[DeTomaso] Kirby's new engine (Re: NPC, but it's a Ford!)

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Kirby,
Nice photos and a lot of detail left out for the unwashed masses.

Points I picked up:
- Drilling the main journals for direct oil squirting to the pistons and 
slotting it to provide the oil.  Nice touch, I'd always thought it was 
done through the rod.
- Needle bearings for the cam; I've always wanted to use those, let us 
know how they work out.
- Using feeler gauges to prevent twisting of the rod ends while torquing.
- Chamferring the rod ends with a lathe to clear the crank
- Plastigage showed less clearance than the math method (I presume), 
meaning it's best to add .0005 to anything you read with plastigage; 
good to know.

And now the unanswered questions:
- What kind of core plugs were used?  You mentioned o-ring style but 
I've never seen anything like that.
- Detail on the exhaust port side of the head.  It looks like the method 
used was the one where the ports are sawed off and a replacement plate 
is put on raising the ports.  Can you provide more detail there?
- Stock 4V Cleveland heads?  What rocker arm solution did you use?  It 
looks nice but I can't quite figure out how it goes on?  Is machining of 
the stock pedestals required?
- Was it a roller cam?  What lifters did you use?  it's apparent they 
are tied together but I don't think I've ever seen that style before.
- Dry sump pan?  Can you provide more detail?  Is the pan baffled?  How?
- I know we've talked about this before, but....  assuming tapered seat 
plugs, how did you index them?  I thought you had to have the heads off 
to index them, how did you do it?  (I've -never- done it mind you).
- Oh, and I assume this was a stroker.  Correct?

Again, nice photos.  Let us know what the chassis dyno numbers come out 
to. :)
Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 1/25/2015 5:59 PM, Kirby Schrader wrote:
>     Chuck,
>
>     Maybe not so exciting and less hard on tires, but another Ford started
>     today.
>
>     First time startup and it lives.
>
>     Now for Weber tuning.
>
>     [1]http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/kirbyschrader/Pantera/racecar%20eng
>     ine/index.html
>
>     Damned phone ran out of memory... Now that I've deleted all those
>     Rolling Stones albums, I have 3GB free.
>
>     Larger movie next time.
>
>     :-)
>
>     Regards,
>
>     Kirby
>
>     On Jan 25, 2015, at 19:49, Charles Engles<[2]cengles at cox.net>  wrote:
>
>     Dear Chris,
>                   I had grown forlorn with the lethargy of the Forum today,
>     but......you certainly compensated for it.  Wow.  Be sure to see the
>     companion link/video by Chris Harris discussing the Mustang's
>     specifics.
>     Fascinating.   I need one of those.
>                             Thanks for sharing,  Chuck Engles
>
> References
>
>     1. http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/kirbyschrader/Pantera/racecar%20engine/index.html
>     2. mailto:cengles at cox.net
>
>
>
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