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| 428 parts selection. |
| By Brian Ford - 04/28/2001 4:05:57 PM; IP 216.90.139.24 |
I'm building a 428 for a 1968 Ford LTD with 2:75 rear gears. (may later change to 3.25?) I never plan to rev it past 5000rpm. The car is driven daily and is also used for high speed cross country travel. Is the following a good parts selection?
Keith Black hyperutectic pistons that will give me about 8.9 compression. (they are supposed to be on the market by summer)
Heads from a 1972 pickup 390 that have cobra jet valves and very minor porting.
Edelbrock Performer intake with a 625 Road Deman Carb.
A crane 272 power max camshaft. @50 intake duration is 216 and exhaust is 228. Lift is 533 intake and 563 exhaust. I plan to match these with their variable duration lifters for a smooth Idle and wider power band. I am cansidering also using roller rockers.
I 'll be using the distributer from my 390, with a pertronix conversion and also thier matching coil and wires.
I plan to use Ford Powertrain Application's shorty headers combined with the 2 1/4 dual exhaust thats already on the car.
I would like the engine to have a very wide power band and 100, 000 miles + reliability. I want a major improvement in power over my current 390 2v. I know the 2:75 gears hurt performance but on vacation I often drive 700 miles in a day at 80+ mph.
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