Porting costs?

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@BlackCoffin - That looks like it's going to be fun!

 

[BlackCoffin]

@BlackCoffin - That looks like it's going to be fun!

told the wife it would be a great first car for our daughter, the roll cage will keep her safe!

 

[jcf86mod]

The 240sx was badged 180sx down here and they had the SR20DET.
This is my missus 93 european import badged 200sx all original come factory with the CA18DET. Was imported into Australia in 94.
They are paying crazy money for nice examples here now

Likewise in NZ, any JDM from the 90's worth big bucks, and here we are wishing we all had access to a barn to store ours....

 

[StihlMagnum440]

Neat story! I'm guessing he did work on the overhead cam 427 Ford motors that were banned at NASCAR but were used extensively in drag racing, including Mickey Thomson's Funny car, the first one to break the 200 MPH 1/4 mi barrier.

Ford never put that motor in a production car. They advertised the single 4 bbl version as having 616 Hp, and there was a dual quad version, but most racers used the injectors. My wife's cousin (on Long Island) has one with the velocity stacks and injectors. He purchased it from a MT shop after Mickey was murdered.

I believe Shelby built 3 AC Cobras with that motor, one of which was purchased by Bill Cosby and featured in the jokes on his album. They had insane power to weight.

I was reading up on Ford 302s to see easy upgrades for my 1994 F150 4x4 302 and got distracted reading how a 302 could be built up by Ford racing to have more power put to the block/bottom end then a 351!! They were talking in the 1000 hp range!! That totally blew me away. Unreal. That is 5 times, or probably more closer to 6 times more HP than my all stock 302.

My motor is no powerhouse but gets the job done. I replaced the rear springs with wider springs from a spring shop and added over ride springs. They worked very good...especially the time a guy dropped 3800lbs (scale slip) of gravel in the back of it. He had spread the load good and towards the middle of the truck and near the cab so the weight was spread on all four tires. Truck sat just fine but the tires were bulging. It was flat land drive from the pit to my place 6 or 7 miles away and through town at 25-30. The e4od tranny (have a big tranny cooler on my truck) is used in F350s so it handled it. My truck is set up to tow 7500lb per factory so no problem moving the truck with the gravel.

Only problem after bringing gravel home was the original front shock towers were bent and the front shocks rubbed on them. Replaced the shock towers and coils and all was good.

I have hauled a bunch of weight on my tandem axle trailer with electric brakes...no problem.

Truck and motor is all original with about 185k. Probably going to need to do the normal timing chain and water pump replacement soon than it should go 300,000. I drive it about 2000 mi a year so that means about 60 more years of service.

I like the AC and auto tranny but the truck color makes me look like a cop...even had cops wave to me. One time I even drove it 5 years with an expired inspection stickers and no police noticed. Wished it was a different shade blue at least. I took a pic of a fender..do you know if that is even Ford blue?

If I wanted to do stop light races I could simply put it in 4wd low and unlock the old fashioned on the wheel front hubs. Now that would really launch the F150. My brother had a 345 engine in a Scout and used to do that when we were young.

I have lots of people come up and comment on my truck. I am going to give it a good make over this summer...it has been pretty good to me.

 

[StihlMagnum440]

I hear what you are saying about durability, but with the saws, venting the muffler to make them run cooler generally increases durability.

If the engine is done right, it will hold up quite well. My 427 (I put in the 70 Boss Body) had cross bolted mains and a side oiler block (all the oil went to the bearings; you could not run a hydraulic cam in it). The Ford drive train with the top loader 4 speed and 9" rear were also rock solid, especially with street tires.

My 2006 Mustang lasted 129,000 miles with the SC (not a bad run), and I then upgraded to a motor with Eagle crank, rods and pistons. My tranny and rear are original with over 155,000 miles, so I don't think reliability has been much of an issue. The HD Steeda clutch has been holding up well. I have 550 Hp and can get 24 MPG on the highway, so it is not a bad combo! I can also run about 12 flat with legitimate street tires with a 320 tread wear rating (and great in the rain).

