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  1. ashford

    looking for best heads for stock replacement

    i have a rebuild explorer motor in my old falcon and the heads are giving me fits. i have rebuilt them twice and for some stupid reason the exhaust seats keep warping and not sealing after about 300 miles and give off the sewing machine noise about the same time. they WILL be going into the...
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    "E" cam vs. tfs stg1 vs. stock ho cam

    what i am looking for is someone who has had all 3 to compare them to eachother. what i want to know is what the drivability of the tfs cam is like, im looking for a more well manned cam. i know what an ho cam and a "E" cam is like i have had them both. i prefer the power band of the e cam but...
  3. ashford

    bad bucking below 40 mph during cruise.

    i have a problem with a bad case of bucking during cruise below 40mph between 1200-1900 rpm. and during deceleration in a smaller rpm window. i know it could be a number of things but i want to know where to start. 1. clutch. i have a new zoom 10" clutch 2. driveshaft. i have changed out...
  4. ashford

    picked up a v8 exploder for $500

    i have been keeping my eye out for a v8 from an explorer for a few years to drop into my falcon. i can also use the front pulley system for when doing a/c and other various parts. my falcon has a 5.0 and t5 from a 86 gt 100% stock. i bought a maf kit from summit years ago and used on it...
  5. ashford

    WOW WTF and WHY

    the other weekend the local dragstrip hosted an all ford car show and fun run. i brought my falcon to the show. it has the entire running gear out of an 87 gt, 302 efi t5. m2 front end and alot of subtle stuff. also i just built a turbo motor for my capri and am looking to sell the current 347...
  6. ashford

    c4 fluid capacity

    i recently changed my torque converter and am hving a hard time determining how much fluid to put in it. dipstic in pan tci streetfighter 10 inch tci 3000 stall torque converter aftermarket dipstick tci states that a c4 holds 5.5 qt and a 10 inch converter holds 3 i went out and...
  7. ashford

    MII rack and pinion

    i have a few ?'s about power rack vs manual. i have the factory 1977 power rack i did a m2 front end conversion on a 62 falcon a few years back, and i could never quite get the steering to feel right, it has no return to center to it, ive had it aligned with different casters both positive...
  8. ashford

    heavily worn thrust bearing on #3 main

    my thrust bearing is missing .020 on the tranny side. ive had super fine metal particles in my oil since day one of its life. alone with a valve train noise that just wouldnt go away, so i pulled my engine to check it out. build up as follows 347 eagle cast steel crank, rods and kb...
  9. ashford

    contemplating a megasquirt, ?,s on hardware

    ok basically this is all about $$$. im getting tired of poor gas mileage and tuning issues of the 750 dp, so after much research on the megasquirt it sparks my interest. what is holding me back is all the hardware involved. my first thought was to get a victor jr and put injector bungs on it...
  10. ashford

    2 c4 questions

    #1 fill capacity. my tranny is a big bellhousing pan fill(tci) with a 12 or 13 inch 3000rpm stall from hughes. the after market dipstick is way the hell off. tranny wont even go into gear at full mark. does anyone know the refill capacity of this so i can mark the dipstick. #2 tranny leak...
  11. ashford

    1/4 time for 347

    gave my new motor a try today it fell somewhere between my hopes and expectations. Motor- 11:1 347 eagle stroker parts, afr 165's, e303 cam, stealth intake, bbk headers and 2.5 mandrel bent exhaust, stock recalibrated duraspark, accel 300+ignition , 750dp, tci c-4, and 3.08 out back. i can...
  12. ashford

    347 finally done, comments and questions

    2 months and 2 blocks later i finally got my 347 built. first block the machinist bored it .004 too far. got into an argument about it it would work or not took it to another machinist and he said he wouldn't run it, so i traded engines with my old mans pickup(let him have my 302 for his). the...
  13. ashford

    piston bore clearance?

    i just bought a 347 kit and got the block back from the machinist. looking at the specs from kb piston bore clearance should be .0015-.002. when i went to install a ringless piston to check clearances i can fit a .005 feeler gauge between the piston skirt and bore. i gave them the pistons...
  14. ashford

    need 347 info for eagle kit

    eagle has 3 variations of a balanced stroker kit(comes with flexplate and dampner)B16022EA B16022LA B16022MA 1976-1980, 1981-1993, and 1994 up respectively. currently im running a 289 with a big bell housing tci c4 using a 11 5/8 bolt spread torque converter. my concern is that what kit has a...
  15. ashford

    which camshaft, can't decide.

    which one would make best torque between 3k and 6k. lunati voodoo 268 http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=LUN%2D61003LK&N=700+4294925232+4294861490+4294908395+4294908331+4294887485+4294840126+400421+115&autoview=sku or extreme energy 268 or 274...
  16. ashford

    qwick t5 question

    does a world class and a nwc have the same front bearing retainer? the one i have is shot, and can get a free good one off a nwc.
  17. ashford

    think i just trashed my 289

    a few years ago i rebuilt a 289 for my falcon put about 3000 miles on it then traded it out for 302 efi. that was a little over a year ago. then about a week ago i bought a set of afr 165's for it and popped it in my capri. when i had the heads off the bores looked just like they fresh out of...
  18. ashford

    piston clearance question with afr 185's

    im planning on purchasing a set of afr 185's to install on a 289, and then put them on a 331 when it get it built(may take a year or 2). as for pistons on the 289 they are the "economy" trw forged piston that came with a P.A.W. engine kit a few years back(4 valve relief, .015 deck clearance). i...
  19. ashford

    help with pushrod length

    looking to order some push rods for 302 with 289 heads with guide plates. ive noticed 3 different sbf lengths. one for the roller engine which im not using, 62-68 @6.804 and 69-85 or so @6.886. why the difference between the last two. is it a different deck height (thought that was a 72-76...
  20. ashford

    I'm doing an EFI conversion, have a few ?'s

    im doing an efi conversion on my falcon, and have a few questions to ask. 1. im relocating the battery to the trunk and am not quite sure the best way to route the wires. should they be under the car with a shield, ran inside the car or should i do something else? 2. im goin to mount a...
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