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05-17-2013, 03:48 PM
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Lots of guys mount the oil tank in the trunk, so there is really no other intrusion as far as body modification. Lots of $$$ spent on lines and fittings though. |
05-17-2013, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by blykins
Lots of guys mount the oil tank in the trunk, so there is really no other intrusion as far as body modification. Lots of $$$ spent on lines and fittings though. |
Of course, the original comp cars had them mounted on the front passenger fender. And the oil should heat up faster in the engine compartment with shorter line runs. Just another dream for me.  |
05-17-2013, 04:30 PM
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Of course, the hole to be made on the passenger side fender does cause me some concern, not only cutting a virgin aluminum body , but also the finished appearance too. |
No worries; NO ONE will see yours... 
-and the oil will heat up nicely with the tank sitting right over the headers.  
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05-17-2013, 04:53 PM
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No worries; NO ONE will see yours... |
What do you mean? Admission of $10 is collected at the garage door. A box of popcorn included. Just go to LiveNation or Fandango for advanced ticket sales. Just search under the event name "My Cobra is Better and Shinier Than Yours!"
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05-17-2013, 05:37 PM
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I love that the ZO6 comes dry sumped from chevy...
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05-17-2013, 06:47 PM
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Thats what the fish tank heater thing is for...its like having an old school diesel that you plug in. Oil will be warm upon start up... 
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05-31-2013, 07:10 PM
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Can't give away too many details but I'm home after a day of dynoing...
I will say that peak horsepower was between 650 and 652 and the torque was somewhere between 569 and 571 lbft. ;-)
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05-31-2013, 07:23 PM
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Btw, that was driving the alternator and running with the air cleaner on...
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05-31-2013, 08:41 PM
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What octane?
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06-01-2013, 05:10 AM
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We made all pulls on 93 octane pump gas.
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06-01-2013, 06:23 AM
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Sounds good. Big numbers with air cleaner etc. Hope the wings stay on.
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06-01-2013, 07:33 AM
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Good job Brent- I said 640 and you whupped me.
BTW-651 is between 650 and 652....
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06-01-2013, 08:00 AM
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Nice Brent, but I have a question, for the folks that are less knowledgeable like myself, what is the difference between HP in a small block vs a BB or FE. Before reading this thread, I would have thought that 651 HP in a SB would have concerned me for longevity. I live in CA, so the highest octane we get here is 91, could this motor work in those conditions? I'm impressed with the way your builds are thought of "Out of the box", great job!
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06-01-2013, 08:13 AM
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Chas, yes it is. 
It would have been about 10 hp more with the carb sucking sans air cleaner. We did make a pull like that when sorting out A/F ratios. I don't know what the alternator pulls, but I'm sure it an't much....3-4 ponies.
PCW, this isn't the average SBF. Callies crank, Oliver rods, Jesel belt drive, stud girdle, Dart block, etc, etc. It will live.
I'm standing on the fence of giving away too many details before the magazine article, but you won't find many FE heads that flow what these TW-R heads flowed, and that is the FE's weak spot. However, with the FE, you have the possibility for a lot more cubes, which brings the torque up and helps with making the horsepower with the correct camshaft.
This motor was right at 10.5-10.6:1, so it was very mild. If it needed to run on a lower octane rating, it could be done. |
06-01-2013, 08:37 AM
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Was that alternator only or was the water pump also connected?
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06-01-2013, 09:01 AM
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Electric water pump to work with the belt drive. Water pumps don't really suck that much power either...
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06-01-2013, 09:21 AM
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Dynamic compression ratio?
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06-01-2013, 09:32 AM
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It's right at 8:1. I'll have to zip up on any further details. If I spill everything here, the magazine editor will get mad....
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06-01-2013, 10:35 AM
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Please post all the hard build specs here after it's published.
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06-02-2013, 08:09 PM
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Did we order wings Jay??? Make sure we 3M the leading edges...Im totally stoked, cant wait for this to come together. I've watched the dyno video Brent sent me 100 times I think...speakers on 11. Now I am looking forward to Jay and the team at Vintage to work some magic, time can't possibly move any slower. I've watched numerous builds by both Blykins and Vintage and I couldn't be in better hands-this isn't a typical set up (cookie cutter  ) and there will be some challenges but I have no doubt that, once its done, it will be one fun ride...I ordered a box of adult Depends today
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