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Old 09-04-2019, 08:54 PM   #21
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Im building a 1971 Ford Torino 500 hardtop. It has a 302 2v Autolite 2100 carb completely stock engine with a C4 and a 9inch rear. I also have stock Iron cleveland 4v heads and the matching Iron 4v intake and just need a block. Im trying to decide to either run T/SA or U/SA with the 302 2V or G/SA or F/SA with the 351C I just need a block and a Holley 0-3310C or I could just build a footbrake bracket car. Im not really shur what direction I wanna go or what would make the most sense? I also have a Jim Paquet C4 4800 stall converter.
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Old 09-05-2019, 02:42 AM   #22
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Thanks Billy. Yes, the Torino is physically larger than a Comet or Maverick. I was surprised at how light they are since they are so much bigger.

According to the rule book, once a class is determined you add 170 for the driver and that is your final weight. Last line of the weight section for Stock Eliminator in the rule book - All cars are weighed with the driver. That is why the total is 3410 for the Torino and so forth.
Good luck getting a 70-71 Torino down to 3410 pounds with a driver.
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I am curious. Can someone (Rose Racing) or anyone that has a car like this weigh it and let us know what it weighs???

The one that I had was a low option car and I don't remember what it weighed. After all it was over 40 years ago.
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Old 09-05-2019, 11:24 AM   #24
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Who ran that white Thunderbird with the blue nose flames and what was the combo? That was a big car that ran well and was successful.
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That would be Loge/ Stein Racing ..That, being an 86 Fox unit body, would be fairly light, once stripped of all the power options. That gen. T bird was actually very aerodynamically advanced in it's day. Think Bill Elliot.
Moving on....
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The 351/240 Windsor and Cleveland 2bbl engines are probably not good choices.
We'll see on the Cleveland
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Old 09-08-2019, 01:14 PM   #26
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Anybody run these or the double roller upper control arms? and what do you Cleveland guys run for roller rocker arms?
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https://opentrackerracing.com/ has all the rollerized front suspension stuff and it is excellent. I have been told that it is not legal in Stock, but is in SS, but who knows for sure? I used it on a 69 Mustang for SS/GT several years ago and the guy who did the front end alignment couldn't believe how well it worked.

If your interested in 429SCJ stuff, I have a bunch of it.
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After looking at NHRA blueprints it says for 302 valves are 1.79 intake and 1.46 exhaust.... I'm sorry but this doesn't really sound right?
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After looking at NHRA blueprints it says for 302 valves are 1.79 intake and 1.46 exhaust.... I'm sorry but this doesn't really sound right?
Why not?
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Default Re: 1971 Torino 500 2 door hardtop

George Reid's Ford Engine Parts Interchange lists all 302 heads from 68 to 78 as 1.78/1.45.

MustangTek agrees,
http://www.mustangtek.com/heads/Heads.html


Edit: So does Summit. Melling and Sealed Power stock replacement valves are these sizes up to 78.
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