fms 351 crate engine upgrade follow along

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Fired it up today! After the initial oil priming leak from one of the AN fittings and a couple small coolant leaks it fired right up, then died, and again, and again. I knew i could get it started off the accelerator pump and would have to wait for the fuel line to fill, but i forgot i had disconnected the line at the back to break the siphon.

Definitely sounds much better, zippier, and oil pressure is now 50#'s. Ford uses a high volume oil pump on their crate engine btw. Before i removed the engine there were -8 oil lines through a filter and oil cooler, producing 40#'s reading at the inlet of the block. I used -10 lines through a filter only, not using the cooler as the oil pan & system hold 9-10 quarts, maybe install for looks but not really needed to cool the oil imo and i could move the filter to a lower position, keeping the lines filled with oil. The oil pan is about 1.5" below the frame, the only thing.

Haven't driven it yet as I have to bleed the clutch but that may happen today.