My Repower Adventure
Day 1 of my 460 engine replacement. This is a 460 Ford project with EEC IV, OBD I, speed density computer. Tune and drivability will be addressed, if necessary, when the new engine is runni...
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Day 2
And the pile of pieces/parts gets bigger.
As much as I love my Banks Power Pack, I uttered a few @#$%&! at it while removing it. I had to blue-tip wrench 8 bolt heads to get the headers off. New allen head cap screws will replace all 16 bolts. On the left side I had to remove the power brake booster and master cylinder to get access to the header bolts.
The 72 birthday candles that I blew out a few months ago are already coming back to haunt me. This used to be a lot more fun than it is now. :E
Look Maw, no headers. GRIN
The tranny is ready to remove. The torque converter and pan are drained, the wiring, cooler lines, starter and cross member bolts are removed. All that's left is to position the tranny jack and remove the 6 bell housing bolts. Then it's off to the tranny shop.
Next will be the engine removal thrash.
In my opening post I mentioned the increase in displacement but failed to mention the final state of tune.
The cam is a hydraulic RV cam. Designed to work with the OEM computer.
The compression ratio will be increased from 8.4-1 to 9-1.
The block has been decked so the pistons come to the top of the bore and "D" cup pistons installed. This increases the squish area and increases turbulence in the combustion chamber. Thus reducing detonation and allowing increased compression ratio.
I will be replacing the 24# an hour injectors with 26# injectors to help the computer keep up the increased displacement.
A wide band O2 sensor and meter will be added to monitor the air/fuel ratio. Adjustments made as required.
There will be NO porting or larger valves. Hopefully the torque and HP will fall into the same RPM range, with just more of each. We shall see................
And the pile of pieces/parts gets bigger.
As much as I love my Banks Power Pack, I uttered a few @#$%&! at it while removing it. I had to blue-tip wrench 8 bolt heads to get the headers off. New allen head cap screws will replace all 16 bolts. On the left side I had to remove the power brake booster and master cylinder to get access to the header bolts.
The 72 birthday candles that I blew out a few months ago are already coming back to haunt me. This used to be a lot more fun than it is now. :E
Look Maw, no headers. GRIN
The tranny is ready to remove. The torque converter and pan are drained, the wiring, cooler lines, starter and cross member bolts are removed. All that's left is to position the tranny jack and remove the 6 bell housing bolts. Then it's off to the tranny shop.
Next will be the engine removal thrash.
In my opening post I mentioned the increase in displacement but failed to mention the final state of tune.
The cam is a hydraulic RV cam. Designed to work with the OEM computer.
The compression ratio will be increased from 8.4-1 to 9-1.
The block has been decked so the pistons come to the top of the bore and "D" cup pistons installed. This increases the squish area and increases turbulence in the combustion chamber. Thus reducing detonation and allowing increased compression ratio.
I will be replacing the 24# an hour injectors with 26# injectors to help the computer keep up the increased displacement.
A wide band O2 sensor and meter will be added to monitor the air/fuel ratio. Adjustments made as required.
There will be NO porting or larger valves. Hopefully the torque and HP will fall into the same RPM range, with just more of each. We shall see................
