I did tell the machinist to check for valve shrouding and that notching may be necessary. I got the heads ported with the new valve train off of ebay un-run for $1500 and couldn't pass them up. The way I see it is I could've spent a lot more money and gotten a lot less head (is that a funny?
) but if I ever go with a 427 bore block then I'm set as well.
My understanding (this is my first FE) is that with some stroker cranks and H beam rods that there could be interference with the cylinder skirts and/or cam. Am I missing something? Also, using the 4.250 stroke and resultant 462 ci, even with the larger 76cc head that I’m running I’d have to use a dished piston as I calculate my CR to be about 12.21 (assuming zero deck and a .038” gasket.) That sounds high to me. I already have one car that I have to mix race gas with and I’d like to drive the Cobra more.
From what I’ve found cruising this forum and others is that there are a few places to get the parts from in a matched kit form from; the most notables of which being our own Barry R and Keith C. Any one here use someone different with good results?
Another question (I know, will he ever shut up?) has anyone used the new type Holman Moody intake? It looks like a Blue thunder but with the HM on it. But I wouldn’t swear to that.
Steve