As you folks might know, my project car is a 1969 Mercury Cougar with a 351W and an FMX Automatic.
So I just gave my local shop guy all the specs for how I want my engine rebuilt. Right now, I'm looking at about $1500 for the rebuild, plus associated parts.
My engine as it stands now:
http://www.iz-us.com/images/cars/cougar/rebuild_dyno/engine_current.jpg
1969 Ford 351W, stock shortblock
9.5:1 compression
Stock D0OE 69 Windsor Heads
600CFM Edelbrock Carb
Edelbrock Performer Intake
Edelbrock Performer Cam (204/214 duration, .448/.472 lift)
Hooker Long Tube headers
Full 2.5" exhaust w/ x-pipe.
I am soon to get the engine rebuilt, and a few other things to accomodate. Details of all of the smaller parts are to come later. The main stuff is:
Crane Cams PowerMax (226/236 duration, .502/.520 lift)
The website's description:
Fair idle, moderate performance usage, good mid and upper RPM HP, bracket racing, auto trans w/2500+ converter, 3200-3600 cruise RPM, 9.5 to 11.0 comp. ratio adv. Basic RPM 3000-6000
Edelbrock Torker II Intake
TCI Breakaway 2400-2800 Stall convertor
New springs, retainers, etc. to handle the increased lift.
Desktop dyno gives me this for my engine right after the rebuild:
http://www.iz-us.com/images/cars/cougar/rebuild_dyno/rebuild_stockheads.jpg
My stock heads are definately strangling me, at this point. But, I'm keeping the heads stock, not worth porting them because I'm planning on getting new heads later.
Now, a few months down the line (tax refund + bonus):
TFS Twisted Wedge Heads
Bump compression up to 10.5:1 on the fancy new aluminum heads
725CFM Holley Carb
http://www.iz-us.com/images/cars/cougar/rebuild_dyno/rebuild_heads_cam.jpg
I'm also going to match that with 3.77 gears, and a shift kit.
I'm so close to rebuilding the engine I can taste it (it currently blows oil under load, think the rings are bad) and 325hp is going to be hot. And then 450hp with the new heads? This car is about to be awesome.
I'm. So. Happy.
Also tonight, moved the Cougar out of the driveway, into it's new (now clean enough to hold a car) home:
The Cougar moved to it's new home tonight:
Goodbye driveway-o-rain and rust!
Soon to be detailed when the engine is out.
I'm sure I can throw more pics of the work in progress up as well.
So I just gave my local shop guy all the specs for how I want my engine rebuilt. Right now, I'm looking at about $1500 for the rebuild, plus associated parts.
My engine as it stands now:
http://www.iz-us.com/images/cars/cougar/rebuild_dyno/engine_current.jpg
1969 Ford 351W, stock shortblock
9.5:1 compression
Stock D0OE 69 Windsor Heads
600CFM Edelbrock Carb
Edelbrock Performer Intake
Edelbrock Performer Cam (204/214 duration, .448/.472 lift)
Hooker Long Tube headers
Full 2.5" exhaust w/ x-pipe.
I am soon to get the engine rebuilt, and a few other things to accomodate. Details of all of the smaller parts are to come later. The main stuff is:
Crane Cams PowerMax (226/236 duration, .502/.520 lift)
The website's description:
Fair idle, moderate performance usage, good mid and upper RPM HP, bracket racing, auto trans w/2500+ converter, 3200-3600 cruise RPM, 9.5 to 11.0 comp. ratio adv. Basic RPM 3000-6000
Edelbrock Torker II Intake
TCI Breakaway 2400-2800 Stall convertor
New springs, retainers, etc. to handle the increased lift.
Desktop dyno gives me this for my engine right after the rebuild:
http://www.iz-us.com/images/cars/cougar/rebuild_dyno/rebuild_stockheads.jpg
My stock heads are definately strangling me, at this point. But, I'm keeping the heads stock, not worth porting them because I'm planning on getting new heads later.
Now, a few months down the line (tax refund + bonus):
TFS Twisted Wedge Heads
Bump compression up to 10.5:1 on the fancy new aluminum heads
725CFM Holley Carb
http://www.iz-us.com/images/cars/cougar/rebuild_dyno/rebuild_heads_cam.jpg
I'm also going to match that with 3.77 gears, and a shift kit.
I'm so close to rebuilding the engine I can taste it (it currently blows oil under load, think the rings are bad) and 325hp is going to be hot. And then 450hp with the new heads? This car is about to be awesome.
I'm. So. Happy.
Also tonight, moved the Cougar out of the driveway, into it's new (now clean enough to hold a car) home:
The Cougar moved to it's new home tonight:

Goodbye driveway-o-rain and rust!

Soon to be detailed when the engine is out.
I'm sure I can throw more pics of the work in progress up as well.