New race engine being built...can you guess what it is?

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  1. strokermaverick

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    I thought the head looked like a BBF, but the single head threw me off. I don't know much about boat engines. Good what is it thread though. :D
     
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    lucky guess ;)
     
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    So its is a stinking boat motor......
     
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  4. Derek 5oComet

    Derek 5oComet Tire burner

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    Yea i guess you could say that! But what a cool little engine 460 head,pistons and rods,steel crank the cam can be reground to over 600 lift.Theres a guy on the net building one with a Alan Root Ford HEMI head on it.This is what its goin in.
     
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  5. Derek 5oComet

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    Ok the pics he sent me are really small let see what we can do here.
    1936 Bantham running a stroked 250 6cyl ford.Best pass 11.58

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    Personally I think 4 cylinders are pretty cool. I would love to see more about the 3.7l motor..................off subject, but I have seen a 2.3l Ford Focus rally motor make over 300hp @ around 9,000rpm..............just out of this world.
     
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    IIRC, Mercruiser IO 470 was what they "were" called at one time. 3.7L. They weren't very popular. Mostly because of vibration. There is no counter balancer in the engine and the heavy pistons/rods tend to cause second order vibration like no other. They needed a counterbalance shaft. Most people in the boat business either wanted an inline 6 or V6 for under 200 HP applications as the 470 was just too buzzy.

    The 460 head fits-and IIRC the pistons can be made to fit but that's about it. Lots of custom work to make it work in a performance application. But they run well. I remember seeing an article at one time showing one with a turbo making, if memory serves me right, around 900 HP.

    I did winterize one a few years ago and yes they vibrate. That's about all I know about them. turboford.org-those guys know a little about them. Been a few years since Ive been over there, though.
     
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    Thanks Mavman i know he was saying something about the vibration issues with these engines and said the crank weighs about as much as the block haha.
    He definately has a real good engine builder working on it
    so hopefully everything works out well.Heres a mock up pic.
     
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    interesting! lets see some larger pics
     
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    It is a Chevy iron Duke 2.5 L with a 460 ford head on it .
     
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