Wow, thank you for your comments. I knew there would be some negs, but that's OK. For the fella that thinks it only got 204HP, it's the 305 ft lbs that drives it down the road. I did not build a race engine, this is a touring motor. At 65MPH, the motor is so happy that you can only hear the wind.
( it's a roadster)....2750 is peak torque and that's 65 MPH. The block is a French (sorry) version. 3/8" x 1/2" 304 cu in. The cam is a Max 1 with 108 lobe centers. Even with the 108 centers, it idles very smooth. I have had people ask if it was a stock cam. Perhaps the engine likes the individual throttle bodies. I use 97 Idle jets to bypass the throttle plates and the "sync up" is easy. I reduced the runners to 1 3/8". Plates were used for bore finishing. The fuel and spark are controlled by the ECU. This is my 3rd version and 2nd to last.
I am busy on my Hollywood project but have secured a block and have started the maching process. My background was Kendick engineering with go-karts and KERKER exhaust in the 70's and 80's. So I have been playing for quite a while. I have a poster in my shop that says, "OK is not good enough". For the fun of it, my 4 engine kart and the Hollywood project. I know it's not Ford , but what the heck.
Dick in Havasu
ps; Virgil, I would like to visit with you sometime.