I wouldnt go hyd roller if you are accustomed to spinning the motor and want to keep doing that. They are just too heavy and difficult to control. If its a toy, I'd go solid roller and cam that with a modern tight lash grind. You just may find 50+ hp, maybe even more, over your prior setup. Now if y...

Paintertom, you sure on the jet size for your specific carb? The downleg 1000 HP series take the 84 jet combo with a .059 power valve restriction An annular booster should see more signal at the booster head requiring less jet. For example, an 850 BG carb (dimensionally the same as a 1000 4150) uses...

I want to take my 6 foot bed off my 71 4x4 and have it blasted, then primed with an epoxy primer. Is there anyone local? Hoping that we are close enough to the water to have some company capable in ship work that could do it. I'll pull the bed, and dont want bodywork, just someone that can strip it,...

Animal Jim, another Ford guy, new to the site here.

Digging through your web page now, great website and career

You can (and some say probably should) run a tight clearance to coil bind, but if you do you better be darn sure you measured each and every valve and didnt make any mistakes. It helps manage spring surge. I have seen a few of the more talented guys than me running as close as .020 on the intake sid...

Filling the cyl at BDC and TDC should work, but how to measure and pressurize if the plug is not at the top would take some thinking. As far as using cranking compression, it wont work. Cranking compression is affected by valve timing and two different cams, or even the same cam at a different ICL w...

Hi everyone FNG here USAF, currently in Hampton Roads, VA, moving to Waldorf, MD for a DC assignment. My hot rod is a 70 Mustang, 489 inch FE, TKO-600. Ford guy and mechanic since birth, family owns heavy equipment shop. First run down the track should be this summer. Thats about it for now, the sit...