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04-12-2021, 04:46 PM | #21 | |
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If your "touring" cam idles lousy, it was either ground by the wrong guy or installed by the wrong guy. A quality "touring" cam will idle SMOOTH at 400 rpm. |
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04-12-2021, 04:56 PM | #22 |
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04-12-2021, 06:02 PM | #23 |
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Maybe in Maine and alot of other spots in the country a stock model is adequate..here in suburban Northern CA A stocker running without convoy protection is at the mercy of the yahoos..
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04-12-2021, 06:53 PM | #24 |
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X3 here in Cali, lunatics...
But, it does go noticed when you pass a BMW on the freeway, or pull up next to him. J
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Thank you for your comments. It peaks my interest to find out what kind of cam is in my car. Ed
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I have the B engine out of my 2 door right now and have a 450 hp crate engine in it. It will do 155 and is just like a Sunday drive on the freeway. |
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I don't know about where you are, a Sunday drive on the freeway down here is playing miss all the bumper cars and don't get run over... J
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04-13-2021, 09:28 AM | #28 |
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Ed In Maine, I am driving my Victoria to the 2021 New England Meet in Newry, Maine from Long Island, so I need to cruise along the interstates to get there. 50-55mph is a must do, and a hi-compression head improves the efficiency of the engine to do it. There are thousands of Model "A" drivers who drive to out-of-town functions, and they must be able to do it on main roads. Do you drive your Victoria anywhere of significant miles from home?
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I agree with Brent, plus gas mileage goes up with higher compression. Compression and a bigger carb are the two quickest and easiest ways to more power, cam is next but not near as effective per dollar and time invested. The very latest B cam has more lift and slightly more duration than a normal B, and makes a great touring cam.
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My point was that while a stock model A body has an extremely poor drag coefficent and lots of frontal area especially with fenders on, it will handle very good at speeds over 100. If your car wanders or shakes at 65, something is worn out or out of adjustment. |
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04-13-2021, 09:50 PM | #31 |
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A typical 'touring camshaft' should never make an engine idle lousy. I agree. I have a "Touring cam in a B engine with a 6.0:1 head and it consistently idles very smooth at 350 RPM. If I go up into the mountains where the air is thinner, it will idle at 290 RPM. Chris W. |
04-14-2021, 07:47 AM | #32 |
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Its important to note making these changes on a stock model a engine raises the engines efficiency. Higher compression, adding fuel, using a mechanical advance distributor and making it breathe better results in better economy and a cooler running engine. That's something most model a guys don't get, they feel you are ruining the engine 'hotrodding' it. banging the bearings out of it, causing it to run hot and increasing wear..
Actually the opposite is true, raising efficiency extends engine life, upper cylinder issues decrease as well,rings seat better, less exhaust heat due to a better burn saves valves..Alot of the common issues with a stock engine disappear...exhaust manifold drooping, burned exhaust manifold gaskets,engine temperature issues...gone. |
04-15-2021, 12:00 PM | #33 |
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Camshaft choice I have a story to tell about that. Many years ago I got a phone call from a guy wanting to buy one of my cams. He had a (heavy) fordor, all stock but wanted more power. We talked for quite awhile and I thought I had convinced him to not change his cam, he was running a B cam at the time. Well ... a month or so later I get a call from a guy complaining about one of my cams having no power. It took me awhile to realize it was this same guy. He had gotten one of my cams from another source, I have no idea which grind it was. He had a test site that he uses, up a steep hill, in high gear, starting from 5 mph, said it was slower with my cam than before. When I finally realized it was this same guy, I said "didn't I recommend staying with your B cam". There was a long silence on the phone after that!
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04-15-2021, 12:55 PM | #34 |
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As early as 1933, stock V8s were shipping with poured bearings, mechanical advance, and a 6.3:1 compression ratio. If anything, the A was under-compressed for its time.
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Look no further than the 'new and improved' 4 cylinder engine introduced in 1932..other than just a mild compression increase it incorporated all the upgrades Ford engineering noted as necessary from 28 to 31
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