HUGE STEP made this month: On October 4th sent 50% deposit to Craft Performance (Keith Craft) for my engine build. OMG! Delivery in about 6 weeks.
SBF 427 S/P Crate Engine
- Est Horsepower: 565 hp
- Torque: 585 ft/lbs
- Block: Fully Machined Dart Block
- Crankshaft: Eagle 4340 Steel
- Stroke: 4.000"
- Connecting Rods: Eagle H-Beam 6.200"
- Pistons: Mahle Forged
- Timing Chain: Comp Cams Double Roller
- Camshaft: Comp Cams Custom Hydraulic Roller
- Lifters: Ford Motorsport Hydraulic Roller
- Cylinder Heads: CNC AFR 205
- Valves: SI 2.08/1.6
- Rocker Arms: Scorpion 1.6 Roller
- Intake: Edelbrock Performer RPM Port Matched
- Waterpump: Edelbrock Aluminum
- Carburetor: Quick Fuel 780cfm
- Valve Covers: Motorsport Cobra 427 w/Moroso Breathers
- Wire Looms: Smoothie
- Oil Pump: Melling High Volume
- Oil Pan: Moroso Front Sump
- Balancer: Pioneer SFI
- Ignition: MSD Distributor w/ Craft Logo Moroso Plug Wires
- Gaskets: Felpro
- Fasteners: ARP
- Oil: 1 Case Joe Gibbs Hot Rod
- Compression: 10:1
- Fuel: Premium Unleaded Only
- Firing Order: 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8
- Timing: 35 Degrees @ Full Advance
- Oil: 10w-30 or 15w-50 Joe Gibbs Hot Rod
- Max RPM: 6250
- Dyno: Full Test and Tune on SF902 Dyno
I also added some extras I'll need to the order:
- March Brackets, Pulleys, Alternator, and Belt
- Ram Billet Steel Flywheel
- Ram Clutch and Pressure Plate Kit
- Holley Fuel Pump
- Russell Endurashine Braided Fuel Line, Log, and Fittings
- Ford Racing Mini Starter
- Index Customer's Bellhousing
- Cobra Finned Air Cleaner
Now the real fun begins. This build will really start rolling in 2017!
So last Tuesday, October 25th I get an email from Lance at Craft Performance Engines:
"Hey man,
Give me a call when you have a free chance. Got your engine dyno tested today, think you will be very pleased with results. "
what?! Its been less than three weeks! I had to read it about three times, then gave him a call. The engine was ready! It was a perfect morning, cool and low humidity, and they broke it in on the dyno for four hours. Then he told me the best numbers:
599.6 Hp @ 5900 rpm / 600.5 lb-ft Tq @ 4300 rpm!
And those are true, uncorrected number thanks to the perfect weather conditions. Here is the video of the dyno pull:
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WOW - Sounds like the beginning of the Daytona 500! Oh man, are my neighbors gonna love me...
So Lance was bringing three engines to Texas in a few days, so we arranged to meet in Corsicana, about 60 miles south of Dallas, which was on his route to Houston. I backed my truck up to his truck tailgate and slid it on over, along with the extra boxes.
I called my dad and let him know I was going to swing by his ranch in Navarro county on my way home to pick up his engine joist, I might be needing it for a few weeks
When I got home I was like a little kid under the Christmas tree, I didn't want to do anything but rip open my shiny new present! ...well, a very EXPENSIVE present I bought for myself... but still, I couldn't wait
Our cobra now has a heartbeat! Tucked away safely in the garage, i've ordered ARP bolts for everything, Energy Suspension engine and trans mounts, and hopefully this weekend I can do an initial test fit, if I can get some buddies over to help me take the body back off the chassis.
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