Redlinefever husky 394 build

[Wolverine]

Nice. How long? Mine had a 48" for milling. Yours looks longer.

I borrowed that fiddy from Mike to mill a maple trunk. 394 chugged right through it! I was impressed! My largest is currently 42'.

 

[redlinefever]

So I'm thinking pop up for less grinding. What's everyone's thoughts on this?

 

[Moparmyway]

A 394 is a great platform for spinning

 

[XP_Slinger]

I think either way you do it you’ll get good results. Any thoughts on where you’re going to set the intake? I put mine at 80 and it runs nice. Uh, not nice. I meant mean and scary braaaaaap!

 

[Whitty21]

subbed for some 394 action

 

[XP_Slinger]

subbed for some 394 action

Welcome to the party

 

[redlinefever]

View attachment 98945 View attachment 98946 A 394 is a great platform for spinning

What did you set ur timing at if u don't mind me asking? Was the build for rpm or torque?

 

[XP_Slinger]

What did you set ur timing at if u don't mind me asking? Was the build for rpm or torque?

I don’t have a lathe so I don’t have the compression that you will have with machining. That aside I set my numbers at 100/118/80 and luckily I got 185psi with .032 squish. I didn’t raise the transfers at all, it had 15 degrees of blow down stock and I wanted a little more. The intake was at 72 before gasket removal and grinding. I also widened both intake and exhaust to maximum extent while keeping the skirt supported and pins not exposed. Disclaimer; this was the first 394 I’ve ground on so please don’t mistake my limited experience for expertise. I assume you wouldn’t, just being honest. Can’t wait to hear yours run
@RIDE-RED 350r built a mean 394 with a big assist from @srcarr52

 

[redlinefever]

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I don’t have a lathe so I don’t have the compression that you will have with machining. That aside I set my numbers at 100/118/80 and luckily I got 185psi with .032 squish. I didn’t raise the transfers at all, it had 15 degrees of blow down stock and I wanted a little more. The intake was at 72 before gasket removal and grinding. I also widened both intake and exhaust to maximum extent while keeping the skirt supported and pins not exposed. Disclaimer; this was the first 394 I’ve ground on so please don’t mistake my limited experience for expertise. I assume you wouldn’t, just being honest. Can’t wait to hear yours run
@RIDE-RED 350r built a mean 394 with a big assist from @srcarr52

thanks we are all here to learn

 

[XP_Slinger]

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thanks we are all here to learn

Absolutely. That and watch 394’s kick a**

 

[Whitty21]

Here's mine. Ugly and stock minus a base gasket delete and meteor piston.

Still pulls though

 

[Moparmyway]

What did you set ur timing at if u don't mind me asking? Was the build for rpm or torque?

She was built for working

 

[XP_Slinger]

She was built for working
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And I bet it works well. I would’ve gone a little higher on my exhaust but I didn’t want to lose any more compression. Funny how our blowdown is near the same. Must be something in that 18-20 range

 

[redlinefever]

I gotta get it together to check the #'s stock and go from there . Thinking 100 to 99 on exh 118 to 120 transfers and intake as low as I can go i think going to guess 78 ish maybe ? What's everyone's thoughts on it ? 18 to 20 on blowdown to much?

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

She was built for working
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Going from memory, those numbers are very close if not identical to mine

 

[Moparmyway]

I gotta get it together to check the #'s stock and go from there . Thinking 100 to 99 on exh 118 to 120 transfers and intake as low as I can go i think going to guess 78 ish maybe ? What's everyone's thoughts on it ? 18 to 20 on blowdown to much?

20 BD
80 Intake
More compression isnt allways better, if I wasnt at 240# now, I'd pull 0.005 more off the base and call it 99/119/80.5

I might just do a little more spinning and take off the 0.005 anyway ..................................

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Just checked, 98/116/80 with I want to say .023 squish. @srcarr52 cut base and squish and raised the transfers for me. I did the exhaust and intake work with his guidance. Compression came in at 210 psi after initial assembly.

 

[redlinefever]

Also going to have to wait on a 90 degree hand piece also

 

[XP_Slinger]

20 BD
80 Intake
More compression isnt allways better, if I wasnt at 240# now, I'd pull 0.005 more off the base and call it 99/119/80.5

I might just do a little more spinning and take off the 0.005 anyway ..................................

240#s!?!? Boyoyoyoyoyoying

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Also going to have to wait on a 90 degree hand piece also

That's exactly why Shaun raised my transfers. I would not have been able to raise them as much as needed for his base and squish specs with the tools I currently have at my disposal.