Project 5.Slow No More!
- Thread starter AdirondackFox08
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Thanks guys! Shooting to have the car running sometime next week, if not this weekend.
I forgot to upload a few pics of porting the lower. Compared to the stock ports, the Explorer is bigger, but I had to open them up quite a bit for the new heads. I poked a small hole in one of the intake runners that will be welded up after the intake is sonic washed at the machine shop.
To really take advantage of porting the lower, some of the intake runners should have some weld built up on one side or the other so you can really open up the ports. This will work good enough for me, and I will have less than 130 wrapped up into the intake.
I forgot to upload a few pics of porting the lower. Compared to the stock ports, the Explorer is bigger, but I had to open them up quite a bit for the new heads. I poked a small hole in one of the intake runners that will be welded up after the intake is sonic washed at the machine shop.
To really take advantage of porting the lower, some of the intake runners should have some weld built up on one side or the other so you can really open up the ports. This will work good enough for me, and I will have less than 130 wrapped up into the intake.
Thanks guys! Shooting to have the car running sometime next week, if not this weekend.
I forgot to upload a few pics of porting the lower. Compared to the stock ports, the Explorer is bigger, but I had to open them up quite a bit for the new heads. I poked a small hole in one of the intake runners that will be welded up after the intake is sonic washed at the machine shop.
To really take advantage of porting the lower, some of the intake runners should have some weld built up on one side or the other so you can really open up the ports. This will work good enough for me, and I will have less than 130 wrapped up into the intake.
I forgot to upload a few pics of porting the lower. Compared to the stock ports, the Explorer is bigger, but I had to open them up quite a bit for the new heads. I poked a small hole in one of the intake runners that will be welded up after the intake is sonic washed at the machine shop.
To really take advantage of porting the lower, some of the intake runners should have some weld built up on one side or the other so you can really open up the ports. This will work good enough for me, and I will have less than 130 wrapped up into the intake.
Yes, adkmach1 is my Dad, I have to admit that sometimes... 
I would like to get 300 rwhp, probably won't get it dynoed this year unless I have driveability issues. According to Comp Cams and some forums I shouldn't need a tune with this cam, we'll see. I would like to be in the low 12s in the quarter next year, but this will remain a street car, lol.
So, back to working on the car, since I had my mandatory break for court and 85 bucks later, lol. Doesn't look like too much has been done, but tomorrow since I will be off of work I will hopefully be done with the engine and installed the new MM clutch cable kit.
First thing, put on the oil pump and oil pickup tube...
Oil pan...
And ended tonight with the timing cover, water pump, oil sending unit, and harmonic balancer/crankshaft damper installed. Have to pick up some bolts and some more paint tomorrow and it would be nice if the intake was cleaned and welded up too.
Forgot to trim the timing chain cover gasket before I torqued it on... :smash: Have to finish trimming some of it of so it's not so noticeable.
I would like to get 300 rwhp, probably won't get it dynoed this year unless I have driveability issues. According to Comp Cams and some forums I shouldn't need a tune with this cam, we'll see. I would like to be in the low 12s in the quarter next year, but this will remain a street car, lol.
So, back to working on the car, since I had my mandatory break for court and 85 bucks later, lol. Doesn't look like too much has been done, but tomorrow since I will be off of work I will hopefully be done with the engine and installed the new MM clutch cable kit.
First thing, put on the oil pump and oil pickup tube...
Oil pan...
And ended tonight with the timing cover, water pump, oil sending unit, and harmonic balancer/crankshaft damper installed. Have to pick up some bolts and some more paint tomorrow and it would be nice if the intake was cleaned and welded up too.
Forgot to trim the timing chain cover gasket before I torqued it on... :smash: Have to finish trimming some of it of so it's not so noticeable.
Yes, adkmach1 is my Dad, I have to admit that sometimes...
I would like to get 300 rwhp, probably won't get it dynoed this year unless I have driveability issues. According to Comp Cams and some forums I shouldn't need a tune with this cam, we'll see. I would like to be in the low 12s in the quarter next year, but this will remain a street car, lol.
So, back to working on the car, since I had my mandatory break for court and 85 bucks later, lol. Doesn't look like too much has been done, but tomorrow since I will be off of work I will hopefully be done with the engine and installed the new MM clutch cable kit.
First thing, put on the oil pump and oil pickup tube...
Oil pan...
And ended tonight with the timing cover, water pump, oil sending unit, and harmonic balancer/crankshaft damper installed. Have to pick up some bolts and some more paint tomorrow and it would be nice if the intake was cleaned and welded up too.
