[DeTomaso] Possible club/list/forum 351C dyno project?

[adin at frontier.net]

Might I offer a suggestion?

Let Dan post the results (wonderful write-ups).  Who ever wants to  
host may do so. (with Dan's permission)

This way, all of us crusty/curmudgeous types don't have to kiss  
anyone's back bumper (register or signin on some commie-faggot-spyring  
website) to obtain information.

Grouchy & Dirty, in Durango



Quoting asajay at asajay.com:

> I'll offer use of www.351c.info for documenting and tracking.
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Quoting Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com>:
>
>> Dan,
>>
>>   Team Pantera Racing will be proud to donate.
>>
>>   Mad Dawg Antenucci
>>   Team Pantera Racing
>>
>> Daniel C Jones <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>   Would anyone be interested in donating (cash) or loaning (parts) to a
>> club/list/forum 351C dyno project?
>>
>> I recently picked up a spare 351C engine that was promised to me when
>> I purchased my white Pantera last year. Once back at the shop, I couldn't
>> resist pulling it apart. It looks like the engine was recently rebuilt.
>> It has closed chamber 4V heads, though they still have the infamous stock
>> valves. The timing chain is tight and the oil pan and pump are clean.
>> The piston tops and chambers have some carbon but it's thin enough I can
>> read the L2379F 0.030 stampings in the TRW flat top forged pistons. I
>> didn't notice any ridge at the tops of the bores. Has a Mellings M84AHV
>> (high volume, standard pressure) oil pump. The connecting rod balancing
>> pads are shiny, leading me to believe the engine was balanced when it was
>> rebuilt. This engine could be freshened up and fitted with stainless
>> one piece valves relatively inexpensively. However, I plan on building
>> a second stroker with high port heads for that Pantera and really don't
>> have much use for this engine. I was thinking about what to do with it,
>> when the idea of a dyno mule occurred to me. I've recently dyno'd a
>> couple of 408C strokers and posted the results here. Something similar
>> could be done with a 351C.
>>
>> I have an extensive collection of 351C cylinder heads including iron
>> open chamber 2V (real 351C as well as 351M/400), Aussie closed chamber
>> 2V, open chamber 4V, closed chamber 4V and A3/C302/C302B aluminum high
>> ports. I also have a selection of intake manifolds to match, several
>> spare blocks, and many other bits. What I propose is that I supply the
>> dyno mule engine and run the dyno tests over the winter until the money
>> runs out. I've helped a number of you to put together engine combinations
>> based upon the data I have on hand. Here's a chance to greatly expand
>> that database and answer a lot of questions. We could pool our resources
>> to fill in any gaps in parts that I might have and perhaps approach the
>> vendors to see if they would be willing to donate or loan parts to the
>> effort. I'll summarize all the tests and report here, as well as write
>> up an article (or perhaps a series of articles) for the POCA and/or PI
>> newsletters. I would also measure everything and enter it into a database
>> for use in testing and calibrating dyno simulation software. This is just
>> an idea at the moment but if there is sufficient interest in pursuing this
>> further, I'll put together a list of the parts I have on hand and also
>> discuss the project with my dyno guy. If you think of anything you'd like
>> to see tested, let me know.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dan Jones
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