80Stang
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The power of these bulletin boards is the members; more eyes, more talent. For a lone novice engine builder like me this hopefully provides a benchmark for the next engine. So what is your opinion, is there something in the following recipe to put special attention to, some easy change to gain power or MPG? This is the last minute, engine & head are primed and waiting for the color, then everything will be put together.
Thanks in advance!
Block
'80 Mustang D8DE Ford 200cid 6-cyl engine
- crankshaft journals: -.010, new bearings Federal Mogul
- crankshaft checked for cracks, chamfered oil holes
- cylinders bored +.030 and honed
- deck milled -.030 for zero deck height
- new Speed Pro 2.3L 4-cyl. HSC engine pistons (flat top) & Speed Pro piston rings
- connecting rods polished and media blasted
- connecting rod big ends honed
- new connecting rod bolts ARP 289/302
- rotating assembly balanced (crank, damper, flywheel, clutch)
- new ARP flywheel bolts
- new clutch (pressure plate, clutch disc, pressure bearing, pilot bearing)
- flywheel clutch face machined
- new cam bearings (std) Federal Mogul
- new Ford Six Performance Parts 274-SDS cam
- 274/274 advertised
- 224/224 @ .050 lift
- .480 lift with 1.6 rockers (.456 with std 1.52 rockers)
- new Sealed Power lifters
- new Comp Cams timing chain
Head and valvetrain
'80 Mustang D0DE Ford head
- new Sealed Power & Federal Mogul valves, standard size (1.75 intake, 1.39 exhaust)
- valve job with extra 30-deg. backcut
- seat job
- new bronze valve guides (K-liners)
- new Comp Cams valve springs
- new Ford V6-4.0 engine one-piece valve retainers and locks
- standard non-adjustable rocker arms, 1.52 ratio
- intake welded and milled for new Redline 2V adapter plate, direct attach
- combustion chambers polished and valves unshroud slightly
- valve pockets and valve guide ends reformed
- exhaust ports polished and ported
- new Clifford port divider installed
- milled to achieve 9.5 CR with Victor Rentz head gasket (.045)
Carburetion & fuel/air delivery
- rebuilt Autolite 2100 / 1.14 C5ZF
Ignition
- '80 Ford Duraspark breakerless distributor w/centr. & vacuum advance
- new MSD 6A ignition module
- new Ford Motorsport SVO Ultra Coil
- new Ford Racing 9mm spark plug wires
- new Motorcraft BSF42C plugs (may change, but these typical V8 plugs are one step colder from std BSF82C)
Exhaust
- Ford Six Performance Parts single out headers w/ceramic jet-hot coating
- exhaust pipe 2.5" / 2.25", no catalysators
- new Dynomax super turbo muffler, 2.5" inlet/outlet
Thanks in advance!
Block
'80 Mustang D8DE Ford 200cid 6-cyl engine
- crankshaft journals: -.010, new bearings Federal Mogul
- crankshaft checked for cracks, chamfered oil holes
- cylinders bored +.030 and honed
- deck milled -.030 for zero deck height
- new Speed Pro 2.3L 4-cyl. HSC engine pistons (flat top) & Speed Pro piston rings
- connecting rods polished and media blasted
- connecting rod big ends honed
- new connecting rod bolts ARP 289/302
- rotating assembly balanced (crank, damper, flywheel, clutch)
- new ARP flywheel bolts
- new clutch (pressure plate, clutch disc, pressure bearing, pilot bearing)
- flywheel clutch face machined
- new cam bearings (std) Federal Mogul
- new Ford Six Performance Parts 274-SDS cam
- 274/274 advertised
- 224/224 @ .050 lift
- .480 lift with 1.6 rockers (.456 with std 1.52 rockers)
- new Sealed Power lifters
- new Comp Cams timing chain
Head and valvetrain
'80 Mustang D0DE Ford head
- new Sealed Power & Federal Mogul valves, standard size (1.75 intake, 1.39 exhaust)
- valve job with extra 30-deg. backcut
- seat job
- new bronze valve guides (K-liners)
- new Comp Cams valve springs
- new Ford V6-4.0 engine one-piece valve retainers and locks
- standard non-adjustable rocker arms, 1.52 ratio
- intake welded and milled for new Redline 2V adapter plate, direct attach
- combustion chambers polished and valves unshroud slightly
- valve pockets and valve guide ends reformed
- exhaust ports polished and ported
- new Clifford port divider installed
- milled to achieve 9.5 CR with Victor Rentz head gasket (.045)
Carburetion & fuel/air delivery
- rebuilt Autolite 2100 / 1.14 C5ZF
Ignition
- '80 Ford Duraspark breakerless distributor w/centr. & vacuum advance
- new MSD 6A ignition module
- new Ford Motorsport SVO Ultra Coil
- new Ford Racing 9mm spark plug wires
- new Motorcraft BSF42C plugs (may change, but these typical V8 plugs are one step colder from std BSF82C)
Exhaust
- Ford Six Performance Parts single out headers w/ceramic jet-hot coating
- exhaust pipe 2.5" / 2.25", no catalysators
- new Dynomax super turbo muffler, 2.5" inlet/outlet