My Setup:
Please remember this is sort of a make shift set up for time reasons, I want to hit the track before winter, I'm not pulling the motor or removing the heads until winter. Also keep note that I understand what I'm doing is probably building a time bomb. That in mind my tuner is old very wise and conservative, I'm thinking I'll tune it on VP Q16 to be extra safe and may God bless my piston rings.
All parts are sitting here unless I say otherwise.
What I need help installing:
Comp stage 3 cams, I already changed the springs & retainers and I have the ARP cam bolts you guys mention.
Cloyes adjustable timing gears & chains,
I bought every cam degree tool listed in Jrgoffins thread, his thread is AWESOME!, but I'll still need help degreeing the cams, last time I did the Ford GT cams I just did them straight up, didnt degree them. the guys at Comp Cams didn't really say where these cams need to be degreed at. Advice is welcome!!
Ford GT rockers, Question right away is do I degree the cams with a stock rocker and then install the GT rockers?
Pass side secondary chain tensioner from James at Cobra Eng, Seems like a simple swap.
Arp Crank bolt? or can I stud it? I have read Ed's awesome crank snout stud thread, but I cant do all that machine work right now. Also I need to put the stock crank pulley & cage back on, so the stud would have to be shorter. If you guys can offer part #'s for a better then stock crank bolt solution that would be great.
Torque spec's: why cant I ever remember this stuff? cam bolts 125lbs? crank ummmm ? cam cages? timing chain tensioner bolts? lower intake? blower? you know I had all this written down before, would of been smart to safe that info lol.
Whipple 4L, yep its sittin on the table here, Thus the reason for the stock crank pulley going back on.
Any advice or tips or things I should watch out for with a whipple would be appreciated. Thinking I can run 23-25lbs of boost with lower Intake air temps then my eaton stage 9million, I was spinning the living Sh-- out of that eaton, even with the killer chiller I have intake temps were higher then desired.
The rest is little stuff like cop's & ignition booster.
Blower belt tensioner recommendation, was gonna order a Thump RRR, but Ive heard the pulley they sell with it has a lot of drag. is there a different pulley option for the tensioner?
Going Auto is a must to win
Th400 with brake needed, I have a reid case and JW bell, need a trans builder thats not a quack and takes 2 years.
why cant I upload pictures to post in thread? keep getting an error message.
Ok guys more later, will be wrenching the next few days,
thanks for taking the time to read this.
Jerry
Please remember this is sort of a make shift set up for time reasons, I want to hit the track before winter, I'm not pulling the motor or removing the heads until winter. Also keep note that I understand what I'm doing is probably building a time bomb. That in mind my tuner is old very wise and conservative, I'm thinking I'll tune it on VP Q16 to be extra safe and may God bless my piston rings.
All parts are sitting here unless I say otherwise.
What I need help installing:
Comp stage 3 cams, I already changed the springs & retainers and I have the ARP cam bolts you guys mention.
Cloyes adjustable timing gears & chains,
I bought every cam degree tool listed in Jrgoffins thread, his thread is AWESOME!, but I'll still need help degreeing the cams, last time I did the Ford GT cams I just did them straight up, didnt degree them. the guys at Comp Cams didn't really say where these cams need to be degreed at. Advice is welcome!!
Ford GT rockers, Question right away is do I degree the cams with a stock rocker and then install the GT rockers?
Pass side secondary chain tensioner from James at Cobra Eng, Seems like a simple swap.
Arp Crank bolt? or can I stud it? I have read Ed's awesome crank snout stud thread, but I cant do all that machine work right now. Also I need to put the stock crank pulley & cage back on, so the stud would have to be shorter. If you guys can offer part #'s for a better then stock crank bolt solution that would be great.
Torque spec's: why cant I ever remember this stuff? cam bolts 125lbs? crank ummmm ? cam cages? timing chain tensioner bolts? lower intake? blower? you know I had all this written down before, would of been smart to safe that info lol.
Whipple 4L, yep its sittin on the table here, Thus the reason for the stock crank pulley going back on.
Any advice or tips or things I should watch out for with a whipple would be appreciated. Thinking I can run 23-25lbs of boost with lower Intake air temps then my eaton stage 9million, I was spinning the living Sh-- out of that eaton, even with the killer chiller I have intake temps were higher then desired.
The rest is little stuff like cop's & ignition booster.
Blower belt tensioner recommendation, was gonna order a Thump RRR, but Ive heard the pulley they sell with it has a lot of drag. is there a different pulley option for the tensioner?
Going Auto is a must to win
Th400 with brake needed, I have a reid case and JW bell, need a trans builder thats not a quack and takes 2 years.
why cant I upload pictures to post in thread? keep getting an error message.
Ok guys more later, will be wrenching the next few days,
thanks for taking the time to read this.
Jerry