08-21-2007, 07:39 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by RICK LAKE
767 Jockey ... A lot has changed in specs for FE's in the last 20 years. . . The oil in the motors has changed alot. . . Let someone with GOOD FE knowledge assembly and machine your short block. |
767 Jockey, I'm with Rick on this on. I had my 428 built for longevity and reliability by a FE guru in Danbury, CT. It puts out an honest 450HP and just under 500 ft/lbs of torque. It drives on the street as pleasantly as my full size GM car. None of the blueprinting specs look much like the numbers that you find in the classic FE manuals. My solid lifter cam is very close to the original AA cam, with a 114 LSA, but advanced with six degrees. The most you ever see in any of the old books was four. It's stroked and bored to 447 cubes and revs like silk past six grand. In my opinion, you have to let an experienced pro put together your first FE, or at a minimum your short block. Don't try and tell them how to build it even if you think you can, just tell them what you really want and then let them have at it. |
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