Thread: Ford 347 Total Timing

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Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Roger

Yep you did the gas gig good (triple ggg)

We go to tune cars and about 1 out of ten will have put race gas in and then you can't get the fuel flow out of the injectors you need or sometimes they have leaded race gas and cats--------

Sometimes even a blind pig finds the pearl in the slop....

Roger, on a side note, how quiet (or noisy) is your stroker........I'm referring to clicking like valve adjustment noise? My 331 is noisy as h***, less when warmed up, but still there. With open headers I didn't notice it but as soon as I installed the quiet exhaust I can hear it pretty good. Just curious what another one is like.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Roger, on a side note, how quiet (or noisy) is your stroker........I'm referring to clicking like valve adjustment noise? My 331 is noisy as h***, less when warmed up, but still there. With open headers I didn't notice it but as soon as I installed the quiet exhaust I can hear it pretty good. Just curious what another one is like.

Don

Don, I've noticed the same thing! Nothing worrisome, but a definite "click" like the old solid lifters but with rollers. My lakes headers are significantly quieter now with a combo of SS wool and dense fiberglass packing but are still right at the leading edge of the door, creating a medium loud rumble at cruise (2000rpm) and I can hear the "click" of the engine over the exhaust. I imagine if I ran it through some Hushpowers or MagnaFlow's it would be even more noticable.

That's comforting, Roger. I have spoken to Scat and they say some strokers are noisy and some aren't. Something to do with the short pistons rocking at the end of their stroke. I figure I'll just uncap the headers and not worry about it.........oil pressure and all looks fine. Or, I may just lie and tell people I have a solid lifter cam in there and it is set up on the loose side.

I've reset the roller rockers 3 times and if I go any tighter the engine runs badly. It pulls like gangbusters, so it must be running ok. Bet you love the 347 a lot.

Don

Yeah, Don, the 347 pulls like crazy - torque curve is nearly flat from 2100 to 4500, then falls off slightly to cross the HP line at 5500. With a light car (have not weighed it yet) it is a blast to drive - more power than I have ever owned before, bar none. My 5th gear OD (0.64) lugs down quite a bit below 60mph, but then in 5th it really wants to cruise at about 80mph or so