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Old 06-04-2012, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Cosmos
In fairness to him he bought the car how it sits. Car is loaded like a damn summit catalog. The 370 rwhp number could have been a lie to me from the builder. Ill find out more info tonight on it.
A n/a 363 should have RAN away from you. But most people don't want to spend the money they need to on the right parts. Thus me saying a 363 isn't for everyone. The 363 probably has your typical AFR 185s, TW 190s, or something like. In reality it needs some 225 high ports or my choice, some Victors. Ported Super Vic and a nice cam. Should put it over 500rwhp n/a with the RPMs it would want. Not making excuses and I'm like the others, I think he sprayed you in all the runs and acted like he didn't.

Plus IMO your car should make more than it does.

Tell your Mustang buddy he should have bought a bolt on Mach 1...
Old 06-04-2012, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Stopsign32v
Tell your Mustang buddy he should have bought a bolt on Mach 1...
Old 06-04-2012, 06:57 PM
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It would take some huge sick nasty cam to get a 363 anywhere near 500rwhp. Not the **** most street cars are gonna like. Probably have to have enough compression to need race gas too.

But like I said before. When get rid of all the ford parts those cars tend to run better.
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363 two streets over makes 428RWHP on motor with fuel injection on a Mustang dyno. Weird motor and yes its a Dart Block
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Originally Posted by HioSSilver
It would take some huge sick nasty cam to get a 363 anywhere near 500rwhp. Not the **** most street cars are gonna like. Probably have to have enough compression to need race gas too.

But like I said before. When get rid of all the ford parts those cars tend to run better.

No the cam wouldn't be small but it would not require race gas.

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Old 06-04-2012, 08:38 PM
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Just found out its a boss block. Builder says it made 412/468 on a dyno jet NA. It has a 175 shot. AFRs worked over a lot. I'm sure it would make a lot more power if it had a real intake instead of a trickflow breadboxes style.
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Originally Posted by Cosmos
Just found out its a boss block. Builder says it made 412/468 on a dyno jet NA. It has a 175 shot. AFRs worked over a lot. I'm sure it would make a lot more power if it had a real intake instead of a trickflow breadboxes style.
A couple things.

It does not make 412/468 on a dyno jet. Numbers are way too off.
AFRs worked over a lot could mean anything.
That Trickflow breadbox intake made 456rwhp N/A on my 5.4L. That is a real intake.
Old 06-04-2012, 09:59 PM
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I thought the numbers were off too. We both are going to the dyno in a month or so
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Originally Posted by HioSSilver
It would take some huge sick nasty cam to get a 363 anywhere near 500rwhp. Not the **** most street cars are gonna like. Probably have to have enough compression to need race gas too.

But like I said before. When get rid of all the ford parts those cars tend to run better.
Right, or just swap a better engine in from the manufacturer, either way.
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I could not imagine a new 2013 5.8L GT500 motor in a 90's LX coupe.
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It's not a weird motor at all. Just using a Dart or Boss block with a 4.125 bore to unshroud the valves and a 3.4" (347) stroke crank. That is my new combo actually. If he put AFR 185's on it I would not be surprised at all. I see it all the time, lol. For some reason a lot of Ford guys don't use the larger runner heads to keep that extra 4ld ft at 3k. Then they wonder why they get pulled up top. I always tell them if I wanted to build a motor for low end torque I would build a diesel.

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Originally Posted by HioSSilver
It would take some huge sick nasty cam to get a 363 anywhere near 500rwhp. Not the **** most street cars are gonna like. Probably have to have enough compression to need race gas too.
Not really. Here's one that made 572hp on the engine dyno with a pretty mild .585-.565, 235-242 Hyd roller cam and 10.5 - 1 compression. All it takes is putting a decent set of heads on it. The ones used in this build were only 205 cc's.

http://forums.corral.net/forums/5-0-...-strokers.html

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Originally Posted by Blown383LS1
It's not a weird motor at all. Just using a Dart or Boss block with a 4.125 bore to unshroud the valves and a 3.4" (347) stroke crank. That is my new combo actually. If he put AFR 185's on it I would not be surprised at all. I see it all the time, lol. For some reason a lot of Ford guys don't use the larger runner heads to keep that extra 4ft lbs at 3k. Then they wonder why they get pulled up top.
No offense but on a 363 the larger heads will not "keep that extra 4ft lbs at 3k" over bigger heads. Quite the opposite infact. Same idea as a 70mm TB will make more rwtq at a lower RPM over a 90mm TB.

