The Procomp Experiment

[andyl]

Unfortunately this 'experiment' wont be going ahead now. The stock windsor they were going onto next week dropped an oil pump drive today on the highway and spun a bearing.

When the dollar dumped I bought a FR Z347 crate at the old rate also which is standing by so that's the way to go now. I was going to build it up anyway to run at QLD raceway at the end of the month for little more than morbid curiosity now. The most annoying part is I have a bright shiny new (well black anyway) ARP chrome moly oil pump drive to go in also which may have saved it had it got there in time. I wont be making the QLD RCWY meeting now.

In closing off the thread, a bit more feedback on Procomp, or at least AT Racing (the supplier), the hold up getting it together has been that the kit had the wrong manifold. It was ok for stock heads but the runners were miles too small for the quite big ports, the meat of the runners would barely even cover them! So I managed (after much kicking and screaming) to negotiate an exchange for a Victor Jnr copy called the 'Hurricane' which was much better but it took weeks to get it all sorted out and to get the new manifold in hand. Anyone looking at a packaged kit from AT Racing, check the manifold is the 'Hurricane' single plane not the stealth dual plane or you'll need custom gaskets to put it together and even then it will be a waste as the runners are no bigger than standard and would waste any extra flow given by the heads.

-Andy