"No, I don't thank you for the fish at all" (notindetroit)
08/05/2016 at 09:38 • Filed to: None
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"No, I don't thank you for the fish at all" (notindetroit)
08/05/2016 at 09:38 • Filed to: None | 0
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I have no idea if the block is based on something else or bespoke for this engine design. I don’t even know what kind of cars use it (drag racers?) but it’s really popular on race and cigarette boats and airplanes, particularly the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! which allows this 3/4 P-51 built-it-yourself kit to maintain a lot of the performance and authenticity of the real thing (so it’s the same size as the more popular and affordable !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! kit which uses - get ready for this - an LS or other 350 c.i. compatible GM V8 - except pushed deep into the six figure price territory - and keep in mind this is still a build-it-yourself plane).
They also have a racing I6 block which based on the description seems to be built of a, of all things, GM Atlas 4.2 block (people keep telling me this is a really tall block for what it is so it’s hard to fit it under the hood of anything not a body-on-frame SUV or truck).
And a limited run of rebuilt NASCAR-spec engines (the site says from the 2002 season so I’m assuming these have been long sold out).
Speaking of the site, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
Oh, there’s also the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! which is also more affordable and if you really want to you can have it powered by either a relatively small-ish engine made especially for kit aircraft or a Honda V6. Or, yes, you can do a factory LS swap, because of course.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
08/05/2016 at 09:42 |
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IIRC the V12 is, of course, LS based.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
08/05/2016 at 09:42 |
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The even exhaust port spacing, deck height, timing design, and water pump suggest to me it’s loosely based on a big-block Chevy. Probably bespoke crank, cam, and block (billet like the aluminum Cobra 427s), with the rest off the shelf.
bhtooefr
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/05/2016 at 09:57 |
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Per the FAQ ( http://falconerengines.com/faq.php?faq=fa… ) it’s SBC-based.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> bhtooefr
08/05/2016 at 10:03 |
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Gotcha. Timing cover is a better match, and the port spacing is probably down to having no reason to stick to the basis.
jimz
> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
08/05/2016 at 10:42 |
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too many camshafts for that to be a NASCAR engine; it’s an IndyCar engine.