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I am going to be installing a fuel injection system on a 393 stroker. The system is from Pantera Performance and has the short stacks to clear the deck lid. Has anyone done any dyno testing using this EFI system ?
I am also considering using a set of Aussie 302C-2V heads with 4v valves.(58cc) I would need to do some serious porting to get them to match the 4V EFI intake.
Will I gain anything by using and porting the Aussie heads or would I be better off using the original early 4V quench heads? I heard the larger you go in cu.in., the better the large 4V ports work.
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Restoman,

I cannot provide feedback regarding the EFI system, but I can comment regarding the cylinder heads.

You are correct that the stroker motor will wake up the throttle response of large port 4V heads in the lower rpm range. The 393 cubic inch motor will "fit" the size of the 4V intake ports much better as a street motor.

To take full advantage of the potential of your motor the 4V heads will require extensive porting and valve seat work by someone who "knows" the Cleveland heads; the exhaust system will need a good set of 1 7/8" tube headers and 2 1/2" tubing minimum between the collector and the mufflers. In lieu of spending money prepping a set of iron 4V heads, you might consider the alloy 4V heads manufactured by CHI.

The iron 2V heads with the 4V valves & porting will support 450 bhp, the best port jobs can support 500 bhp, but that's pretty much the limit of those heads. The intake port flow curve flattens out at 0.550" intake valve lift. The 2V heads work best with stock displacement motors, low rpm power bands, heavy vehicles, automatic transmissions and/or high rear end gearing ratios. They are good heads, but in your situation (installed in a Pantera motor of 393 cubic inches) they would not be advantageous, and in fact would very likely limit the potential of your motor and car.

With head porting, the right exhaust system, a good hydraulic roller cam & careful tuning, I would expect your 393 cubic inch motor to produce 480 to 500 ft/lbs of torque, and 500 to 550 bhp, depending upon the powerband.

Your friend on the DTBB, George
Kirby Schrader has installed the long stack version of that EFI system on his 377 stroker and loved it. I know he spent a lot of time tinkering with the mapping, and I'm 90% sure he had it dyno'd more than once.

His Pantera is in storage while he's overseas, but if you strike out elsewhere or would like to talk to him, it shouldn't be that hard to find him. Let me know if you need a hand locating his e-mail address...
Yes, I have the long stack EFI from Dennis Q. Installed it quite a few years ago. F9A ECU from Haltech.
I only dyno'd it once after it had 25,000 miles on it. All iron 377 stroker, solid lifter cam from Crower. Did 370HP at 6500rpm at the rear wheels on pump gas.
I have the rev limiter on the EFI set to 7200rpm.
I can send you the map should you require it.
That will certainly get you started! I spent many, many hours doing my tuning by 'seat of the pants' and a laptop. When I went to the dyno, I couldn't get anymore out of it, so I guess my 'seat of the pants' was pretty darned close.

I spent most of my time getting it to cruise at various speeds with the best Air/Fuel mixture. The wide open throttle setting is a piece of cake. Just get your son to drive and then make the adjustments on the fly.... :-)

Kirby
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