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On Thursday I picked up my new 331 from my engine guy. It is looking pretty cool! I have run into a couple snags with the new engine though. I am planning on running AN fittings on almost all my hoses on the car and am having a hard time making it work with my new Meziere 55 gph electric water pump. I think I may break down and just use some nice looking hose clamps for that. You can't really see it when the blower goes on so its not that big of a deal.
The other thing that is a larger issue is the idler pulley for the water pump sticks out about 1/2" -3/4" further than the old mechanical water pump. Now the radiator and fan are in the way. I have a step brother that is in the business of making books for parts stores that cross references radiators and has quite a few connections in the biz. He is getting me in touch with a friend that can help me address this problem. I think I will end up with a larger radiator and run two smaller fans.
Here are some specs for the new engine
Ford Racing Boss Block
Scat Forged H beam Rods and Forged Crank
Probe 14 cc dished pistons
Mahle Rings
Camshaft Innovations Custom grind Cam
TFS moly push rods
Comp Cams Magnum Rockers, Billet timing set and Roller lifters
Trick Flow Fast as Cast 190 heads with LSX springs and Ferrera 6000 vavles (worked by Jay Allen at Camshaft Innovations)
ARP bolts for EVERYTHING
Vortech V2SQ blower with smaller pulley to put out 10 lbs of boost.
MSD 6AL igintion, BTM and coil.
Meziere 55 gph water pump
Snow Performance Stage 2 Water/Methanol Injection
Trick Flow Track Hear intake
FMS 42 lb injectors
The only bad part about this is I can't get the chip reprogrammed for 500-1000 miles. Something about breaking the engine in before pounding on it. I should have north of 525 rwhp and a grin on my face the size of TX. I'll post some pictures when I get the blower back on and the upper intake hooked up. I still need to run the new heater hoses that will connect to the AN fittings. Can you guess what I have been doing for the last 2 days?
The other thing that is a larger issue is the idler pulley for the water pump sticks out about 1/2" -3/4" further than the old mechanical water pump. Now the radiator and fan are in the way. I have a step brother that is in the business of making books for parts stores that cross references radiators and has quite a few connections in the biz. He is getting me in touch with a friend that can help me address this problem. I think I will end up with a larger radiator and run two smaller fans.
Here are some specs for the new engine
Ford Racing Boss Block
Scat Forged H beam Rods and Forged Crank
Probe 14 cc dished pistons
Mahle Rings
Camshaft Innovations Custom grind Cam
TFS moly push rods
Comp Cams Magnum Rockers, Billet timing set and Roller lifters
Trick Flow Fast as Cast 190 heads with LSX springs and Ferrera 6000 vavles (worked by Jay Allen at Camshaft Innovations)
ARP bolts for EVERYTHING
Vortech V2SQ blower with smaller pulley to put out 10 lbs of boost.
MSD 6AL igintion, BTM and coil.
Meziere 55 gph water pump
Snow Performance Stage 2 Water/Methanol Injection
Trick Flow Track Hear intake
FMS 42 lb injectors
The only bad part about this is I can't get the chip reprogrammed for 500-1000 miles. Something about breaking the engine in before pounding on it. I should have north of 525 rwhp and a grin on my face the size of TX. I'll post some pictures when I get the blower back on and the upper intake hooked up. I still need to run the new heater hoses that will connect to the AN fittings. Can you guess what I have been doing for the last 2 days?