Thread: Just Ran the new figures

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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Hope that engine works out well for you, Matt. That's a bunch of $$$$ to invest in a little 6!!!! But, if nothing else it should be unique...

yes, it shure is a lot for the little engine, but it is a very strong engine, stronger than the average V8. 7 main caps, 2 bolt per cap, so it can handle the extra power. It was fun figuring out what to use, building it with matched parts. using parts designed for diffrent engines, like the 2.3 HSC flat top pistions, 302 valve springs, held in place with 302 2 peice retainers but using the stock 200 centers of the retainers, that fit perfect in the 302 retainers, and provide the correct size center, for the 5/16" valve stems. I did what I have always done, done somthing diffrent than the rest of the crowd, and now as I look back on it, I'm graduating from my auto class tonight, and that car was the main project of the year, it's been in the shop since november, it's partly the reason that I have 1 of the highest averages in the class. My teacher wants me to keep in touch with him, because he wants to still play a part, in the compleation of the car, and see how it runs.

sounds like you're gonna get that baby put together this weekend( i know i would push through if i was that close) cant wait to see some pictures under the hood when you finish..... i'm actually looking at putting turbos on my mustang now.... gonna run turbo piping thru the fenders up to dual intercoolers in the front and then up to the carb....(if i stay carb, i'm starting to think ITBs would be nice)