Stu5766

I am up in Hervey Bay, QLD. There is a guy up here who is pretty good, just a matter of time and money. Cheers anyway

Where are you located mate? I use Jamie Waterhouse in Penrith NSW. Reasonably priced & he is very knowlagable without being a dick. He tuned mine last time & it pulled 13.3 down the 1/4. He also tuned a mates 393 XC & it just did an 11.5 last week.

I am running a similar grind from Comp Cams and have ported open chamber 2v's. Trying to get enough coin together to dyno it in the car as well. 

It will go on the dyno when I regroup some coin. Chambers started out at 57-58cc. I cc'd them once my engine bloke shaved them & they are 53cc. Pretty much what we were aiming for. Instead of the standard 50tjoy head gaskets, I got the felpro steel o ring type which are 39-40thou. Last time it was on the dyno it had a XE274 cam & about 10:1 compression, it had 272RWHP.

I have finished the install of the F246. Finished up taking 25 thou off the heads with chambers of 53cc. 40 thou head gaskets with the slugs 39 thou down the bore. Comp ratio works out about 10.8:1. Cam is degreed in & with .5 of a degree. Hoping for some decent numbers out of the old girl.

 

I have finished the install of the F246. Finished up taking 25 thou off the heads with chambers of 53cc. 40 thou head gaskets with the slugs 39 thou down the bore. Comp ratio works out about 10.8:1. Cam is degreed in & with .5 of a degree. Hoping for some decent numbers out of the old girl.

 

He's done that before....
Almost worked on me too .... charmer....

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I also reckon heater core. Get a pressure tester on your cooling system & check for leaks. Also if it's leaking as much as you say, you will notice your coolant level dropping in the radiator. Heater core is behind the dash in the heater box. You can bypass it, but it will be a long cold winter.

Hot chick: Oh no mister mechanic, it's so wet & I need you check it out with your tools. I have no money to pay you.
Mechanic: I've got just the tool for it & we can work out the bill somehow.

I also reckon heater core. Get a pressure tester on your cooling system & check for leaks. Also if it's leaking as much as you say, you will notice your coolant level dropping in the radiator. Heater core is behind the dash in the heater box. You can bypass it, but it will be a long cold winter.

Double row rollmaster.

Well I had some progress this arvo. I degreed the cam & it was within .5 of a degree straight up at dot to dot. I would up fitting the 40 thou style steel  "O" ring style head gaskets, so comp will be a tad higher than expected. The contact point of the roller on the tip of the valve stem is near on dead in the middle.

Well I had some progress this arvo. I degreed the cam & it was within .5 of a degree straight up at dot to dot. I would up fitting the 40 thou style steel  "O" ring style head gaskets, so comp will be a tad higher than expected. The contact point of the roller on the tip of the valve stem is near on dead in the middle.

Yep. 14" tyres are hard to get & bloody expensive for what they are. I acquired a TS Astra for free the other day. Took it for the electric power steering pump & the brand new 14" tyres on it. They were going to be spares for my 14" falcon rims which also fit my trailer. However the oldman acquired a set of 14 wire wheels for his fairlane, so there go my tyres!

It's an old school car with iron heads, so should be happy with the cranky sound it makes & will be more than happy if I get it into the 12's.

It's an old school car with iron heads, so should be happy with the cranky sound it makes & will be more than happy if I get it into the 12's.

Solids are cool as a kelvinator, but more work than a hydraulic

F246 has been the  basic go to all rounder for years with clevos. Was a very popular cam to use in the 90's for a tuff street clevo. Many were 12 second cars with pretty good drivability. With the better manifolds and heads available these days you could screw some decent power out of that same cam these days. In saying that theres probably many more grinds that would work better than that cam as well now.

The Crane F246 seems to have proven itself as a good performer in various applications. My engine has the adjustable rockers, guide plates, & valve springs setup. The F246 also sounds cranky as with a set of iron heads.

The Crane F246 seems to have proven itself as a good performer in various applications. My engine has the adjustable rockers, guide plates, & valve springs setup. The F246 also sounds cranky as with a set of iron heads.

Evening people. I'm just in he process of upgrading to a solid camshaft. Have decided to go with a Crane F246.
Its a 351 30 thou over with 4MA Crank, closed camber 2v's with port work. Roller rockers, airgap manifold with 750HP DP. MSD dizzy, 4 into 1 pace makers with twin 2.5 system. Also I have calculated the comp ratio & its 10.6 : 1.
Whats people's experience dailing in this cam & what kind of HP would I expect from it?
Cheers stu.

I love the sound of solids. Gives me a little stiffy.

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G'day mate. It had a XE274. It pulled 272HP at the wheels, but with less comp. I've just had 25thou taken off of the heads. It was good for a 13.3 1/4 mile pass with a top loader & 3.9 LSD 9". I'm hoping to exceed 300rwhp & drop it into the 12's.

G'day mate. It had a XE274. It pulled 272HP at the wheels, but with less comp. I've just had 25thou taken off of the heads. It was good for a 13.3 1/4 mile pass with a top loader & 3.9 LSD 9". I'm hoping to exceed 300rwhp & drop it into the 12's.

Evening people. I'm just in he process of upgrading to a solid camshaft. Have decided to go with a Crane F246.
Its a 351 30 thou over with 4MA Crank, closed camber 2v's with port work. Roller rockers, airgap manifold with 750HP DP. MSD dizzy, 4 into 1 pace makers with twin 2.5 system. Also I have calculated the comp ratio & its 10.6 : 1.
Whats people's experience dailing in this cam & what kind of HP would I expect from it?
Cheers stu.