We will see. Stock aftermarket heads, pump gas, street/strip, stock block, an old 950 carburetor and a goofball like me screwing around with it. It’ll be great if it can even make noise with me running around.

 

Oil, a couple oil filters, some pump premium fuel, and a couple days away from seeing what it’ll do. Daughter wants to ditch school and come with me Monday. I don’t have a problem with that.

 

She might miss out on Drag Queen day?

 

It's finally finished? I never thought I'd see the day.

 

...ditch school, watch her use the timing light & adjust floats - she will never forget the 'Dad' time - that time spent with your kids is priceless...

 

Have her bring her own Phillips head just in case the crank needs adjustment.

 

I am not usually a fan of blow off anything days, but I would not consider what she would be doing as such, rather this will be exchanging one type of learning day for another.

 

Drag queen day? Have to get the car back together and my daughter has to age a couple years before we can have her drag Queen debut at Famoso. Hahaha! That’s why I have the kids in private school if you meant the moronic Ca public school system and politics.

Yeah, it’s finally done. Don’t worry. I have until Monday to have something go horribly wrong or just to simply come up with an excuse why my plans fell apart. In fact, I should start working on all my excuses right now!

I will have an assortment of Phillips head screwdrivers as well as a Phillips head bit for the impact driver. Not worried about the flat head screws. Those aren’t structural.👍

My daughters school offered auto shop for the first time this year. It is taught by a friend of mine and my daughter is really enjoying it. This is causing her to want to learn and be a part of the process. Her excitement is definitely reigniting a fire in me. She is almost always a straight A student. One day away should not be a problem.

 

if you meant the moronic Ca public school system and politics.

Yes thats what I meant....
I can remember memorable trips and days with my father much more so than " another day at school"...
Enjoy the day

 

 

All loaded up and ready to go early tomorrow morning. After I’m done I should have results I will share when I get around to it in the next five or six months.

 

Great tech photo. Have any pictures of the bagel you had for breakfast? SMH

 

How precious of you. Bless your heart. You do remember this is the corral don’t you?

 

That looks badass, but I must say the pasgetti plug wires would drive me crazy lol.

 

They are a pre-cut kit from MSD for a Fox mustang. I had previously done a set you cut to length which turned out really nice. I have never been happy with the pre-cut kit.
There are a few things on it now that will change as it goes in the car. The valve cover breathers are on there just for the dyno. Not sure if I will go with my header evac kit, Aerospace vacuum pump, a new vacuum pump or what yet. My concern leading up to today has been to get it on the dyno to make sure there are no issues and get a baseline tune.

 

It’s all good. I come in here for fun.

 

What are you hoping it makes on the dyno? I wish I had put mine on the dyno prior to installing it.

 

525 should be attainable.

 

Well what did it make? I know it is 7:20am West coast time right now but that is no reason to not have results yet.

 

Still eating my bagel in the parking lot waiting for them to open.

 

exciting day fo sho... good luck buddy!!!!!

 

Nothing but problems.

 

My bagel was stale and I almost ran out of cream cheese. Traffic was miserable. The engine did really well though.

 

Hahahahahahahahahah Great!

 

Did a best of 555 hp at 26 degrees timing. I was surprised by how flat the torque curve was and that the rpm range was very reasonable.

 

Just got home. Need to unload the engine and get it in the garage. Then I will come back in with some more details.

 

He got the numbers .

Not bad ... not bad at all.

 

Your boy Toby nailed it. Oil pressure was rock solid through the pulls.

 

It was making 555 hp by 7,100 RPM. On one pull it made peak torque at 5,600 rpm. This pull peak was at 7,100. This was with 26 degrees of timing. It didn’t like 28. Not just the numbers but how it sounded. Big Dogs probably wouldn’t believe that. Bob Verbancic wasn’t surprised at all.

 

This was with 24 degrees of timing. Gob bless modern chamber design. Not much difference.

 

The only thing that has me scratching my head is how the engine seems to go flat after 7100 RPM. Toby reminded me that a while back he told me he did not fully torque down the rockers. I forgot to finish torquing them down.

We checked lash hot early on and everything was good. The engine sounded great with no evidence of a very loose rocker. But I will be pulling it down to check them once I get it back on the engine stand.

Curious about some of your thoughts on that.

 

Individual cylinder EGT’s were very close. Lows in the 1190’s and highs just an hair over 1300. Plenum looked bone dry and like it was never ran after all was said and done and the carb came off.

Oil pressure was solid slowly peaking at 63 when pulls were cut off at 7,500.