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B2 Motorsports - Lippy's 487 FE Build
...And now it's Jeff's turn.
We spoke a few minutes ago on the phone and Jeff wanted to initiate the engine build for his ERA car. Jeff's aiming for a reliable 600-ish hp engine, based on a Pond aluminum block, a Scat rotating assembly, hydraulic roller cam, Edelbrock heads, and a Victor FE intake. The intake will be declared a "solid option" once he checks with the boys at ERA to make sure it will squeeze in under the hood. I've got a couple of Pond based builds going on right now, so I'm going to try to snag a pallet full of blocks...once that happens, I'll start posting build info and pics as I've done in the other threads. If you're curious about the 487 displacement, Jeff and I also talked about the desire to have something that gives his build a sense of uniqueness. Pistons are available in the 4.270" bore size (just .020" over the standard 4.250" bore size that the Ponds come with), and with a 4.250" stroke, that will put us right at 486.8 cubes. I'll round up. :) Stay tuned... |
Uhhh, can't we tweak it up with a solid flat tappet?:JEKYLHYDE
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Cool.
I'm looking forward to seeing this one :) |
Block showed up today. :)
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A solid roller and BT heads would spin this pup to 7200 and-oh..699HP...:p
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It's not 1966.:cool: |
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Wait a minute... Chas was running a SFT that was not a whole lot hotter than mine.%/
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And mine is not what I suggested to Brent. |
Now I'm reopening a can of worms. I am probably going to go with hydraulic lifters and max out the HP with that set up (about 600 HP). But I am not *completely* opposed to solid lifters.
So my questions are: (1) If I do decide to go with solid lifters, will the rest of the parts of the build (Scat crank and H-beam rods, Victor Jr. intake, etc.) support 650-700HP, or am I going to have to upgrade a bunch of other parts too? (2) How often and how much of a pain is it (how much time) to adjust solid lifters? Do you have to replace the valve cover gaskets every time? (3) Is 650+ HP even driveable on the street, or would this car be out of control? |
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Jeff,
Brent will build you a great motor, no matter what configuration you go with. If you have not done so already, I would recommend you ask Brent about running the motor in on a dyno to break in the cam and get some HP numbers. It will also make the first start of up the motor in your Cobra a sure thing, as you will know the motor will run and not have any issues or leaks! For #3 … Personally, 650 HP in a Cobra seems like too much to me, but then again there are lots of guys here that have 650 HP + … and probably want more besides. Control is all up to you. Take your time getting used to the car and don't really push it until you really get comfortable with the whole package. Be sure to point it in a straight line before you give it the boot :eek: :) - Tim |
TKB, I don't send an engine out without having it dyno'd.....
Jeff, stick with the plan you have. You don't need 650hp. You really don't even need 600. Patrick gets by just fine with 268 hp. However, I can get you pretty close to your 600 number with a hydraulic roller. A 650hp FE is going to be finicky, and from talking to you on the phone multiple times, you don't want that. |
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