408 stroker swap
07-07-2016, 12:09 AM
#11
Senior Member
Please don't take this as a negative comment about your purchase, but I find it a bit concerning that there are no specs on this engine other than the max HP/TQ numbers.
I see a list of parts, but nothing really specific. I think you would want to know at what RPM those numbers occur at and what compression ratio so you'll know what type of fuel to use at the bare minimum.
I would contact the manufacturer and at least get that much out of them.
Edit: Also that high volume oil pump that it has might cause more problems than good it can do. Generally they cause more wear on the distributor gear (and possibly the camshaft gear) and prematurely drain the oil pan, so you might want to see if you can either switch out to a standard volume pump or go with a larger capacity pan.
As for the distributor gear, there is a mod on small block fords you can do with drilling a pinhole in one of the front oil galley plugs to have a small stream of oil shoot out on the distributor gear to further lubricate the gear. I'd check to see if that was done as well.
Just my .02.
I see a list of parts, but nothing really specific. I think you would want to know at what RPM those numbers occur at and what compression ratio so you'll know what type of fuel to use at the bare minimum.
I would contact the manufacturer and at least get that much out of them.
Edit: Also that high volume oil pump that it has might cause more problems than good it can do. Generally they cause more wear on the distributor gear (and possibly the camshaft gear) and prematurely drain the oil pan, so you might want to see if you can either switch out to a standard volume pump or go with a larger capacity pan.
As for the distributor gear, there is a mod on small block fords you can do with drilling a pinhole in one of the front oil galley plugs to have a small stream of oil shoot out on the distributor gear to further lubricate the gear. I'd check to see if that was done as well.
Just my .02.
Last edited by qdeezie; 07-07-2016 at 08:22 AM.
07-08-2016, 08:56 AM
#12
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Thread Starter
I'll look into that with the oil pump but as far as specs blueprint engines has their own website and there are plenty of specs availiable, I did my research prior to going to summits website.
07-09-2016, 09:48 AM
#14
Senior Member
Christmas in July. Hell its better than Christmas LOL.
07-11-2016, 12:32 AM
#15
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Thread Starter
Hahaha you aint wrong my ma, I'm so excited to get outta this desert **** hole. So question on mounting the accessories, Can I just use brackets without having to buy an exspensive *** serpentine kit aslong as I have trhe accessories? may be a dumb question but ill be that guy
07-12-2016, 04:11 PM
#18
Senior Member
Have you arrived home yet or are these just teaser pics getting sent to you from home?
07-12-2016, 08:20 PM
#19
1996 5.0 SCAB 2WD
Good luck on the build! I will ba facing the same scenario down the road on my 96. And thank you for your service and sacrifices! Take care and keep your head down from a Keesler brat!
07-13-2016, 07:13 AM
#20
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