Some of the engine parts came today. I got, my new set of roller lifters, since someone (wasn't me) broke one of them when removing them. Got a set of 1.6 roller rocker arms. Bearings also came, cam, mains and rod bearings! Oil pump, pick up shaft and drive shaft. Gasket kit as well. The rest of the stuff, pistons, rings, pushrods and the harmonic balancer should be here within the next few days!
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"In science it is either physics or stamp collecting." - Ernest Rutherford
- Oct 2009
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NICE! good to see your project coming along."Shakedown"- 1991 Grand Marquis GS Dual exhaust, Magnaflow xl turbos, Rear anti sway bar, Outlaw 1 wheels, 43k miles
1985 GMC 1500
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Everything is here! Lol. For the internal engine lol. Rings, pistons and timing kit came yesterday, valve springs, head bolts, connecting rod nuts, and head expansion plugs came today. Still honing the block, and hopefully in the next few weeks, the engine will be reassembled and hooked up on the dyno to see what it can do! Gotta pick up a few other odds and ends for the motor, like the water pump, valve covers, and pullies for crank and water pump when I run it on the dyno.
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I'm joining the underhood fusebox bandwagon, I picked up a '94 panther fuse box and a '98 Taurus fusebox. I was thinking I might use the Taurus box since it has more fuse and relays. But I kinda scrapped the idea since it is way too long to really fit anywhere without me modifying other shit. So I tore apart the Taurus box and the panther box to get a complete panther box. I gotta get some more pins for the other two relay boxes which will be my headlight relays.
I also scored another '86 heater pipe, which will be cleaned up and thrown on the gt40 intake. Also got some door lock motors that I hope work. For the drivers door. We'll see.
Oh and the motor? It's coming along quite nicely. The block is honed and clean now. All core plugs are in, cam and crank are installed as well. Piston and rod assemblies will be assembled next, and the piston rings will be properly gapped next. The cylinder heads are milled, and ready for reassembly as well. I'm getting excited, in the next few weeks, if everything goes well, we'll get to run it on the engine dyno! Woohoo! I'll keep you informed.
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Had the engine on the dyno today, beautifully. I have some power pulls. Best one so far 258.3hp@ 4900rpm and 326.5ftlbs torque@ 3600rpm. I do have the sheets to prove it but I don't have a working scanner lol. Pic in Going to Explorer 302 thread. Will have more Monday.
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wow, that's torquey.
With the 4900RPM peak are you going to be putting an HO governor in the trans?
85 4 door 351 Civi Crown Victoria - Summer daily driver, sleeper in the making, and wildly inappropriate autocross machine
160KMs 600cfm holley, shorty headers, 2.5" catted exhaust, 255/295 tires, cop shocks, cop swaybars, underdrive pulley, 2.73L gears.
waiting for install: 3.27's, Poly bushings, boxed rear arms, 2500 stall converter, ported e7's, etc
06 Mazda 3 hatch 2.3L 5AT (winter beater that cost more than my summer car)
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Originally posted by 86VickyLX View PostHow would one go about swapping in the HO governor?-Phil
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+1982 Ford LTD-S Police Car. Built 351w, Trickflow 11R 190 Heads, Holley Sniper EFI, RPM Intake+ Hyperspark dizzy, WR-AOD, Full exhaust headers to tails. 3.27 Trac-Lok Rear. Aluminum Police Driveshaft. Speedway Springs+Bilstein Shocks, Intermediate Brakes, HPP Steering Box.
+2003 Acura CL Type S 6-speed
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~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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And will it be streetable for the next weekend?~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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