Reply to "Best engine"

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Originally posted by Daniel_Jones:
> Have a quick question for the Pantera experts. What do you consider to be the
> best engine setup, i.e. fuel delivery, heads, stroker specs, cam, etc., using
> the small block Ford for 1/4 mile performance that is streetable using 92
> octane, no super charger or turbo or nitrous?? What 1/4 times would you see?

9.5" deck big bore race block (aluminum Fontana, aluminum or iron FRPP, Dart
or World Products), 4.1" stroke forged steel crank, 6.125" or 6.2" rods,
custom forged pistons. 4.1" bore by 4.1" stroke = 433 cubes. The race blocks
cab go to larger bores for 440+ cubes but the 4.1" bore leaves room for a
couple of overbores. Hydraulic roller cam for a mostly street application
or a solid roller for race. For the Pantera, the Ford Motorsport C302 or the
Brodix BF300 heads give the best flow potential with off-the-shelf headers
and carb or fuel injection intake manifolds. Independent runner EFI would
be the most streetable induction. If the budget permits, you'd be looking at
brands like Oliver or Carrillo for the rods and LA Billet, Crower, etc. for
the crank. For tighter budgets, look to SCAT or Eagle. The absolute best
heads available today for something like this is the FRPP D3. The D3 is
a further evolution of the C302B/Yates heads. These heads are capable of
flowing tremendous amounts of air (430+ CFM intake, 280+ CFM exhaust) but
may require a fabricated intake and custom headers.

There are also kits to install big block Fords in Panteras.

> In a max power question like yours, the downside shall be that the
> transmission cannot survive unlimited power. About 500 to 550 bhp is all
> the ZF will transmit before things start breaking under "racing"
> conditions.

That's highly dependent upon traction. I know Junior Wilson ran over 900 HP
through his ZF.

Dan Jones