Engine Build Advice
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From: The Casa
Engine Build Advice
Whats up guys. I've just about got all my parts together and im almost ready to start putting this sucker together.
My motor specs are:
D1VE Block bored .30 over, align honed, etc
Stock crank, reconditioned truck rods with arps
Keith Black Pistons Dished Hyper's (9 to 1 Compression with my heads)
D3VE heads (a little bit of exhaust port work done, I used reincarntion.com website for a guide)
Weiand Stealth Manifold
Going to use factory exhaust manifolds
My truck is a 77 Ford 150 4x4 4.10 gears on 35's
Now that yall know about what im working with, i have a few questions for u guys.
1. I'd like a cam with some decent low end torque, but I would really like to have a little bit of lope at idle too. Any recomedations?
2. What would be a good carb to use to feed her as far as cfms go. (perferably holley cuz i have a little more expierence tuning these carbs compared to an edlebrock)
Thanks guys for all the help
My motor specs are:
D1VE Block bored .30 over, align honed, etc
Stock crank, reconditioned truck rods with arps
Keith Black Pistons Dished Hyper's (9 to 1 Compression with my heads)
D3VE heads (a little bit of exhaust port work done, I used reincarntion.com website for a guide)
Weiand Stealth Manifold
Going to use factory exhaust manifolds
My truck is a 77 Ford 150 4x4 4.10 gears on 35's
Now that yall know about what im working with, i have a few questions for u guys.
1. I'd like a cam with some decent low end torque, but I would really like to have a little bit of lope at idle too. Any recomedations?
2. What would be a good carb to use to feed her as far as cfms go. (perferably holley cuz i have a little more expierence tuning these carbs compared to an edlebrock)
Thanks guys for all the help
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From: Moore, OK
Not to sound like a jerk or anything like that, just asking an honest question, but why have exhaust port work done and go with stock manifolds?
Not saying it wont be better than stock, but it seems like you would get so much more for your trouble by going with headers. I suspect you have already spent plenty of good money on the engine, but headers would probably give you the most power gains dollar-for-dollar.
Just my .02, and its generally worth less than that.
Not saying it wont be better than stock, but it seems like you would get so much more for your trouble by going with headers. I suspect you have already spent plenty of good money on the engine, but headers would probably give you the most power gains dollar-for-dollar.
Just my .02, and its generally worth less than that.
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The OP's question was about "engine build advice".
You can always install headers, but if you're building the engine, NOW is the time to make internal modifications.
Scott's templates are a great guide and a bowl blend + removing the thermactor humps are the first two things to do.
I personally think the stealth's runners are too big for a good balance with stock cast iron manifolds too, but iron is quiet, long lasting and he already has them.
You can always install headers, but if you're building the engine, NOW is the time to make internal modifications.
Scott's templates are a great guide and a bowl blend + removing the thermactor humps are the first two things to do.
I personally think the stealth's runners are too big for a good balance with stock cast iron manifolds too, but iron is quiet, long lasting and he already has them.
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Just saying. The consensus seems to be that headers are one of the top if not the top modification you can do to a 460. Exhaust is part of an engine build in my mind. Every bit as much as intake and carb.
So if you are taking the trouble and spending all that cash you are just robbing yourself of all the potential you created.
But, as you said, it can be changed later.
So if you are taking the trouble and spending all that cash you are just robbing yourself of all the potential you created.
But, as you said, it can be changed later.
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From: The Casa
The OP's question was about "engine build advice".
You can always install headers, but if you're building the engine, NOW is the time to make internal modifications.
Scott's templates are a great guide and a bowl blend + removing the thermactor humps are the first two things to do.
I personally think the stealth's runners are too big for a good balance with stock cast iron manifolds too but iron is quiet, long lasting and he already has them.
You can always install headers, but if you're building the engine, NOW is the time to make internal modifications.
Scott's templates are a great guide and a bowl blend + removing the thermactor humps are the first two things to do.
I personally think the stealth's runners are too big for a good balance with stock cast iron manifolds too but iron is quiet, long lasting and he already has them.
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Again, nothing to do with the "engine build" itself but the whole Headers back aand forth got me thinking about it. If you're looking for good low end torque and you do switch to headers, go with a Y-pipe exhaust, Y-pipes produce more power in the lower end than anything else.
