I got the timing cover, water pump, knock sensors, and the cam covers (valve covers) on. missing a few bolts, so I had to run by the local Ford dealer and order new ones today.
I did not use the washer and I used the smaller O-rings. They have a little up and down play which Whipple and Injector Dynamics both said was normal. When pressure is applied, they seal with no issues.
I was at about 780whp on 93 for only about a month and I broke a ringland on #6 piston. That was due to me being stupid and doing far too many back to back pulls on a 100 degree day. The big issue there is ring gap. Make sure you gap the rings for boost no matter which block you go with. Running...
That I can't tell you. I have a built stock block, stock bore, gen 3, with Manley 2618 pistons, H-Tuff Rods, ARP hardware all over the place. Stock cams and ported heads. I am going to shoot for a hero pull of 1000whp, but I plan to back it down to run no more than 900whp. That's with a Gen5 3.0...
ARP cam tower bolts. Your OPG's and crank sprocket will transfer. I would change your cam phasers while you are at it because, why not? Grab a new water pump too, because, again, why not? You are that deep, just do it.
Definitely change the water pump while you are there. Timing chains and phasers are supposed to be "life of the vehicle", but again, while you are that deep, it probably isn't a bad idea to do.
Heat soak is when after a few spirited runs on a positive displacement blower, the fluid in the intercooler gets so hot from back to back runs, that the ecu starts pulling timing because the air temperatures post intercooler is too hot.
It's a dead head system. I know guys with this system that run mid to low 9's on full weight cars. North of 850whp on ethanol. It supports way more than that.
I'm not deleting mine. They serve a function. I put a brand new set on due to the fact that I have been installing a built engine and the old ones had 47k miles on them. I know you don't NEED to because they are a "life of the vehicle" part but I figured, I am in there, why not? So I got a new...
I will beat this to death. The thing I don't particularly like about the Fore system is it isn't very daily driver friendly. It has no fuel bucket so you have to keep no less than half a tank of fuel in the car to keep the pumps immersed in fuel, or you risk a starvation situation when...