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General 71-73 Discussion
71-73 Mustang Talk
new 418 stroker and other winter mods
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<blockquote data-quote="MustangNJ" data-source="post: 361139" data-attributes="member: 6321"><p>so last summer I spent a lot of time thinking about what I was going to do for new power in the car. rebuild the 351, swap the 306 from my Bronco, swap the 545 from my 78 F150, etc. I made the decision to buy a new 418 crate motor from Engine Factory. its 525hp with a custom cam that will deliver most of the power/torque between 2000 - 3500rpm, with redline of 5800. so yes, the number matching 351w is gone. the car is low production Mex Mach 1, but i decided to rest-mod because that is what I wanted to drive.</p><p></p><p>last summer I did: suspension, brakes, transmission, steering and a 3.73 Auburn posi</p><p></p><p>This winter I am now just finishing: crate motor, headers, exhaust, rear wheels, clutch, radiator</p><p></p><p>I went shorty headers because the z-bar was interfering with the long tubes and I didn't want to convert to hydraulic clutch.</p><p></p><p>getting close on finishing. the last thing will be stance. its sitting in a "pounce" stance right now, in part because the new motor weighs less than the old one. I am going to raise the rear up, and bring the nose down. maybe new leafs in back, lowering springs in front, I don't know yet but would like to hear how others have done this. I don't really think blocks in the back is a good idea as the torque from the new motor will already be causing wrap, and i don't have track bars yet</p><p></p><p>video of engine running on stand:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Musclecarengines/videos/2918224401574787/?refsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2Fstory.php&amp;_rdr" target="_blank">motor on stand running</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://ibb.co/2nxh1cG" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/YRmQFfH/418-in-car.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://ibb.co/p2G5zPN" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/Zdt78Jv/418w-motor-run-stand-7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://ibb.co/DbxMJQD" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/kyRD7Xg/418w-motor-3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://ibb.co/hM5q6jS" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/9vXMDL7/new-tires-on-car.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MustangNJ, post: 361139, member: 6321"] so last summer I spent a lot of time thinking about what I was going to do for new power in the car. rebuild the 351, swap the 306 from my Bronco, swap the 545 from my 78 F150, etc. I made the decision to buy a new 418 crate motor from Engine Factory. its 525hp with a custom cam that will deliver most of the power/torque between 2000 - 3500rpm, with redline of 5800. so yes, the number matching 351w is gone. the car is low production Mex Mach 1, but i decided to rest-mod because that is what I wanted to drive. last summer I did: suspension, brakes, transmission, steering and a 3.73 Auburn posi This winter I am now just finishing: crate motor, headers, exhaust, rear wheels, clutch, radiator I went shorty headers because the z-bar was interfering with the long tubes and I didn't want to convert to hydraulic clutch. getting close on finishing. the last thing will be stance. its sitting in a "pounce" stance right now, in part because the new motor weighs less than the old one. I am going to raise the rear up, and bring the nose down. maybe new leafs in back, lowering springs in front, I don't know yet but would like to hear how others have done this. I don't really think blocks in the back is a good idea as the torque from the new motor will already be causing wrap, and i don't have track bars yet video of engine running on stand: [URL="https://m.facebook.com/Musclecarengines/videos/2918224401574787/?refsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2Fstory.php&_rdr"]motor on stand running[/URL] [URL="https://ibb.co/2nxh1cG"][IMG]https://i.ibb.co/YRmQFfH/418-in-car.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="https://ibb.co/p2G5zPN"][IMG]https://i.ibb.co/Zdt78Jv/418w-motor-run-stand-7.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="https://ibb.co/DbxMJQD"][IMG]https://i.ibb.co/kyRD7Xg/418w-motor-3.jpg[/IMG][/URL][URL="https://ibb.co/hM5q6jS"][IMG]https://i.ibb.co/9vXMDL7/new-tires-on-car.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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