Forgot to trim the timing chain cover gasket before I torqued it on... :smash: Have to finish trimming some of it of so it's not so noticeable.
I would like to get 300 rwhp, probably won't get it dynoed this year unless I have driveability issues. According to Comp Cams and some forums I shouldn't need a tune with this cam, we'll see. I would like to be in the low 12s in the quarter next year, but this will remain a street car, lol.
So, back to working on the car, since I had my mandatory break for court and 85 bucks later, lol. Doesn't look like too much has been done, but tomorrow since I will be off of work I will hopefully be done with the engine and installed the new MM clutch cable kit.
First thing, put on the oil pump and oil pickup tube...
Oil pan...
And ended tonight with the timing cover, water pump, oil sending unit, and harmonic balancer/crankshaft damper installed. Have to pick up some bolts and some more paint tomorrow and it would be nice if the intake was cleaned and welded up too.
Forgot to trim the timing chain cover gasket before I torqued it on... :smash: Have to finish trimming some of it of so it's not so noticeable.
Motors looking good man.
Well, didn't quite get as much done today as I would have liked. I seem to set higher expectations than I can achieve, lol.
The push rods and rockers are in and adjusted.
You might be asking, why is the intake not on since the gaskets are? Well, the intake is all painted, but I forgot to drill and tap holes for the iat sensor and the egr coolant line... So tomorrow I have to go and buy a 3/8" NPT tap to finish off the intake. :nono: Can't put the engine in tomorrow though because I won't have enough time to do it.
The old clutch cable is out along with the quadrant. Getting the old quadrant off was a bit of pita. Especially since I kept feeling like I was going to puke when I was on my back with my head next to the pedals. It got to the point where I couldn't be there for more than 5 minutes, not sure what the hell that is all about.
The new quadrant is on and the cable is laid out, not really sure how to route it until the engine is in though. I don't want to pinch the cable in between the oil pan and the k member. The new cable is longer and the stock bracket isn't used.
The push rods and rockers are in and adjusted.
You might be asking, why is the intake not on since the gaskets are? Well, the intake is all painted, but I forgot to drill and tap holes for the iat sensor and the egr coolant line... So tomorrow I have to go and buy a 3/8" NPT tap to finish off the intake. :nono: Can't put the engine in tomorrow though because I won't have enough time to do it.
The old clutch cable is out along with the quadrant. Getting the old quadrant off was a bit of pita. Especially since I kept feeling like I was going to puke when I was on my back with my head next to the pedals. It got to the point where I couldn't be there for more than 5 minutes, not sure what the hell that is all about.
The new quadrant is on and the cable is laid out, not really sure how to route it until the engine is in though. I don't want to pinch the cable in between the oil pan and the k member. The new cable is longer and the stock bracket isn't used.
Well, didn't quite get as much done today as I would have liked. I seem to set higher expectations than I can achieve, lol.
The push rods and rockers are in and adjusted.
You might be asking, why is the intake not on since the gaskets are? Well, the intake is all painted, but I forgot to drill and tap holes for the iat sensor and the egr coolant line... So tomorrow I have to go and buy a 3/8" NPT tap to finish off the intake. :nono: Can't put the engine in tomorrow though because I won't have enough time to do it.
The old clutch cable is out along with the quadrant. Getting the old quadrant off was a bit of pita. Especially since I kept feeling like I was going to puke when I was on my back with my head next to the pedals. It got to the point where I couldn't be there for more than 5 minutes, not sure what the hell that is all about.
The new quadrant is on and the cable is laid out, not really sure how to route it until the engine is in though. I don't want to pinch the cable in between the oil pan and the k member. The new cable is longer and the stock bracket isn't used.
The push rods and rockers are in and adjusted.
You might be asking, why is the intake not on since the gaskets are? Well, the intake is all painted, but I forgot to drill and tap holes for the iat sensor and the egr coolant line... So tomorrow I have to go and buy a 3/8" NPT tap to finish off the intake. :nono: Can't put the engine in tomorrow though because I won't have enough time to do it.
The old clutch cable is out along with the quadrant. Getting the old quadrant off was a bit of pita. Especially since I kept feeling like I was going to puke when I was on my back with my head next to the pedals. It got to the point where I couldn't be there for more than 5 minutes, not sure what the hell that is all about.
The new quadrant is on and the cable is laid out, not really sure how to route it until the engine is in though. I don't want to pinch the cable in between the oil pan and the k member. The new cable is longer and the stock bracket isn't used.