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See-through valve cover.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...022#post187439
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...031#post184083
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...086#post141182
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...115#post134365
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...486#post173762
351 Windsor???
Wasn't much oil being slung about. There is a Russian Youtube channel with voiceover by BMI Russian for English speakers called Garage 54 that does all sorts of things, mainly for training purposes,(wish I'd had an apprenticeship like that),which is well worth a look if you have not heard of it.
https://www.youtube.com/c/Garage54ENG Click on the videos button to see what has been done. Very interesting even for the jaded.
I love to watch this guy. he does some crazy stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by NortonDommi
Your right, Frank. Its not a FE or cleveland block to be sure
It is just idling, the oil flow greatly increases as RPM's climb. For extended MAX RPM operation, we always enlarged and smoothed the oil return passages to allow the oil to flow back down so the the oil pump would not starve because too much oil was hanging around under the valve covers.Quote:
Originally Posted by NortonDommi
Oil galleys was one thing a lot of builders failed to pay much attention to, you can have the deepest widest highest capacity oil pan that will fit and the highest volume oil pump in the world but if the oil can't get back to the pan it is all for nothingQuote:
Originally Posted by hemmjo
I watched one video of theirs where they put several flywheels one at a time on an old Lada to see what would happen. I had forgotten about them. Thanks for reminding me.Quote:
Originally Posted by NortonDommi
"It is just idling, the oil flow greatly increases as RPM's climb."
Yeah, spent most of my working life on vehicles of one kind or another and of course had the required stint building go fast stuff for others not just myself.
In the local TACCOC series one of our cars got banned for "being uncompetitive" as in being too quick, it was like Smokey Yunik said " If it ain't in the rule book it doesn't apply". Couple of rally cars had to go into other classes as well so I have a little understanding of oilflow.
289/302. 351 W has a wider intake.
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Originally Posted by Frank S
289/302. 351W has a wider intake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank S
Ok thanks heaps. I knew it couldn't be an Fe block but wasn't thinking about the baby blocksQuote:
Originally Posted by cyclonesteve
You got that for 4.6 liter?
they are kind of cool looking, but I don't know why I would ever want them. I'm the only one who ever sees anything under the hood of any of my vehicles and that is maybe once every 6 months
It would be more of a novelty thing. I could see a use in racing. When the motor starts running weird, a quick look at the valve train could be helpful.
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Originally Posted by Frank S