Custom Intake Carbureted & Nitrous Setup

[Phil]

Heads were pulled and 1 rod/piston pulled. Decided to have Manley stainless intakes valves installed, head cc'd at 55 cc with Autolite AR94 plug. Rings/cylinder bore/rod bearings check good. New actual compression ratio is now 12.55:1

[MACHDADDY1]

Hey Phil is your front half of your cage custom or an add on kit from Wolfe? I have the same 6 point as you and on my current set-up was bounced off my local track after 3 passes. Time to step up or go slower: BTW your builds over the years like so many others have served as an insperational tool to get better and keep moving forward. Thanks for your continued posting of pics and information. Congrats on a great build!

[littlemags]

Originally Posted by Phil

Heads were pulled and 1 rod/piston pulled. Decided to have Manley stainless intakes valves installed, head cc'd at 55 cc with Autolite AR94 plug. Rings/cylinder bore/rod bearings check good. New actual compression ratio is now 12.55:1

you pulled everything apart again?? am I reading this right?

[24kmach]

Originally Posted by littlemags

you pulled everything apart again?? am I reading this right?

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[Phil]

Originally Posted by MACHDADDY1

Hey Phil is your front half of your cage custom or an add on kit from Wolfe? I have the same 6 point as you and on my current set-up was bounced off my local track after 3 passes. Time to step up or go slower: BTW your builds over the years like so many others have served as an insperational tool to get better and keep moving forward. Thanks for your continued posting of pics and information. Congrats on a great build!

It's a custom fit/cut add on from a chassis shop in Madison Ohio.

[Phil]

Originally Posted by littlemags

you pulled everything apart again?? am I reading this right?

Originally Posted by 24kmach

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Jeff was not happy with the motor on start up, it would blow a big puff of oil smoke. Only when vacuum was high at idle or after shutting down. Which usually means valve stem seals or valve guide clearance. He pulled the Sullivan intake and saw oil on the intake valve heads and in the port.

The heads went back to Fox Lake and they replaced all the valve guides and honed them to proper size for free. Since the heads were pulled, I decided to go with Manley stainless intake valves which have a thicker margin and very little dish compared to the factory intake valve. Which means an increase in CR without affecting exhaust flow. My heads were cc'd at 55cc with Autolite AR94 plugs. New CR is 12.55:1. The exhaust valves are new when Fox Lake installed them a couple yrs ago. The heads are back at CRT Performance as of today.

Jeff wanted to inspect a cylinder to insure the rings seated and check piston skirts, rod bearings and so on. Since Jeff has been breaking in the motor on the rollers. Now was a good time to make sure the rotating assembly is breaking in properly. All checks right on! Ray, owner of Victory Engines who did all the machine work and assembled my short block, was also at the shop checking out the short block.

[24kmach]

Originally Posted by Phil

Jeff was not happy with the motor on start up, it would blow a big puff of oil smoke. Only when vacuum was high at idle or after shutting down. Which usually means valve stem seals or valve guide clearance. He pulled the Sullivan intake and saw oil on the intake valve heads and in the port.

The heads went back to Fox Lake and they replaced all the valve guides and honed them to proper size for free. Since the heads were pulled, I decided to go with Manley stainless intake valves which have a thicker margin and very little dish compared to the factory intake valve. Which means an increase in CR without affecting exhaust flow. My heads were cc'd at 55cc with Autolite AR94 plugs. New CR is 12.55:1. The exhaust valves are new when Fox Lake installed them a couple yrs ago. The heads are back at CRT Performance as of today.

Jeff wanted to inspect a cylinder to insure the rings seated and check piston skirts, rod bearings and so on. Since Jeff has been breaking in the motor on the rollers. Now was a good time to make sure the rotating assembly is breaking in properly. All checks right on! Ray, owner of Victory Engines who did all the machine work and assembled my short block, was also at the shop checking out the short block.

Sounds like you are with the right folks. I went with the best price one time with my 428 CJ heads when installing Engle triple springs. They destroyed the heads. I learned the hard way.

[Phil]

Originally Posted by 24kmach

Sounds like you are with the right folks. I went with the best price one time with my 428 CJ heads when installing Engle triple springs. They destroyed the heads. I learned the hard way.

Man, that sucks!!

Jeff Chambers owner of CRT Performance and Ron Robart owner of Fox Lake Power Products, are people you can trust and will honor their work if something does go wrong. Jeff will always go the extra yard, to make sure things are right! He is a NASA engineer and is very meticulous..

Of course I taught Jeff everything he knows.

[littlemags]

Originally Posted by Phil

Man, that sucks!!

Jeff Chambers owner of CRT Performance and Ron Robart owner of Fox Lake Power Products, are people you can trust and will honor their work if something does go wrong. Jeff will always go the extra yard, to make sure things are right! He is a NASA engineer and is very meticulous..

