I didn't say anything sooner because I had not been able to take any pics, but the long awaited new powerplant finally sits in the garage. I am pretty excited at the prospect of finally getting the car back on the road. It has been a long "overhaulin" session up to this point! Still have a little bit to go before I can turn the key.
The motor is courtesy of Al Papitto @ Boss330racing. It is built on a Windsor block taken from a Mach I with all eight holes straightened .20 over. It has the stock Cobra crank, Manley billet rods, CP pistons @ 9.5:1, billet oil pump gears, Canton RR pan and a few other mods to effect cooling. I asked Al to block off the heater core input to the back of the water pump and knock the freeze plug out of the back of the driver's head. As you can see, I had also sent Al my Foxlake heads to complete the assembly. The heads are ported/polished, milled flat, and assembled with Crower stage III cams, titanium retainers, new guides and Ferrea valves. I will be using the complete Evans cooling setup and a modified version of the LDC mod to plumb directly back to the Fluidyne radiator/oil cooler. I will be running a return fuel system, fuel rails, 60lb injectors and a Whipple 2.3. For fun I have a 6lb lower to push air at 19psi and then a 3.0 upper to get around the 21-23 range to play with you guys at the straight track. I will probably back it down a bit for the 20-30 minute sessions on the track that I am really looking forward to! :beer:
The motor is courtesy of Al Papitto @ Boss330racing. It is built on a Windsor block taken from a Mach I with all eight holes straightened .20 over. It has the stock Cobra crank, Manley billet rods, CP pistons @ 9.5:1, billet oil pump gears, Canton RR pan and a few other mods to effect cooling. I asked Al to block off the heater core input to the back of the water pump and knock the freeze plug out of the back of the driver's head. As you can see, I had also sent Al my Foxlake heads to complete the assembly. The heads are ported/polished, milled flat, and assembled with Crower stage III cams, titanium retainers, new guides and Ferrea valves. I will be using the complete Evans cooling setup and a modified version of the LDC mod to plumb directly back to the Fluidyne radiator/oil cooler. I will be running a return fuel system, fuel rails, 60lb injectors and a Whipple 2.3. For fun I have a 6lb lower to push air at 19psi and then a 3.0 upper to get around the 21-23 range to play with you guys at the straight track. I will probably back it down a bit for the 20-30 minute sessions on the track that I am really looking forward to! :beer:
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