hookers would be your only...
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    '66FBGT 289 Engine Rebuild Estimate

    "No" to adding 5th gear to your 4-speed. I am not familiar with Gear Vendor's apps for manual transmissions. In any event, those units are pricey. Swapping to a T-5 would be cheaper. The Motorstport 2.95 1st gear T-5 is the best buy. You can buy them rebuilt or new.
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    '66FBGT 289 Engine Rebuild Estimate

    Zero balance is generally desirable, but not necessary on a street motor. Given the components you have, it may not be possible without adding weight (Mallory metal) to the crank. For your application, it would be money wasted. IMO. Just take care that you balance the motor with the actual...
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    '66FBGT 289 Engine Rebuild Estimate

    That balancer is probably okay. BHJ and TCI make the best, but overkill for your motor. The Summit balancer is good, too, and cheaper than TCI or BHJ.
  10. SoCalCruising

    The engine builders "black art" (AKA Rod ratio)

    Yeah, I know Dana. He did my Holley. He also does most of the Weber setups in the immediate area. There's also a guy in Fullerton that is supposed to be good. The guys at JMC Motorstport in San Diego have some experience, too. I had originally planned to have Dana dial in my Webers, but my...
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    The engine builders "black art" (AKA Rod ratio)

    blkfrd: Missed your Q about the Webers first time 'round. I got them from Redline. The bellcrank location and linkage left much to be desired - it was hardly possible to have the passenger bank of carbs act in sync with the driver's side bank because the passenger side was slaved. The idle...
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    The engine builders "black art" (AKA Rod ratio)

    One argument says: Since air is elastic, you don't want to pull too hard as it won't recover. So, get the piston moving quickly and start filling the bore sooner - be more efficient. I think this must be where you're coming from. The other argument says: Maximize velocity of the charge in order...
  13. SoCalCruising

    Progress Pictures - 65 Coupe

    I dig the gas strut for the trunk. Can you give details? Thanks.
  14. SoCalCruising

    302 BOSS BLOCK VS MAN O WAR

    10secgoal: why do you say .060" over is about it on a new Boss?
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    The engine builders "black art" (AKA Rod ratio)

    blkfrd: I applaud you for the innovation of your early 331. However, with respect to how the long rod works, your reasoning is flawed for this reason: The faster piston speed of the long rod motor (at middle and end of down stroke) creates more momentum in the intake charge, which aids in late...
  16. SoCalCruising

    Best adjustable rear shocks?

    The shock absorber controls the rate of compression and rebound. To change how the suspension handles chassis load, you have to address the springs, somehow. In this case, the spring is too light to handle the chassis when you hit a bump - you have too little travel before the chassis bottoms...
  17. SoCalCruising

    Torsional rigidity test: 67 coupe

    mustbereel: I now have just one question. Did you finish the backyard, yet?
  18. SoCalCruising

    The engine builders "black art" (AKA Rod ratio)

    Sorry this is so late - I don't look at the forum over the weekend (only dial-up on my neighborhood). Since, for a particular RPM, the time to make one revolution is constant regardless of rod ratio, then, if the piston spends more time at TDC, it must travel faster elsewhere in order to make...
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    The engine builders "black art" (AKA Rod ratio)

    I believe that much of the long rod work was done on fixed displacement, restricted intake motors. If displacement is held constant (stroking or not is not a factor), then it is reasonable to play with rod ratio. Those of you who state that the piston spends more time at TDC should also...
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    Torsional rigidity test: 67 coupe

    mustbereel: Geez, I've been traveling and just saw this post. Terrific. What does everyone think that the TCP shock tower brace is worth in rigidity? It not only ties the shock tower to the cowl, but to the cross brace ("Monte Carlo bar"), too?
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