d2greene
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Here is the latest build. My previous build is still on the INSANE front page. The 363W is in the Lightning and doing well. It blows both tires off in 1st and 2nd. It is not as strong on the top end though. I guess a stock cam with the ported E7TE heads with 1.84" and 1.54" valves will not match the TFS TW heads with stock cam and custom chip. This spring I am trying the chip with the E7TE heads. Maybe I will see the 4,000+ RPM range wake up again.
Now to the latest build:
The F4TE block out of my 1994 Lightning looked great! I decided to hot tank it and hit the cross hatch again. While it is open, I decided to replace everything that wears; Rings, Rod and Main Bearings, Cam Bearings, Oil pump, Micropolish the crank. Everything cleaned up standard; bores, rod and main journals, stock hypereutectic pistons were cleaned and reused too. I figured that since it is apart it would be a waste not to put a roller in the F4TE block. I have a nice used E303, and Cobra 1.7 rollers. As you can see in the pictures the heads need a lot of cleaning and polishing.
If any of you have reassembled the stock short block let me know if all 8 piston arrows point to the front of the block. I am pretty sure they do but I want to make sure before I get all 8 pistons in.
It will be for sale in March or April. I also have an early front sump pan, a Fox 351 pan, and the later rear sump truck pan to fit most common applications.
Here are the pictures:
Now to the latest build:
The F4TE block out of my 1994 Lightning looked great! I decided to hot tank it and hit the cross hatch again. While it is open, I decided to replace everything that wears; Rings, Rod and Main Bearings, Cam Bearings, Oil pump, Micropolish the crank. Everything cleaned up standard; bores, rod and main journals, stock hypereutectic pistons were cleaned and reused too. I figured that since it is apart it would be a waste not to put a roller in the F4TE block. I have a nice used E303, and Cobra 1.7 rollers. As you can see in the pictures the heads need a lot of cleaning and polishing.
If any of you have reassembled the stock short block let me know if all 8 piston arrows point to the front of the block. I am pretty sure they do but I want to make sure before I get all 8 pistons in.
It will be for sale in March or April. I also have an early front sump pan, a Fox 351 pan, and the later rear sump truck pan to fit most common applications.
Here are the pictures:
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