Ford Racing 427W ate cam gear

[Luce]

I have to agree with you on that.

I thought when I plunked my chunk of cash down on a Fordracing (you know, with the name in front I thought was behind it) I thought I was side stepping all of the problems with the bottom dollar is all that matters engine builders. All I wanted was a rock solid long block that I could put the induction and EFi system I wanted on. I was sorely disappointing with the documentation I was provided.

The pain about a kit car is the engine is usually well out of warranty before it is ever fired over. But you have to have the engine to fab all of the other stuff. Maybe the thing is to buy a dead boat anchor and build the car around it, then put the big dollar engine in so you can get 10-20K miles before the warranty expires.

I'm not dwelling on it. Soon, I'll have my parts to replace the cam and get it back together. Everything else looks great. It'll scream like a charred a$$ ape when I'm done and life will be good again. Then I can get to my other 2 projects... A new Hemi and trans in my 82 Dodge350 crew cab and 3L turbo charged duratec in the '78 Kelmark Ferrari Dino lookalike.

[Tom Wells]

Luce,

This story is at least eleven years old: Tom challenges the Butcher! Dist gear failure report...

Bottom line: bad gear and/or placement from Ford on a crate motor. Tom == out $2200, Ford == bad, bad, bad...

Sorry this is still happening. Maybe Ford doesn't know how to build a performance engine?

This engine BTW just turned 30,000 miles, some of it very hard miles on the track at Sebring etc. It was completely rebuilt by an independent builder.

I wouldn't trust a Ford crate motor any farther than I could throw it one-handed.

All the subsequent engines I use have been built by independent guys who seem to be interested in doing a good job, like most of the engine guys on this web site.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Sounds as if you have the correct attitude - fix the problem and get on with having fun in life; try not to make the same mistake again!

Tom

[GBowman]

Ford doesn't even build the crate motors FYI...I had issues with my solid roller last year, they made it right...BUT, that's why Blykins is building my new engine

[Luce]

I'm not even bringing this to them. I would rather fix it right myself.

The rest looks great. I'll know better tomorrow night after the full tear down and start of the put back. I don't have the gaskets, but I have the cam, so I'll get that replaced and lifters back in the holes. Also still waiting on the timing chain, so I can't yet degree the cam and check valve clearances.

It'll run great when I'm done.

[blykins]

Originally Posted by Luce

I'm not even bringing this to them. I would rather fix it right myself.

The rest looks great. I'll know better tomorrow night after the full tear down and start of the put back. I don't have the gaskets, but I have the cam, so I'll get that replaced and lifters back in the holes. Also still waiting on the timing chain, so I can't yet degree the cam and check valve clearances.

It'll run great when I'm done.

I sent your stuff via USPS Express, so hopefully you'll have them today. I know you wanted to get most of this done this weekend.

As for the cam Madmaxx, I supplied the cam and it is a billet core with an altered LSA.