Originally Posted by Ryridesmotox (Post 102369)

enkei... how much power are you pushing?

Originally Posted by Shaolin Crane (Post 102358)

Nah, like I said. He was probably only putting down in the 370-390 range. 90% of ford engine combos arent put together right and if I had my choice the blue car would have an ls3 instead of its whimpy little 308

Originally Posted by Vettezuki (Post 102366)

Ron, if you're building up your engine and have any intention to do flying mile type stuff, I'm under the ipmression ring gaps are critical for blown applications. Basically they have to be kept much looser so they can expand at the much harsher long WOT period, otherwise they can actually melt. That's what I remember from the later cobras. Actually might been the piston heads themselves that started binding in the motor. The down side of course is that you'll have a "loose" motor for more normal driving.

Originally Posted by 94cobra69ss396 (Post 102386)

I plan to gap the rings to .022 for the top ring and .018 for the second ring. I'm also going to be running Probe SRS pistons and will have the bore finish honed for a .0045 piston-to-wall clearance just like we did with the 331 we built for Eric's Mustang.

Originally Posted by enkeivette (Post 102385)

Ben, I know Id never get anywhere near that top speed. Haha. And ps, I love you for that estimate.

Also, keep in mind after lower and smaller tires, my c3 is 5 inches lower than stock in the front.

Originally Posted by Vettezuki (Post 102388)

Maybe after finishing the current projects within a generation or so, we could build a Motorgen top speed car and take it to the flats. That'd be fun.