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i wouldn't think that they would be that heavy? My Toyota 12HT turbo diesel engine would be heavier than a clevo, and it's about 350kg i think

I spoke to Dave at AFD the other day. He was very informative. He said that my 2v open chambers are fine, but I needed the AFD stage 3 port, which will potentially get me 400-450 flywheel hp, with the option of increasing those figures in the future if I wish to. I'm very happy with the price as well. Just one question though, i'm planning to use an Edelbrock RPM air gap or similar type manifold. Is it worth the additional price to have the manifold ported to match the cylinder heads? What does porting the manifold achieve? I thought that they were pretty good to begin with...

Does anybody know anyone in Melbourne, or in Victoria that is reasonably priced and can help me with my open chamber heads?

What sort of price difference in the initial costs of building the engine would I see with petrol vs LPG? Obviously building a dedicated LPG clevo would be significantly more expensive?

The only difference I see is the redline on the tacho...

So something like this wouldn't work as well on LPG?

G'day members, i've got a whole heap of clevo and XC parts in my garage and I am planning a new engine build. I've got 2x clevo blocks that haven't been bored, 4ma crank, some 302 rods, but may possibly get more appropriate ones if necessary (as well as pistons), open chamber 2v heads, Holley 750 vac carby, Tremec 5 speed box and heaps of other stuff as well. Speaking to you guys and an engine builder, the first thing I have to decide on is what I want to the engine to do for me and then decide on the compression ratio.... I want to be able to start the engine and drive, whether it be cruising around town or interstate. I want my engine to sound 'big' and 'nasty'. Initially I always planned to run my engine on straight petrol, but after driving a friend's GU Patrol on gas, I wondered about building an LPG clevo? I can see the financial benefits of filling tank of LPG at the servo vs petrol, but what about performance mods for LPG. I've read that you can build an engine like this to run on LPG or petrol, but not both because if it's tuned/set-up for one, it's not going to be as good on the other fuel. As for performance, I was hoping for 400hp at the flywheel, but it's not essential to get that figure if I cant. I'm planning to build a cruiser, not a race-car. I know that I can get these figures on petrol, but can i with gas? My budget is as little as possible, but it can be increased if necessary. For example, if I had a budget of $4000 to build my engine over 2 years, and you said that i'm going to need $6000 to build the engine, then it would take me 3 years, not 2 (hypothetically). What are my options for an LPG clevo, or should I just stick to petrol?

You mean pistons like this one or something different? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ACL-Race-Series-Cast-Piston-Ring-Set-Ford-351-Cleveland-V8-8mkry9351-/360585485735?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item53f491dda7

So if I do this, is it a simple 'bolt in' replacement?

I just got myself a 4ma crank, and another virgin block yesterday (so it's not going to be a stroker anymore). I've already got the 302 rods, now the 351 crank, open chamber heads, holley 750 vac carby, tri-y extractors, twin 2.5" exhaust Tremec V8 T5 gearbox. I'd like to do some minor upgrades to my heads, add something like an edelbrock performer intake, suitable pistons, maybe 3.23 or 3.45 diff and a mild/moderate cam. I was speaking to an engine builder about what you guys have said about finding the right compression ratio as I still cant completely understand. He said that I've "got to know what I want to do with the engine". I say that I want a street/cruising engine that I can run on regular or 95 unleaded, that sounds really nasty, but is not a pig to drive. What am I going to get if I put this engine together with the stuff I have (adding all the components I need)?

The number on the gearbox is 13-52-065-922, which means it is a T5. Looking online for those numbers, it appears that it was from a 5.0 V8 Mustang between 83-84. The ratios I found are: Reverse- 2.76 1st- 2.95 2nd- 1.94 3rd- 1.34 4th- 1 5th- 0.63 Torque- 305 ft/lb

In my factory 302 XC ute, I have the standard 2.92 ratio. What sort of diff is this? Is it the BW 78 series? When looking at different gears, I see 0575 and 0578 gears. Are each of them interchangeable? I'd like to change my diff gears from something between 3.23 and 3.7 to go with my 5 speed box

I've been doing a bit of research on the TTC- Tremec website, and it looks much like an earlier Tremec T5, not the TR3650 as seen in the BA Falcon.

Ok, cool. I am picking my gearbox up tomorrow morning and i'll let you know exactly which one it is, but judging by what you guys have said, it's exactly what I need for my clevo.

I'm not completely sure, but i'll see if I can identify it and let you know