Budget FE Build - Combos You are Happy with

[RICK LAKE]

PANAVIA Steve what are you looking for??For get the bench racing. The 390 block with a 428 crank will give you a nice 410 stroker with alot of torque. What compression are you looking at? The easiest way for you to build this motor is to MATCH the parts. Get a cast 10-10 428 crank. Get a set of eagle rods. They are better and lighter than the stock FE rods depending on which ones you have. Money wise it might be smarter to go with a 4.25 crank kit from Barry R at survival Have them balance the rotating assembly. Next Call Keith at KCR and get a set of stage 2 Edelbrock heads. Get Keith to sell you a custom roller camshaft to match the heads and cubic inches of the motor. Send the intake out to Joe Craine and have the manifold ports balanced and gasket match to the heads. Carb is your choice. Start with a 650 double pumper. This will more than cover the cfms of the motor. Oil pan, Canton with windage tray. ( tray may need to be trimmed to clear the stroker crank) Get a HPHV oil pump and harden shaft. You want the oil pressure to be 65-75 psi hot and 35-40 at idle hot. This motor has a heavy bottom end and needs higher pressures to float the crank and rods off the bearings. I had 8 years of racing my 452 motor and no problem with the bottom end bearings. I went to a bigger stroker kit. This will give you about 430hp and about 480 of torque. You should be able to bring the total cost with block machine work in at about$ 8,000K The motor will last for years and give good performance. RPM rev limit 6,000. Limiters in the heads of .090" for oil control. You may want to ask Keith about beehive spring for your motor. Keep the cam at .600" total lift or less and the LSA at 112 or 114. You didn't say if you where going to put the motor together yourself? You will need a couple of special tools. Torque wrench, Rod bolt stretch gauge, ring file for the piston rings, plastic gauge for micking the bearings. If the funds have an extra $350.00 get an accusump for the car. This acts as a peroiler befor you start and run the motor. 70-80% of motor wear is from startup. Having 20-30 psi before start will extend the life of the motor 2 fold. This is not bench racing but will give you a nice motor with good power. Rick L.