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  1. rednotch

    Progress Thread BluePrint 347 long block engine swap

    Yes, there 363 from ford been out for years, ppl still moan about it like there building a 2k HP car. , those blocks where used in more than a few nmra cars. Only ppl moaning where parts sellers who didn't have a piston for the combo. The ford block has its set back in supporting parts costs...
  2. rednotch

    Progress Thread BluePrint 347 long block engine swap

    Other then different gaskets and bolts I don't have an issue with it, some will say the skirts are too short... They obviously never worked on a coyote motor... Now go back to ignoring it, until it dips below $1500
  3. rednotch

    Progress Thread BluePrint 347 long block engine swap

    Rtv, and flat flanges, I hate changing header gaskets and never met one that didn't eventually fail, hell there O ring heads on exhaust ports now on LS stuff. If you need a gasket I would look for a MLS coated design, I think cosmetic has some for sbf's but probably $50 plus a set. Something...
  4. rednotch

    Progress Thread BluePrint 347 long block engine swap

    Blueprint blocks will probably hold just as well if not more then the shp, its better class 35 iron, dart even admits this talking about going to the same foundry... BP just kept it more for production stuff like the bolt sizes, summit all ready looking to change that on thiers they source...
  5. rednotch

    Progress Thread BluePrint 347 long block engine swap

    There's about 5 different factories knocking them out so quality is all over the place, have to know the differences in the castings from the molds to spot them, Some are better than others, blue prints air gap for the sbf wasn't out when the motortrend media stuff all shut down, it's better...
  6. rednotch

    Progress Thread BluePrint 347 long block engine swap

    BPE doesnt cast anything, its was mostly china for stuff like that, the only thing they do is machine work in NE and better QC on parts they reject... They sell rejects on eBay cheaper. there Marshall engines and a few other companies if you want to look at import data and see who they actually...
  7. rednotch

    Progress Thread BluePrint 347 long block engine swap

    There selling them just announced it at pri... Don't expect deals, kind of a captive market situation, darts using that german factory to now, since Daltons in chapter 11. same as summit as those are the bpe blocks and your forgetting how much dart was price gouging when demand was there before...
  8. rednotch

    Progress Thread BluePrint 347 long block engine swap

    They will fit and work fine, exhaust face on the bpe heads are flat, so should probably seal better than on the old ones. I actually use a modified LS 1 7/8" swap header with those casting and the outside 3" bolt pattern vs the oem ford one, but I ported them a long time ago and was complete...
  9. rednotch

    new :poo: box, may need to hit you guys up for 79-82 info when i fix thIs turd.

    What's the saying, if you're going be stupid you better be tuff. some of the cheap stuff I've picked up for the car. Let start with speedmaster, well with speedmaster you are QC so inspect every thing, found issues with a lot of it. Valve covers 1's missing the S in stroker lol the...
  10. rednotch

    Requesting Guidance for 306 motor swap - Fuel? - SD? MAF?

    Stock hood should fit, im guessing they used a spacer and taller valve covers though that raised it up. I like harwood for bolt on hoods but I'm biased and those things are priced stupid now + freight.
  11. rednotch

    Requesting Guidance for 306 motor swap - Fuel? - SD? MAF?

    Make sure he hooked up vacuum to the MAP on the firewall and there's no vacuum leaks, good idea to kind of treat them like old carb cars and check with a decent gauge or smoke test it... Lots off ppl forget about the MAP on the old Sd stuff, or leave it off because there used to mass air on...
  12. rednotch

    Any 1 find any decent blackfriday sales for Foxbody or car stuff?

    kind of why I'm going full on budget with my 79, prices for sbf or mustang stuff has gotten really stupid and discounts are far and few from companies and most brands, whole supply chain is still a mess with padded profits at each layer so I can under stand why there not offering them, Add in...
  13. rednotch

    Temporary solution at best

    Just make sure no family member, friends or coworker finds drugs and addiction, lost more tools to that then stuff I actually misplaced. They can sniff out easy money when they need it. They ignore the cheap hand tools.
  14. rednotch

    Temporary solution at best

    You better make damn sure that company isn't importing from china first because that's the new norm, even snap on, on certain tools.... The old you get what you pay went out the window when bean counters and mba's started bleeding everything for profit first.. If I'm buying import stuff I'm...
  15. rednotch

    Dayum... Make Me an 80mm and 90mm Version --- Why??? :cry:

    Not the filter but the other half of the box feeding it would be my guess, that's easy to check on a positive displacement though, remember old nmra blower class cars using the cowl area to feed blower inlets, its because it showed gains. Your kind of ignoring how anal some of the restoration...
  16. rednotch

    Dayum... Make Me an 80mm and 90mm Version --- Why??? :cry:

    The opening is 100% on the lid, you could scallop just the inlet section and clear it no problem, getting into the base you would be better off doing a full redesign of the whole airbox, air flow does not like 90* edges. I'd flow the base before anything though. 90mm is over kill for 95% of ppl...
  17. rednotch

    Any 1 find any decent blackfriday sales for Foxbody or car stuff?

    First, not endorsing Speedmaster just junk I was willing to test out. Rest of my order came in, this stuff was cheap and they have decent prices on BF so I was willing to try some out on my budget 79. Valve covers, came in, they where cheap and good enough for a carb set up to me. everythings...
  18. rednotch

    Dayum... Make Me an 80mm and 90mm Version --- Why??? :cry:

    ABS-GF or PA-GF Needs a 75k printer since when? you can scan the stock lid, all your changing is the outlet size, anyone printing GF should have at least a cheap scanner and is probably all ready doing way more complicated things. Melt from under hood temps sitting on the fender apron with air...
  19. rednotch

    Dayum... Make Me an 80mm and 90mm Version --- Why??? :cry:

    Then you shoukd know they actual use 3d printed parts in production all ready? Both polymer and metal. Your talking about an air box lid that sees no real heat, ABS-GF or PA-GF would work fine. The restoration market is what they banked on paying for the molds and making money and that's...
  20. rednotch

    Dayum... Make Me an 80mm and 90mm Version --- Why??? :cry:

    3d printers.. Make one. Or bug someone until they do
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