200 Suggestions

[Timnmelinda]

Many of you have seen our 67 Mustang (Link posted in eye candy)
I am pondering getting another 2oo and starting to put it together for next year!

I am thinking slight overbore, mild cam, carb Mikes aluminum head, along with my dui ignition, it is a driver, and I wish to maintain reasonable gas milage, but then part of me says go with all above plus the blower when ever Mike brings that available.....hmmmmm

So my question is If you were building a 200 that is to be driven, has to be reasonable on gas and hopefully fairly reliable, what would you do?

One other caveat, At least for the moment it will stay automatic.

WWhat do you think?

Tim

 

[ASMART]

I think you have a good plan. If you want economy, skip the blower. You already have a mild cam in the plans and Mike's head is supposed to have high port velocities so economy shoul dbe good. The big variables will be how good the fuel is delivered. The larger the carb the worse the fuel milage. The hardest varaiable to control will be your right foot!

 

[Anonymous]

You can do this build a lot of ways.

step one is define a budget

step two is define your goals

Never build over your budget, and be willing to settle for lesser goals.

A project that is mild but completed is MUCH more fun than one that is too ambitious and never gets done.

 

[CZLN6]

Hody back Tim and All:

If I were building a block to be a solid base, no matter which head was to be used in the future, I'd;
*Overbore only enough to get clean, round bores.
*Deck the top of the block to zero to maximize quench effect.
*Strongly consider the added expense of gapless piston rings-
*Use Mike's double roller cam timing chain and set with the dual pattern ARC-268/274 pattern.
*Lighten all reciprocating parts and balance all reciprocating and rotating parts.
*Use Mike's performance harmonic balancer.

If you are planning on going the huffer route- make up your mind now and plan for it when you build the bottom end. Compression ratio, piston type and configuration, and clearances would change to accomodate the added pressure.

And that's only the bottom end.

Adios, David