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hey why cant the 400 crank mains be ground down to 2.749 and fit in a normal cleveland block ? is that too much meat to be taken off ? or line bore the block to 3.000 ?

note that when using roller rockers on a crossflow ,the cup in the rocker that holds the pushrod sometimes is set deeper than stock ,i found this out on my crossflow after having it milled it actually needed longer than stock length which i couldnt work out until the machine shop told me ,will depend on brand of rocker.

from the research ive done on these blocks from other websites including usa forums there was a first run of these nascar blocks cast in australia in the xc era ,group c cars like the dj coupe was running one ,i dont no how many were made but some or all of them did NOT have pillows yes did NOT have pillows i have seen a picture of one in temeyers workshop ready for assembly,probly a core left over from a racing camp,but the 2nd lot made in GF did have pillows,they range from very late xd to mid 82 casting in xe,the one i had was may 82 cast.

this one i have actually used b4 about 10 years ago on a xe sedan with 4 speed and 351c and is a nice mannerd street cam h268https://www.ebay.com/itm/133374008819

yes thats another ford part that is drying up,im looking for a pan fill c4 core or working gearbox in good cond ,and fit my big block bell to it,i already have flexplate and sandwhich plate,should i just get a stock clevo converter or up it to a 2200-2500 ? cause it will have a cam in it ,not big thou

here is a good one, when priming the oil pump b4 start up should it be turned anti clock wise or it dont matter ?.

so why is 70 down the hole bad ? with 9.5.1 ,why why why did ford do this ? when the average clevo is 30 down the hole,is it more prone to ping pong and detonation with 70 thou ? than zero ? the 400 was born in mid 1971 and experimental 4v manifolds are very rare i have seen a few castings with the xe prefix and to suit 4v heads,but by 1972 it was all over and the dredded call from head office said bin the lot,it only took 50 years for someone to make a zero deck piston available,ahh let me correct that some 400 pistons were made in the 80s in small numbers with a higher comp height but i guess the 400 was not popular enough to continue manufacturing im sure they were speed pro forged you can find some info on them on the net.

or comp ratios with the open chamber heads is 9.75 with 13cc,10.25 with 7.5cc or 10.7 with 3cc pistons.i just had a look at these pistons again and they have gone up in price again,probly cause they only made 1 big lot and now are down on stock in the usa,might have to wait until a surplus happends and then buy em at a decent price or just go for the stock pistons as my car will not be a race car.

or if the heads are left at 58cc 11.51.1 or with a 060 head gasket 10.99.1.

ok its 10.66.1 which is not bad really a lot less than i thought,and use a decent cam should wind it up.

i will do the math with -13cc pistons and closed chamber heads opend up a bit ,lets say 65cc and zero deck.

only problem is dean the factory style pistons are down the hole 70thou,the aftermarket ones come in 3cc 7.5cc and 13cc so a fair bit of choice there,using open chamber heads ,lowest comp with the -13cc will be 10.5.1,then 12.1 and 14.1 ,these pistons were made with using the open chamber heads in mind.

i have 2v c/c heads ready to use,eddy alloy intake,crank is done,just need pistons and internals,plan is to put it in my next wheels but finding something is getting hard,i will pay up to 5k for a xe sedan as long as the body is ok,have c4 bell suit big block,would love to do another chestnut sedan up even if i have to paint it ,t bar auto ,no power steer,no air,and leave the diff std ratio i have had enough of playing diffs,just a family cruiser i suppose.

the reson it is not opend up on the 302 manifold is to make more air speed ,i read this in a interview with mick webb on factory manifolds,i have used that manifold with many 351 engines and had no problems.

dean i blew a hole in my thermo on lpg just like you said from backfire,the black plastic area.

i can just imagine how many spready to squarebore adaptors linx and redline have sold since the xc came out with spready manifold,i know i have bought about 10 of them over the years.

these carbys came at an era of 80s usa wanna be muscle cars like trans am,and others which had a spreadbore manifold,dont really see a lot of them now a days but good score ,your knowledge should be easy to reco that fkr.

With bordem set in and nothing to do i have found both a 240 and 300 ford canadian f truck engines,just something different from the usual v8 s and crossys,with just a bit of research the only apparent differance between them is the crank n rods ,head is the same ,and all bolt ons except carby was a tad smaller but in saying that,the guy has a complete 240 and a 300 in pieces so i figure cause its gunna get a strip down anyway lets just chux the 300 crank n rods in it with new go fast bits from america,like the offy 4 barrel intake and juicy billet dizzy,i think thom once told me the 300 has a small block v8 bellhousing pattern ?

did the yanks get the 2v head on some of there 6s or was it only aussie 6s.

i just had a quick look on usa e bay and there is so much available for these engines,a lot more than a 400 thats for sure,full rebuild kit for a 1968-85 is only $340us,but seems the later model efi engines are a bit more,even junkyards are asking $795 for a long engine ,hey gerg is there any way a crossy head can be bolted on ? or 2v 250 head

the guy who bought my 400 has the original 300 engine and im gunna score it next time he comes past in his truck ,the 400 is going in the truck and action man gets the 300 if that makes sense lol.

i just cleaned up the garage and got some of my build stuff out for a quick ok and re bag back up,also the other 400 is sold and just waiting pick up.

yes i had just moved up here from sydney ,and was out of doing cars up,then i hear on the radio redcliffe dyno home of the worlds fastest clevo street car,and i thought yeah right,but at the time it was true,im glad i made the move up here some 20 years ago,i lived on the sunshine coast,brisbane ,and now the gold coast,but tbh the st machine sceene up here was a bit light compard to sydney back in the day,melbs also,now its all hoons with AU falcons.

yes yes i remember a radio add where it says the home of the worlds fastest cleveland,that was a long time ago wasnt it ?

just about everybody here on the gold coast is in the tourism trade,its 28 deg here atm and just had that mega storm go thru ,also buying a fridge today just as a spare 2nd hand one,she said just put it in the garage,before i bought it i made sure a borg warner centre would fit in the freezer to shrink it a few thou cause dont have a spreader.