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04-17-2008, 05:52 PM | #14 |
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I'll tell you what.... Herb Bollman has been tweeking those small block Ford motors for some time now and he and Eric have turned in some very respectable performances in the last couple of seasons.......
And I believe you are right about the heads, Dave....... I'm certain that Herb has played with them and may have even used them....... I know he had a set or two........ And if anyone is seriously thinking about running a SBF in Comp, I would recommend speaking with Herb Bollman or Bob Huetmann........ they will put you in the right direction...... |
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If you are serious about Ford stuff, then you might give our head guy, Dave Jack, a shot also. He does ALOT of Ford heads and he also did the work on our Buick, which has had the C/D record for over a year.
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I believe the biggest issue of running a Ford in Comp right now is the heads.
I am currently running a set of Canfields on my setup, and could run ok , not great, but ok. I have tried a set of finely tuned production heads (inline valve) and lost 2 tenths. If I used the NASCAR head (which is a canted valve) It would move the car up a class, along with all the other changes needed to the motor, intake, pistons etc.... just not worth it at this point. I am working with a local engine builder who specializes in Ford motors to run this car in SS/CS or SS/FM for next year, and we are close.. there again testing with my canfield (not legal) heads I can run .8 under, with the production (legal head) I am only .5 under, but at least we are under. I may build a complete new car to try a comp setup maybe C/EA with a light roadster, or maybe even go to a big block and run A or B/A..
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John: yes there are some heads with decent flow #'s after porting, but they still are not comparable to the GM #'s. I would like to see the head selection opened up to some more of the aftermarket heads, especially in the modified classes.
As for comp racing, there is no such thing as a economical setup to race. If you feel like running a Ford, you just have to figure on spending more, not that they cant be competetive, just costs more.
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last time i checked, 50 under was a good run? sure, there are guys out there that can go 80 under, but youve gotta start somewhere.
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