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muffler if you choose or straight through with louvers. Check out my photo's. |
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I'd be more worried about respiratory problems from those fibers from that friable fiberglass body. Those oxygen tanks that you use for welding can also do double duty for any future respiratory issues from breathing those fiberglass fibers over the years. |
OMG I have just realised that I'm exposed to aluminium everyday. I don't want to get dementia. Is there a barrier cream I can apply, or a special helmet I can wear to minimise the effects?
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Well the parts are showing up. Hope the block still get here this week. After all you guys shared I have been doing lots of studying on cams (Yes I talked with Brent), intakes, manifolds and exhaust. I do know it will have a hydraulic roller cam. Specs are still TBD.
As my car is a Superformance with power assist brakes manifold vacuum is important. Also how it goes from idle to acceleration. So when it is on a road course and it goes into the corner with closed or lite throttle and has to roll on at the apex. Much different demands than drag strip. All this makes it fun. And of course, now I need to pick valve covers because my old ones were the finned "428 COBRA" ones. This forum is awesome! |
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Thank goodness you don't listen to everyone here. Otherwise, we would all be driving "sandy" beige Cobras with ancient camshafts in faux FE's. |
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uh, no, While I can respect "old school" I want the mix of the new. Kind of like my Jeep. a 1947 and as much as I like some of the 47 parts and design I took advantage of some new. lockers and such.
I guess that's what makes my car mine, right? Now if it was an original "real" Cobra.........???? |
... hmmmm, or order it from Summit for $28k. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/roi-511rfe That's interesting.%/
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Well the block came in and looks good so far. Pieces have shown up and we are still in cam talk. I will sacrifice some HP for reliable. Meaning keeping lift under 600. Thanks to many of you I have been getting a big education on the different components and cause and effect. Along with searching manufactures and other forums.
I am excited because i know it will be more than the 428 and that was scary fast on the street. I am still considering the exhaust up grade, but for now the focus is engine. After all I may want to add something after I get used to another 100 HP |
Cam time!
Cam design and selection is my favorite part of engine building. Some engines, like the FE and Cleveland need really specific parameters that are only found by years of dynoing and racing. A Cleveland guy on my forum emailed me and said that he had another builder spec him a solid flat tappet camshaft for his 408C and he wanted to see if I could squeak him out anymore power for the drag strip. I made him go .4 of a second faster......that's about 80 hp worth. :D FE's respond better to a specific shape of lobe on a hydraulic roller. Some guys like to spec aggressive lobes (such as Comp Cams Xtreme Energy or XFI series) and they end up losing horsepower and rpm both. Some lobe designs make a lot more torque than others. |
... and a SFT is off the table I take it?:confused:
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Many years ago I worked in retail (sporting goods, including firearms) before moving on with my career. There were a few people (I hesitate to call them customers) who would come in with no end of questions and consume inordinate amounts of my time (and other store staff), often while other customers were waiting for assistance. These tire-kickers rarely, if ever, actually bought anything. They were browsers and tire-kickers, not buyers. While it was certainly not in the best interests of staff to be inattentive or rude to customers it didn't take long before those individuals became well known to me and those I worked with, and we took steps to to be busy serving others. If there weren't other customers to keep us busy we found ways to be busy - or just disappear. I suspect Brent would prefer serving other customers. |
While I'm sure Brent is (or can be) tired of tire kickers, my take away was that he didn't want to invite all the online "experts" who might have something to say about his expertise.
There's a handful of FE experts who specifically service us, as well as another handful of super high-end ($$$) race shops, and they don't all do things the same. Answering that question could be begging for attention from the peanut gallery. |
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