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Forum: Fuel Injection & Tuning 11-21-2008, 06:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,535
Posted By Suomien
Gessford used to be big proponents of Momar. Try...

Gessford used to be big proponents of Momar. Try there first.

do a google search on Gessford and Cobra...
Forum: News/Press Releases 10-18-2008, 08:20 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,008
Posted By Suomien
that is soooo sad. I drove a 90's Cadillac...

that is soooo sad. I drove a 90's Cadillac Deville from Red Lake Ontario to Sturgis South Dakota and then on to St. Louis and averaged over 30 mpg with its V8...at speeds way over where the EPA...
Forum: FE TALK 10-03-2008, 04:42 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,438
Posted By Suomien
I picked this up at Columbus a few years ago. ...

I picked this up at Columbus a few years ago.

According to documents I've seen it was used on the GT40's with the 427 tunnelports for a while.

The suggestions above regarding Dailey pans and...
Forum: FE TALK 10-02-2008, 06:52 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,438
Posted By Suomien
hey! at least I answered his question. what...

hey! at least I answered his question. what have you added to the thread except vitroil?
Forum: FE TALK 10-02-2008, 06:22 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,438
Posted By Suomien
any engine with an oil pan configuration, and all...

any engine with an oil pan configuration, and all others that I can think of, can have a dry sump system installed.

do you really think you're ready to start building an engine, even tangentially...
Forum: Lounge 10-02-2008, 05:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 930
Posted By Suomien
This "bailout" wouldn't bail out a thimble. ...

This "bailout" wouldn't bail out a thimble.

In order to unfreeze the credit markets and make any kind of difference whatsoever, additional capital needs to be added to the markets. Additional...
Forum: FE TALK 09-23-2008, 07:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,750
Posted By Suomien
Is the code available for others to use? If so,...

Is the code available for others to use? If so, at what shop?

Nice job.
Forum: FE TALK 09-09-2007, 08:36 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,869
Posted By Suomien
Difference is: one's a General Mess, and the...

Difference is: one's a General Mess, and the other isn't. Why do you think it's free?

Can't you work out a trade: you take the dung pile on a pallet and trade it to a dung beetle for cash or...
Forum: Bowtie Snakes 09-02-2007, 05:34 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,699
Posted By Suomien
Aren't those engines torn down after every use? ...

Aren't those engines torn down after every use?

So, drive around, get home, dust off the car, pull the engine, rebuild, put engine back in.

Repeat.

Would that pretty much be the schedule?
...
Forum: FE TALK 08-30-2007, 04:51 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,048
Posted By Suomien
Aren't there all kinds of "rules" regarding what...

Aren't there all kinds of "rules" regarding what accessories are present during testing to determine HP? Whether there's a belt-driven alternator, water pump, nowadays even the A/C compressor might...
Forum: ALL COBRA TALK 08-29-2007, 07:04 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,463
Posted By Suomien
How can you call an engine that has a...

How can you call an engine that has a distributor, wet manifold, carb and pushrods an "engine of tomorrow"? More like "engine of last century".

This engine is needed only because Toyota and Honda...
Forum: FE TALK 08-21-2007, 10:27 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,569
Posted By Suomien
I believe Edelbrock heads have had the valves...

I believe Edelbrock heads have had the valves moved within the chamber as compared to factory heads. The relocated valves allow for the larger valve sizes within the smaller bore FE's.

Here's an...
Forum: FE TALK 08-19-2007, 09:52 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,259
Posted By Suomien
There were "XE" experimental aluminum blocks in...

There were "XE" experimental aluminum blocks in the sixties.
Just as there were experimental aluminum heads.

They didn't work out. End of story for 20 or 30 years.
Forum: ALL COBRA TALK 08-15-2007, 03:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,234
Posted By Suomien
I don't think you're going to get much more...

I don't think you're going to get much more 'verification' than that it is a real, vintage part. Buddy Bar was the premier casting operation back then, and did casting of factory Ford parts as well...
Forum: ALL COBRA TALK 08-15-2007, 01:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,234
Posted By Suomien
Does it have the Buddy Bar casting mark on the...

Does it have the Buddy Bar casting mark on the bottom?

"Shelby" Cross Ram made by Buddy Bar for the 289 were supposedly made for Shelby for his small block drag cars...aka Dragon Snake. I think...
Forum: FE TALK 08-10-2007, 05:29 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,037
Posted By Suomien
Factory 427 iron: 195 lbs Genesis 427 iron: 240...

Factory 427 iron: 195 lbs
Genesis 427 iron: 240 lbs
Pond 427 iron: 245 lbs
Pond aluminum: 105 lbs
Forum: FE TALK 08-03-2007, 03:37 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 89,016
Posted By Suomien
In 425 (actual Ford FE displacement) vs 426...

In 425 (actual Ford FE displacement) vs 426 displacement, I'd pick the FE to win over the mopepar any day.

It's only when you get into 7 litres +++ that the locomotive quality casting of the 426...
Forum: FE TALK 08-03-2007, 03:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,112
Posted By Suomien
Edelbrock doesn't sell a chromed pump, just a...

Edelbrock doesn't sell a chromed pump, just a polished aluminum one for an upcharge over the standard cast aluminum one.

Any factory pump dated coded 1968 or later will be high volume; Ford...
Forum: ALL COBRA TALK 07-26-2007, 05:03 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,608
Posted By Suomien
from fordfe.com

from fordfe.com
Forum: ALL COBRA TALK 07-24-2007, 12:52 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,608
Posted By Suomien
The engine behind the SOHC is a 289 apparently. ...

The engine behind the SOHC is a 289 apparently. The 289 still has its marine timing cover with the cast-in boat mounts.
...
Forum: FE TALK 07-19-2007, 04:19 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 11,964
Posted By Suomien
missing spacers?

missing spacers?
Forum: FE TALK 07-16-2007, 03:32 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,065
Posted By Suomien
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/FE_cro...

http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/FE_crossram.jpg

Edelbrock crossram (same as the one that started this thread), as converted by Man `A Fre.

I wouldn't call crossrams old tech, or old...
Forum: ALL COBRA TALK 07-15-2007, 01:44 PM
Replies: 188
Views: 47,606
Posted By Suomien
Is this truly carbon fiber cured in an autoclave?...

Is this truly carbon fiber cured in an autoclave?

Or just carbon fiber "fiberglass"?
Forum: FE TALK 07-11-2007, 05:34 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,328
Posted By Suomien
For a '67 Fairlane, you probably want the factory...

For a '67 Fairlane, you probably want the factory style valve covers which have a relieved or flattened or notched (however you want to refer to it) valve cover on the driver's side for just this...
Forum: Originality Forum 07-11-2007, 04:52 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,369
Posted By Suomien
A complete setup, 2 carbs and the matching intake...

A complete setup, 2 carbs and the matching intake sold on ebay recently for something north of $5,000 if I remember right.

It is basically a weber setup, with each barrel of the 4V feeding just...
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