LONESTAR OWNERS. will a 385 series engine fit ?

[cycleguy55]

Originally Posted by FUNFER2

Looks nice.

For amount of oil with your 460 and this pan, did he say the amount and what dip stick to
use ?

Also, did you make the headers or did West Coast Cobras have them ?

I put the oil pan on a level surface (bottom surface is parallel to frame rails and almost perfectly horizontal to ground) and filled it to the level I wanted with water. I carefully measured the water as I filled it, so that was easy. Once the pan was installed I filled it with the same amount of oil, inserted the dipstick (generic dipstick from Summit Racing) and marked the dipstick at the level indicated by the oil.

I'm the 3rd owner of the car - the headers came with it and have not been modified by me. I believe they came from West Coast.

[Tom Wells]

FUN,

ERA has this comparison on their web site: http://www.erareplicas.com/427/img/3pro_front.gif

Also worth noting that the intake system (manifold plus carb/EFI throttle body) has a large variance in the 385 series.

For example, the Torker II is the shortest intake - all the rest are higher. I use a Torker II.

Also FWIW the Holley throttle body is at least an inch, if not 1-1/2" shorter than a Holley carb if memory serves correctly. I use this also.

That said, I still have a vertically sorta ugly scoop on my E-M to accommodate a reasonable size air cleaner. Not sure I want to lose a bunch of HP by using too small a filter area.

YMMV!

Tom

[FUNFER2]

Hi Tom, I don't see any measurments ?

Tell me about your 460/521, specs etc.

Pics too.

[Tom Wells]

Kevin,

My gallery has photos like this:

which is the Torker II with the Holley 1000cfm throttle body.

I use a K&N oval air cleaner with about a 4" tall element, not sure this is exactly it - been too long - but same idea:

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/knn-66-1480

And here's the scoop:


The engine is a 521 with a Crane Hyd roller, Ford Racing aluminum heads around 10:1 compression and Holley EFI. If you want some more specific info, just ask.

This is an E-M Cobra dimensionally, so it may not match exactly with any other brand of replica...

Tom

[FUNFER2]

The EM has a lot taller scoop. Mine's more like the Cobra next to yours.

Who built your motor ?
Did it come with a dyno sheet ?
How do you like the injection ?
Doesn't really matter, but I'm curious, what's your gas milage with the injection ?

[Tom Wells]

Kevin,

Interspersing answers:

>Who built your motor ?

Leggett Engine Research, Boonsboro MD.

>Did it come with a dyno sheet ?

No.

>How do you like the injection ?

After two years of carburetor problems, and after 10 years of updates/upgrades by Holley, fine. The carb problems (for me anyway) seem to have been related to the very low boiling point of the substance we now laughingly call "gasoline." I have two cars that had this problem and the EFI has solved it for both. The Cobra now has 36K miles, both street and track, and works fine for either place.

>Doesn't really matter, but I'm curious, what's your gas milage with the injection ?

Don't really know. Maybe 8-12 depending on where my right foot is...

Tom

[FUNFER2]

If you can find someone that knows what their doing,...... tuning injection systems, can make a huge difference with an engine running with a lot of issues to one running at the top potential.

And hey, if NASCAR can figure out and run injection, so can Cobras.