67 falcon options?

[Anonymous]

Ok,

Well this is my first post and i've had the car for about 3 or 4 weeks... I have gotten the motor running (I am led to believe it is the 170). I will take pics so someone can help me determine the carb and if it really is a 170.

What are my real options for getting some power out of this motor? I have been reading through the forced sections and am tossed up between a turbo and a supercharger.

I was going to stay n/a for a while and build up the motor. I was looking at the oz head but am not sure if it is out or not yet.

If I start changing internals, then decide to go forced, will I have to change back to achieve stock compression?

Can someone help me figure out how to get this to be a sub 15/14 second car. (pretending money is not a problem)

If this car can achieve 13's I would also love that. But i am under the impression that is only through forced induction.

I have always worked on imports, this is my first real American car.


Thanks

Mike

 

[CoupeBoy]

First, Welcome to the forum,

If you give us part of the VIN we can tell you what Ford originally put in your Falcon.
If you give us the casting numbers off the block somebody should be able to tell you what it decodes to (170/200).

As for hitting your quartermile time.. I'm not the one for that question.
-ron

 

[Anonymous]

sure.

the vin is 7B10U182311

It says it came with the 170 and being that it has the 3 freeze plugs i'm assuming it still is. Somewhere I think i read that 67 or 68 the freeze plugs weren't a giveaway tho. Not sure if that is correct or if i'm refering to something else. It is def the 2 speed auto tranny. That i can tell from driving around unless I have a problem with a different tranny eheh.

thanks

 

[addo]

Sure it's not a "green dot" C4? They start out in second on the normal detent setting.

Have you been under the car to positively ID the transmission? If you get two wheels up on the kerb, it's usually possible to wriggle underneath and have a look. Best to wait until the car isn't moving, though.

A C4 can be shift-kitted, or if you want a manual trans the T-5 is a popular choice.

Getting back to the motor - there is nothing approaching the sophisticated and expensive bolt-on kits for imports. It's a big car with a primitive chassis compared to the modern things you've been tweaking.

Depending on your level of enthusiam and DIY ability, there are choices that'll work towards implementing a blower or turbo, but you will to an extent be on your own. Aftermarket computers like Wolf, MoTeC, even things like MegaSquirt will help towards creating a tuneable package; as a project develops you can enable more functions.

That said, your other big constraint is the asthma this motor has inbuilt. Forced induction will allow better compromises, but the just-released head has superior flow characteristics both sides, so less energy is wasted. However, it's not cheap, the manifolds are still "in the works" and it requires a properly built shortblock.

To build a motor for forced induction, yet run it naturally aspirated - it'll work, but won't be anything special! Failures in extreme service (although rare) are almost always piston issues, rather than rod or crank/bearing problems. I would tend to urge you towards dialling in an ECM with the present motor, then swapping the "developed" bits onto a dedicated turbo build.

Regards, Adam.