Thanks for the interest in this motor. I found a pristine 4 bolt main 351C block that was hot tanked and magged to insure integrity and then added a scat/probe 408 stroker kit with flat top pistons. After talking with Dan Jones ( what an amzing guy) and reading about his stroker results, went with his suggestion to use the 4V CHI heads so I could reasonably go with a 10:5 compression ratio using California's 91 octane fuel. The heads were ported and ISKY ground a custom hydraulic roller cam that spece'd out at 621 int and 631 exh lift and 298 and 304 duration respectively. Lobe seperation is 110, which should help with the compression ratio. Also, from what I saw in similiar 408 stroker motors using CHI heads, they flow so well that you don't need alot of ignition advance, which also helps deal with poor gas and 10:5 C/R. All the machine
work and balancing was done including using the oil restritor kits, an extra oil line from the front of the motor to the back and drilling an extra oiling hole right above the cam/distributor gear. It was the lack of these precautions ( and poor oiling of the crank and bearings ) that the 393C stroker, formerly in my car, threw a rod at 6700 miles.
As far as the Hilborn injection, it is the same unit that was in the car and has a small box for adjusting about 8 differnet settings, from idle to WOT and is very user friendly. It worked great, even with multiple vacuum leaks in the hoses.
As far as power, I'm expecting ( from what similiar motors made in Dyno testing ) 540-550 hp at the crank. I've also bought the Big Throat Mufflers fom Jerry at PIM to reduce exhaust restriction, so it should sound really mean. A special thanks goes out to Dan Jones, Marlin Jack, Jerry at PIM, Tommy at Extreme Pantera,
Dennis at Perf Pantera and all the great contibutors to the Detomaso Forum threads that added so much help. I can't wait to get back on the road.
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