I have a rebuilt 390FE 30 over so about(397) Perfomer RPM intake compcams XE247. What should the intial timing be? w/out the vacume advance be. Is it possible that my carb could be too small and lean it out untill it dies? It is the stock ford carb from 1964. what would be the lowest it would idle? 1000? 1200? 900? this is my first experience building a non stock engine so any tips would be excellent!!
I'm not an FE guy, but 10-12 is a good starting place. I'd think an FE head would like 34-36 total in below 3000, just as a guess. With performance parts, the stock Ford carb may not be able to feed the correct amount of fuel, but you can drive it around some with it. If the lobe center on the cam is 110 or better, it should idle fine below 1000. Like 800 or so.
Hi I've got a 1982 ford Fairmont with the straight 6 in it I was wondering what's the easiest engine swap I could do with her and maybe get a bit more power thanks
I have a 69 Fairlane that had factory air, doesn't now, will again one day.
I have a 408 stroker in it now, and I want heat inside the car. Until now nothing was connected to the heater core and water pump and thermostat housing were all plugged. There are 3 pipes to the heater core on the...
Does anyone know what this might be? At the tip of the screwdriver - I put in the stainless bolt. It was an open, threaded hole that puffed smoke.
Did not see oil or any other fluid coming out. It only puffed smoke. Strange.
Could this be a port to the exhause passage for a hot air choke...
Tearing my engine down for an overhaul. It’s a ‘62 221 V8. Things came to a halt when I ran into this. Was this a factory bolt head design, or switched to when engine was rebuilt 40 years ago?
Who makes a bit for these? I saw nothing online.
BTW, Argh!
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