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I'm an Idiot building an engine - horsepwer numbers?

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Cobra912

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Hey guys here is another horsepower thread. I bought a 331 shortblock with the following assembled from the machine shop to put in my 86:

-srp flycut forged pistons, eagle rods , eagle crank, main stud girdle, arp hardware

As far as engine parts only I have the following parts to bolt on:

5.0 Edelbrock heads (1.94)
Canton polsihed tall covers
Harland Sharp 1.6 stud Rockers
nitrous cam NX264HR comps cam
Canton 7qt pan (15620) w/ pick-up
FMS HV oil pump w/ hardened shaft
Crane lifters
FMS indexed double roller chain
Edelbrock Performer II upper/lower intake
Edelbrock 75 mm tb/spacer
TFS 1" spacer
28oz sfi billet flywheel
28oz streetdampr balancer
Aerospace billet electric water pump
FRPP 30lbs injectors
Pro-M 76mm mass air
Paxton fuel regulator
Autolite 3924 plugs
march pullies
Mac shorties, h-pipe, flow-paths
MAC cold air kit
Ford Racing rebuild gasket set
155lph fuel pump
A9S mass air conversion
MSD 6a w/ MSD tfi coil and Ford Racing wires
aluminum radiator w/ proform electric fan + 180 thermostat

1) Any guesses at a power estimate?

2) And with these heads it says that you can use the stock replacement Fel-pro 9333PT1 head gasket with them but if you move up in compression ratio or supercharge/nitrous (no immediate plans) you need to go with 1011-2 gaskets. Any comments?

This is a budget build and don't want (can't) spend anymore money so unless I have to I don't want to buy new gaskets. The parst were all bought either at a good deal or next to new and that's why I bought them. Ofcourse if money wasn't an issue I would have bought better heads, custom grind etc. etc. but I can't. I just want this thing to run!!!

3) What does everyone use for a canton oil pan gasket? Better to use my 4 piece or go with the 1 piece?

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Probably in the mid 300's at the crank.

Probably around 315-320 at the wheels.


Use a 1 piece oil pan gasket.

Are you planning on spraying it? (nitrous cam?)

If so, stock replacement head gaskets are probably NOT the way to go.
 

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Two big things that effect power are compression and RPM so that's tough to say. I'd personally get good head gaskets if you think you're ever gonna run spray or a power adder. Do it right the first time.
 

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SQUEEZE&STROKE said:
Probably in the mid 300's at the crank.

Probably around 315-320 at the wheels.
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??????

edit: Sorry missed the "mid" before the 300's. Thought you meant 300 at the crank 320rwhp. Duh.
 

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TweekedGT said:
??????

edit: Sorry missed the "mid" before the 300's. Thought you meant 300 at the crank 320rwhp. Duh.
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The only reason I came up with those numbers is based off of all the other 331 combo's people have (who have posted numbers here on stangnet).

I personally have a 331, but it made with Victor Jr's and a carb 407 RWHP. Now it has Cannfields that blow the victors away (in CFM), and a CNC'd intake...plus a better cam. I would estimate it around 430ish (at the wheels), hopefully more but I am trying to be realistic.
 

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learning to finally post piuctures here........

 

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sorry for all the posts....finally figured out how to upload some pics.

I just purchased a 1 piece fel-pro oil pan gasket and some fel-pro valve cover gaskets. My heads are at the machine shop because they need to be milled. As soon as I get them back I'll keep going on assembly.

I'm getting my neighbor to degree my cam for me..........I have no idea how.

Now I need to go to parts store to find a proper standard rotation water pump.
 
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