Thread: Performer-EPS

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DennyW, I have an Edelrock 600 cfm carb, but I don't which of the several they make. Tech1, thanks. Thats my feeling about it too. I was able to recover about 90% of my mistaken investment on a TH350 when I bought the 700R4 so I should be able to sell off the Performer-RPM and the retail for the Performer-EPS is about $135 so at this point that is peanuts compared to the rest of the parts. Maybe I can get $85 for an unused Performer-RPM and get the slightly added torque from the Performer-EPS. In addition I want to take another look at the lifter that was snug. I am also going to check the pushrod clearance on the 1.6 ratio exhaust rockers, but I am hoping that with the slight cam lift of only 0.410" there may not be a problem with the pushrods on the exhaust valves. I have read that the stock stamped rockers rated at 1.5 ratio are really more like 1.4 so maybe with the 1.5 roller-tipped rockers on the intake I will still get a little more intake lift without having the pushrods rub on the holes in the 882 heads and with roller tips on all the rockers it will run a little cooler. Tech1 there are certainly several really experienced folks on this Forum, but I appreciate the continuity of your comments as you say from the git-go of my build. Referring to an old thread where I worried about the NSRA tech-inspection and the problem of bolts on the 4-bar links, John York was able to tighten them up with an air wrench better than I could by hand/arm AND upon my request he drilled holes through the tightened bolts and inserted cotter pins through the bolts to the frame. We did not do that to the ends attached to the axle bat wings or the rear because they are easily inspected and maybe removal is more frequent there, but when I take it back to John York for help with the wiring I will ask him to put cotter pins in the other ends as well. Well thanks to quite a few of you for your help. I should be able to wire up the car myself, having done electonics in my career, but I want to use the Camaro steering column I rebuilt and John York says he regularly uses them in his Cobra builds and knows them inside out so he can be a big help. I was not even aware of state inspection rules about the high beam indicator and other wiring details so I will save up and try to work out a deal with John York. Considering he builds turnkey Cobras for about $50K, he has been quite decent with me so far.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder