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Hi which ford lump is that? a 302 or a 351W
Mike

its a 302, i was going to do it upto a 347 ,but after looking into it have changed my plans on that, Rich.

Hi Rich
with the 302 I am not sure the extra displacment is worth it if your crank is good. It seems from the articles in the magazines in the US to be an easy lump to get 400bhp out of (cam, heads, inlet and headers) even if it is not a roller cam block it can be upgraded dead easy. Much lighter than the chevy too. Best of luck with it.
Mike

The 302 blocks are far better than the 5.0, in an effort to save more weight in thinwall engine, the later block, metal was reduced in the area of the lifter valley, and its not uncommon for the block to split there, Ive seen 2 and heard of a couple more splitting when used with gas,
Ian

when i found out about doing to a 347, they sais that was ok it wasnt until i mentioned putting gas with they said i would need a dart block then, so im going with edelbrock rpm heads, edelbrock air-gap inlet and forged crank, probe forged pistons ,h-beam rods and 750 carb, not sure about the cam yet, and can use 150 to 200 of gas, so should abit of fun, rich

That should pull the skin off the proverbial custard!
I'll try and find a link to a magazine build up of a 302 I have in a magazine at home, big power off a simple spec as you have.
Best regards
Mike

Hi the articles I was refering to are here http://www.popularhotrodding.com/engine ... /articles/
Mike

thanks Mike, i read the article, so mine should be ok, 12s in a 3000lb car ,dont think mine will be that heavy,especially if i loose some weight,lol, with the engine maybe im going in the right direction for once, im finding about it on saturday,thanks again. rich.

I have run a 12.6 wtih a Fully dressed Mk2 cortina, no slicks, no gas, and 285hp. 400 should get you into the low 11s in a escort

you havent seen me drive,lol, its all the other bits to go with it to get into 11s, but im hopeful,

The final word in going faster is TRACTION, as that chinese gentelman confusion said, No traction, no go fast ,
Have a word with Jay, in his yellow Porsche, he has traction problems, fook knows how much HP he has, easy 600 I would think, may even be 700, I was Night racing up the Pod on Saturday with him, He spent more time on the revlimiter spitting out HUGE flames out of the exhaust, and struggling to run decent 12s, its probably a low 10 car if not a 9 sec car as the engine is similar spec to Stevieturbos Granada, then he has the gas if thats not quick enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i hope my axle will be ok, its a ford 8" with lsd and 3,80 gearing, wheels are 10"x15", tyres are general grabbers at the moment, its got leaf springs and been lowered 2", but not sure if it will stay that way though, rich.

well been to find out about my engine, am now looking into a 347 as ive got a 1974 block which is thicker walled than most of the 302 blocks and supposed to be strong enough to re-stroke to a 347 , and i bought some ally dart pro 1 heads, rich.

well the rollcage is in or most of it, the front chassi bars still to do but i need them bent, but its getting there. and im getting the manifolds made and not to much either, be lucky rich.

hi all, i havent put up much about the car of late so thought i had better, the rollcage is in just some bars to put in ,i will get some pics on here so you can let me now if it looks ok, the brakes and disc are fitted ,got the forged crank and that is about it, finances low and the bloody year has gone to quick, rich