I carefully selected the Whipple Twin Screw SC due to its drivability and the fact that (at the time) Ford Performance did the tune, and it is 50 State emissions legal.

I put Blizzak tires on in the winter and drive it all year long. Works for me!

550hp and 24 mpg...wow! Nice car! You got the goods...

 

[BlackCoffin]

I was reading up on Ford 302s to see easy upgrades for my 1994 F150 4x4 302 and got distracted reading how a 302 could be built up by Ford racing to have more power put to the block/bottom end then a 351!! They were talking in the 1000 hp range!! That totally blew me away. Unreal. That is 5 times, or probably more closer to 6 times more HP than my all stock 302.

My motor is no powerhouse but gets the job done. I replaced the rear springs with wider springs from a spring shop and added over ride springs. They worked very good...especially the time a guy dropped 3800lbs (scale slip) of gravel in the back of it. He had spread the load good and towards the middle of the truck and near the cab so the weight was spread on all four tires. Truck sat just fine but the tires were bulging. It was flat land drive from the pit to my place 6 or 7 miles away and through town at 25-30. The e4od tranny (have a big tranny cooler on my truck) is used in F350s so it handled it. My truck is set up to tow 7500lb per factory so no problem moving the truck with the gravel.

Only problem after bringing gravel home was the original front shock towers were bent and the front shocks rubbed on them. Replaced the shock towers and coils and all was good.

I have hauled a bunch of weight on my tandem axle trailer with electric brakes...no problem.

Truck and motor is all original with about 185k. Probably going to need to do the normal timing chain and water pump replacement soon than it should go 300,000. I drive it about 2000 mi a year so that means about 60 more years of service.

I like the AC and auto tranny but the truck color makes me look like a cop...even had cops wave to me. One time I even drove it 5 years with an expired inspection stickers and no police noticed. Wished it was a different shade blue at least. I took a pic of a fender..do you know if that is even Ford blue?

If I wanted to do stop light races I could simply put it in 4wd low and unlock the old fashioned on the wheel front hubs. Now that would really launch the F150. My brother had a 345 engine in a Scout and used to do that when we were young.

I have lots of people come up and comment on my truck. I am going to give it a good make over this summer...it has been pretty good to me.
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Those are the new 302’s, the old ones like in your truck tend to not hold together over 500hp and they split the block in half. The old 351 blocks are decent but the new blocks are just engineered so much better and can handle over 1000hp just like aftermarket blocks. Forced induction can wake up any small block, with the right internals 1000hp is the new 500hp these days.

 

[Loony661]

Those are the new 302’s, the old ones like in your truck tend to not hold together over 500hp and they split the block in half. The old 351 blocks are decent but the new blocks are just engineered so much better and can handle over 1000hp just like aftermarket blocks. Forced induction can wake up any small block, with the right internals 1000hp is the new 500hp these days.

I had the opportunity to machine a couple Ford Racing 302 blocks and I can tell you from experience that they are A LOT heavier than a production 302. Same internal dimensions, but everything is thicker. A lot thicker.

 

[BlackCoffin]

I had the opportunity to machine a couple Ford Racing 302 blocks and I can tell you from experience that they are A LOT heavier than a production 302. Same internal dimensions, but everything is thicker. A lot thicker.

what vintage of block? I’d believe it since they are probably cast the same as dart blocks or similar. Same thing with different stamps so you speak.

 

[Loony661]

what vintage of block? I’d believe it since they are probably cast the same as dart blocks or similar. Same thing with different stamps so you speak.

This would have been back around 2010 or so... Of course I machined a lot of production 302’s for local dirt track cars and also some Mustang resto’s.. Mock-Boss 302’s were pretty common engines for us to build per customer requests.. But that Ford Racing block was solid - just a tank. Siamese bores and whatnot..