Of course I taught Jeff everything he knows.

lol...gotta agree...i have learned more from your posts than most too...

[Phil]

Custom Front Support Bracket For Lift Off Hoods.

http://www.mach1registry.org/forums/...d.php?t=110937

[Phil]

Chris did a hell of a job fitting my hood to the windshield..

The Mach should be ready to go on the dyno for some serious pulls next week...

[Phil]

Just ordered a 55 gal drum of SUNOCO 260 GT PLUS UNLEADED RACING fuel 104 Octane. Will be at CRT Performance Thursday.. This motor is going to scream!!!!

[Linumup]

Originally Posted by Phil

Jeff was not happy with the motor on start up, it would blow a big puff of oil smoke. Only when vacuum was high at idle or after shutting down. Which usually means valve stem seals or valve guide clearance. He pulled the Sullivan intake and saw oil on the intake valve heads and in the port.

The heads went back to Fox Lake and they replaced all the valve guides and honed them to proper size for free. Since the heads were pulled, I decided to go with Manley stainless intake valves which have a thicker margin and very little dish compared to the factory intake valve. Which means an increase in CR without affecting exhaust flow. My heads were cc'd at 55cc with Autolite AR94 plugs. New CR is 12.55:1. The exhaust valves are new when Fox Lake installed them a couple yrs ago. The heads are back at CRT Performance as of today.

Jeff wanted to inspect a cylinder to insure the rings seated and check piston skirts, rod bearings and so on. Since Jeff has been breaking in the motor on the rollers. Now was a good time to make sure the rotating assembly is breaking in properly. All checks right on! Ray, owner of Victory Engines who did all the machine work and assembled my short block, was also at the shop checking out the short block.

Isnt power and performance so much fun . haha

[Big Datty]

Originally Posted by Linumup

Isnt power and performance so much fun . haha

LOL yea LOADS. Try to walk a mile in my shoes dude sheesh. Bill you are getting a pm in a minute please read. Phil, I can't wait to see this sucker pitted next to me at Norwalk!! We should have a good time this year and hopefully you make it to Quaker once or twice (visit that relative of yours)

[Phil]

Originally Posted by Linumup

Isnt power and performance so much fun . haha

You are not kidding, Bill..

[Phil]

Originally Posted by Big Datty

LOL yea LOADS. Try to walk a mile in my shoes dude sheesh. Bill you are getting a pm in a minute please read. Phil, I can't wait to see this sucker pitted next to me at Norwalk!! We should have a good time this year and hopefully you make it to Quaker once or twice (visit that relative of yours)

That would be cool Craig.. I plan on hitting Quaker for the manual trans class, plus get a chance to see my cousin Bob.

[devous1]

Are you gonna post up before you take it out.

[Phil]

Originally Posted by devous1

Are you gonna post up before you take it out.

Once we have dyno numbers, I will post them.

[bdmach1]

So is it back in the car yet Phil??? Lookin forward to seeing it real soon!



BTW.....Thanks for the help on the crank trigger setup, it turned out real nice!



Bob

[Phil]

Originally Posted by bdmach1

So is it back in the car yet Phil??? Lookin forward to seeing it real soon!



BTW.....Thanks for the help on the crank trigger setup, it turned out real nice!



Bob

I took the Mach out for a very short drive on the street yesterday.
It's a whole different beast now!!!!!

Jeff is starting the N/A dyno tune with the 104 octane fuel today/tomorrow. Wednesday it goes to have the rear & front aligned and then to the Ford dealership for a few days to have the hood painted & fenders blended. The one of the last things is setting pinion angle with me in the car. It will be in my garage by end of March.

Your welcome, was glad it helped you Bob.

[Phil]

No dyno tune yet. The Mach had the alignment done yesterday. Today it's at the paint shop for the hood to be painted zinc yellow and the fenders blended, so the hood matches the original factory zinc yellow. The side scoops & custom fiberglass cowl filler panel will be painted flat black like the rear spoiler/side mirrors. I do plan on some kind of custom paint job down the road.

Once back from the paint shop, then some serious dyno sessions.

[bdmach1]

Good deal, I wish I was that close to being done!!! Did you say that you were gonna paint the side scoops black??? Don't know if I have ever saw a car with them painted something other than body color...

Bob

[Phil]

Originally Posted by bdmach1

Good deal, I wish I was that close to being done!!! Did you say that you were gonna paint the side scoops black??? Don't know if I have ever saw a car with them painted something other than body color...

Bob

You'll get there. It took me 3 yrs! The side scoops were gloss black, but I really did not like the look after a while. So flat black I'm trying. Here is a link from 2007 with the black scoops.

http://www.mach1registry.org/forums/...2&postcount=85

[Phil]

Jeff changed the window net kit design, we did not like the original setup. The window net is also larger.

[Phil]

Mach is back from the paint shop.