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495 HP at 7,400 Small-Block Ford Build

302Ci Small Block Ford Edelbrock Super
The induction side of things... 
   
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302Ci Small Block Ford Edelbrock Super
The induction side of things consisted of an Edelbrock Super Victor single-plane and a Holley 750-cfm Street HP carburetor. We also improved power with a 1-inch open spacer, but that may be difficult to package under a stock hood. Also notice that this particular Super Victor is fitted with EFI bungs, since Moore is toying with the idea of eventually converting to EFI. We also used a steel-gear MSD distributor to light the fire.
Milodon oil pump pickup 18485 Summit Racing 57.39
Milodon oil pump shaft 22500 Summit Racing 20.95
Milodon windage tray 32210 Summit Racing 49.95
Milodon install kit 81157 Summit Racing 37.95
MSD billet distributor 8598 Summit Racing 268.60
MSD plug wires, universal 31189 Summit Racing 80.60
Scat 4340 steel, crankshaft 43022 Summit Racing 561.95
Scat H-beam rod, 5.400 inches 65400927 Summit Racing 399.95
TFS Ford main girdle 51500700 Summit Racing 204.95
Victor MLS head gasket MLS-54290 N/A --
Victor oil pan gasket OS32491 N/A --
Victor rear main seal JV730R N/A --
Victor timing cover gasket JV856 N/A --
Victor intake gasket 95197SP N/A --
Victor valve cover gasket VS50203 N/A --
Victor header gaskets 95177SG N/A --
Wilson 1-inch spacer 000010 Summit Racing 89.95

302Ci Small Block Ford Intake Exhaust
For this test, we left the... 
   
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302Ci Small Block Ford Intake Exhaust
For this test, we left the lash stock at 0.016 and 0.018 inch for the intake and exhaust. But we considered loosening the exhaust duration to help the peak horsepower based on how well these heads flow. Loosening the lash reduces exhaust duration, while tightening the lash increases camshaft duration.
302Ci Small Block Ford Power Curve Graph
If you look closely, the 1-inch... 
   
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302Ci Small Block Ford Power Curve Graph
If you look closely, the 1-inch open spacer added a little peak power, but it also cost a smidgen of torque at 5,200 rpm, which means the average torque and horsepower numbers are very similar. The spacer bumped us up to 496 hp, so we were happy.
Airflow Research (AFR)
www.airflowresearch.com
Holley Performance Products
P.O. Box 10360
1801 Russellville Rd.
Bowling Green
KY  42102-7360
(270) 782-2900
ATI Performance Products
Baltimore
MD
877/298-5039 (orders

www.atiracing.com
Mahle/Clevite (Victor-Reinz)
Ann Arbor
MI
Autolite/Honeywell
Danbury
CT
Milodon
818/407-1211

milodon.com
Automotive Racing Products (ARP)
800/826-3045

arp-bolts.com
SCAT Enterprises
Autotronic Controls Corp. (MSD)
1490 Henry Brennan Dr.
El Paso
TX  79936
Trick Flow Specialties (TFS)
1248 Southeast Ave.
Tallmadge
OH  44278
Comp Cams Wilson Manifolds
954-771-6216

www.wilsonmanifolds.com
Edelbrock

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