And the 363 is a weird motor as in with the 4.125 bore it will require a larger head to take advantage of the bigger bore. The larger head will require a larger intake to take advantage of it. The larger intake and heads on the big bore will require a larger runner longtube to take advantage of them. The larger intake, larger heads, big bore, and larger runner longtubes will require a larger RPM to take advantage of the short stroke. I could keep going...

So as I said, this motor isn't for everyone. I hope you know what you are doing.
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Originally Posted by Stopsign32v
No offense but on a 363 the larger heads will not "keep that extra 4ft lbs at 3k" over bigger heads. Quite the opposite infact. Same idea as a 70mm TB will make more rwtq at a lower RPM over a 90mm TB.

And the 363 is a weird motor as in with the 4.125 bore it will require a larger head to take advantage of the bigger bore. The larger head will require a larger intake to take advantage of it. The larger intake and heads on the big bore will require a larger runner longtube to take advantage of them. The larger intake, larger heads, big bore, and larger runner longtubes will require a larger RPM to take advantage of the short stroke. I could keep going...

So as I said, this motor isn't for everyone. I hope you know what you are doing.
You made my point. A lot of guys are afraid of losing low end torque and so they stick with small heads that run out of steam up top.
My combo is a 363ci, TFS 205 cnc's by Total Engine Airflow, custom cam, TFS Box R, and a 76mm turbo. The cam and heads are pretty mild compared to some other engines I have built in the past but this is a 90% street car. Maybe I can break 400rwhp.
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Originally Posted by Blown383LS1
You made my point. A lot of guys are afraid of losing low end torque and so they stick with small heads that run out of steam up top.
My combo is a 363ci, TFS 205 cnc's by Total Engine Airflow, custom cam, TFS Box R, and a 76mm turbo. The cam and heads are pretty mild compared to some other engines I have built in the past but this is a 90% street car. Maybe I can break 400rwhp.
Heads choice was wrong IMO but everything else seems ok plus the turbo will help with the heads being on the small side. Should be a fun build.
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As you know the wedge heads have a shorter runner so that 205 cc runner size is equal to 220 cc's in a standard inline head. They won't hold me back I promise. The only thing that is limiting me right now is my fuel system.
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Originally Posted by Blown383LS1
As you know the wedge heads have a shorter runner so that 205 cc runner size is equal to 220 cc's in a standard inline head. They won't hold me back I promise. The only thing that is limiting me right now is my fuel system.
They flow slightly better than a 205 of a standard inline but they are no where close to a 220+cc head. (I run the same head as you have but with my own custom valvetrain over Mike's @ TEA) And it has been argued that even though they flow more the 205 TW will be slower than an equal 205 AFR headed car.

You would have been much better off with a 225cnc High Port. This part is just my opinion though.

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AFR's 220's have a 2.100 intake valve, tested with a 4.125 bore, and flow 321/251 cfm. TFS 205's have a 2.02 intake valve, tested with a 4.030 bore, and flow 316/231. Test the 205's with a 4.125 bore and they would be right there. 225cnc high ports flow 320/245. I agree they are a great head and have more potential than the 205's but all it takes to make 700+rwhp is turning up the boost. If that's not enough for a street car to hold it's own around here then I give up, lol.
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Originally Posted by Blown383LS1
AFR's 220's have a 2.100 intake valve, tested with a 4.125 bore, and flow 321/251 cfm. TFS 205's have a 2.02 intake valve, tested with a 4.030 bore, and flow 316/231. Test the 205's with a 4.125 bore and they would be right there. 225cnc high ports flow 320/245. I agree they are a great head and have more potential than the 205's but all it takes to make 700+rwhp is turning up the boost. If that's not enough for a street car to hold it's own around here then I give up, lol.
That test isn't accurate at all and doesn't hold any value.

But you are right, your car should fly with the boost! I would love to see the difference with the TFS R box vs a ported Super Vic with a nice transition 90 elbow on your car. I feel the box will obviously make more useable power down low but the Vic might make more power up top. Turbos are tricky like that.
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I have a long runner R and the box upper also. I plan on keeping this one so I will probably try a super vic in the future. I will see how it goes. It is a full weight gt with a/c and power everything so there is a tradeoff for everything that you do or don't do. It ran 11.20's with AFR 165's, mild blower cam, Eddy Performer and an S trim. it has a built 4r70w with a small stall also. Don't rag me on those heads, they were on it when I bought it, lol.


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