Paging Naja !

[Naja]

Well, with the CobraJet heads (have they been worked on ? - I would presume that Ford respecs them for the 514 since they carry the "C" code rather than the "B" code of the 460 ci bracket engines), the Torker II, the 'healthy' .647 cam, 1000 cfm throttle body, I'll be interested to see what you get. I'm supposing that the Victor, Jr. makes a whale of a difference in the output, though! And, without the Victor, Jr., the cam may not be very well matched to the manifold. Edelbrock has a much tamer cam for their Torker combo than for the Victor combo - as one might expect, but they have also optimized the synergy between the two. (If the results aren't quite what you expect, I think the answer will be in these factors).

I hope you don't have a problem with the injectors 'burning out' from excessive duty cycle. The guy who put my setup together specializes in 5.0 liter Mustangs (specifically to 348 ci, and either turbocharged or supercharged), and he puts 48 lb injectors in those engines. (Although with twin turbo engines he has put as large as 96 lb injectors in them). My recollection is that the standard formula for sizing injectors indicated that I should have around 48 lb injectors. Since you are not that much smaller than me, I would guess that 36 lb injectors are way too small, and that when you open it up, they will be 'stuck' open (and, hence, burn out the electronics). My guru said that he NEVER wants to see a duty cycle above 80%; therefore, he goes to the next size larger than what the formula says. My fuel pressure is (the standard) 45 psi. If you run a higher pressure, you may be able to compensate for the smaller injectors, but the higher pressure also carries with it a much higher risk of leaks and fires.

I really hope things go well. You never really know what you might get when you start deviating from the standard (like we have).

Regards,
Frank