Wont blow up any time soon. The short block still mounted to an engine stand in my garage. It's destined for a cobra project in the future, aka Lisa's toy.
Wont blow up any time soon. The short block still mounted to an engine stand in my garage. It's destined for a cobra project in the future, aka Lisa's toy.
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All this time I thought that you were Lisa's toy.
He was ...
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I believe the Roush engine is a reverse flow configuration. I wish I could find all my pictures.
Enough of that, it was giving me a headache.
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Did somebody let Bob out again?
Those engines are awfully clean for being so mangled. Someone forget to put in oil before the dyno run?
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X2Originally Posted by MikeFleming
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Enough of that, it was giving me a headache.
That's from one of the pro classes in drag racing. There is oil in the engine it's just brand new. Plus, that engine got so hot that when it grenaded, the oil didn't stick to the block it just ran off much like oil on a hot skillet.
"Some trannys can operate both types of gearboxes but manual gearboxes with clutch pedals are more difficult to operate with heels on."
Those head studs look reusable. Maybe.
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What were the specs/ parts list for Fitz' engine???
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You gotta be a paid member to get that info. That or bring a fifth of 18 YO Glenlivet to Knotts.
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The engine had a very well thought out PCV system. I'll look to see if I can dig those pics up.
Fitz's engine was phenomenal. Too bad that he had the issues that he did, that caused him to go a different direction.
Enough of that, it was giving me a headache.
What is the idea behind trying to polish the main caps? Why was the entire ledge machined for the squirters and not just a pad for the squirters?
Looks like ALL of the internal surfaces were machined/polished. Fewer places for cracks to start from, I suppose.
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Please explain???
Looks like the main caps were shot peened and then polished. As fro internal machining/ grinding, isn't this a classic technique for removing casting "bumps" to relieve possible stress/ crack points???
That would be the wrong order. ANY machining, sanding, polishing, etc. introduces stresses while the peening removes them (technically it induces them everywhere evenly - so there are not uneven surface stresses remaining after machining).Looks like the main caps were shot peened and then polished.
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Yes the polishing is to remove any stress risers and to promote oil drainback.
Fitz had some problems with getting acceptable parts (remember this is a guy that built American LeMon and Indy car engines for a living), was tired of pioneering, and the resulting costs to do so. He also had some back issues at the time and knew that he couldn't spend the time and effort tinkering with the car to make it work. The complexity of the systems he created were fantastic, but there was a lot of tuning issues to resolve. His last two outings (if I recall, sometimes my memory isn't as good as I'd like it to be) resulted in blown engines.
He was instrumental in providing solutions for a number of issues I was having, too bad he swapped to a V8. But, honestly, I can understand why.
Enough of that, it was giving me a headache.
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SOHC 427 from the mid sixties. Pete Robinson used this method to eliminate the 10 foot long timing chain.
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He also used the SOHC 427 in this early attempt at ground effects.
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Found these today.....
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