Recent content by machphil

Mine must be earlier. I do like the taper of the port filler just below the carb to smooth out the air flow. They sell spacers for that taper.

That would be the one with the clover leaf carb mounting pad?

As I said earlier, the Ford intake is the best bang for the buck. I sold a D1ZX aluminum manifold to a gentleman in Italy a while back. I have the Torker and Blue Thunder. If you search on this site there are those who have modified the filter can of the air cleaner assy. and have provided...

Yes, the 85 mph speedo sucked. I want to know that my speedos can handle 85 mph without losing them at that speed. o_O🤣

In '96 I bought my '71 M code. It had an Accelerator on it and it didn't perform worth a hoot below 3200 rpm. Those engines were like switches and those large ports didn't help low rpm vacuum signal and torque even with the little CJ cam. There was a Superford intake test back in the '90's that...

That '77 was a beautiful body style. It was a boat at 4750# but great on long cruises and the 429 I later transplanted avoided several opportunities for speeding tickets. I installed a 140 mph certified speedo from a '79 LTD II police car but don't recall ever pushing it that hard. And in '88 or...

I'm thinking he should take them to dinner two or three times a week for the next 25 years!

You are lucky you found it in time. I recall a time when my sister was going to MTI in Indy and they replaced a belt on her '77 Bird. They put the fan on backwards and she drove it home 170 miles. I saw what was wrong right off. Dad and I went to the junk yard and found a couple of heads, hers...

If over driving the compressor is the only issue, one could put an underdrive crank pulley on it to slow the accessories down.

Don't be too hard on your "blue glow"! I bought mine in '76 and LOVE the color. Mine didn't have a lot of extras. Blue Mach interior and tach. No rear fold down, no front or rear spoiler, 14x7's with rings and caps, Q code and C6. They are beautiful cars. I do like the stripes on my '71 a little...

The air cleaner on the 351C had a seal mounting flange that was offset towards the front of the main body to center the seal in the hood due to the 351C shorter length. The 429 seal mounting flange would have been centered on the air cleaner body. I can't tell for sure from your photo but this...

This may be an original air cleaner body but it is not the original snorkel.

Your cam spec card indicates you can stay with the 2400 according to the previous article. I have a '73 CJ with the 10" factory converter and I hate the fact that I have to rev the engine to that rpm to get real movement. It kills the mileage too. Ford did that in '73 because the compression was...

I filled my '77 F150 with diesel once without realizing it and drove it home. I didn't get far. Maybe two blocks. The engine started rattling from detonation. It was a 351M so it was low compression and a two bbl. I siphoned it all out after getting home and refilled it with REAL gasoline. The...

Acceleration without load is not going to transmit the torque of the engine through the motor mounts as much as actually having it in gear and the engine actually working against the weight of the car. Or, you could put a tire between your front bumper and a tree and try to push the tree over.😁...