That's my second one
Finished this one last year .
Also had a built Gen 3(5.0) 10r80 / Edelbrok... sold it ... wish I had kept it but the blue one is even nicer
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Predator cams won’t work as they have the Gen 3 reluctor wheel (they are a hybrid but will need a Predator ECU )
you will have get the Ford racing 5.2 cams which retail for $1700 … if you can find them or custom cams
Any updates on this ?
Thinking of picking up a bower relatively cheap and throwing it on my “spare “RPG engine .
I already have a whipple on the engine in the car now so if I swap in the spare motor would be able to use the heat exchanger in the car already .
… but it may also end up in a Fox...
much less is my estimate .
level 2 RPG short block is $9600; Level 3 $12,600
New heads are about $5k
Cams and rest of the valve train / and other stuff to complete the engine will be less than $5k .
So for $20K you can get a much better engine.
I keep a spare RPG level 3 long block with...
Very cool…. that’s my dream garage there…. but with the conversion you will effectively have a predator engine in both cars .
May be build at least one “spare“ predator for both cars?
I am building one complete with blower (have all the parts and just have to assemble ) but with 12:1 CR
… I...
OP, with how much you have in all other parts build not sure if you skimped out on fueling
My GT 350 was making 920 hp at the wheels @16 psi /ID1300’s / triple pumps
if you are making close to that @15psu , could the 1050’s /dual pump be maxed out ?
May be a leak down test as the failure could be the top end ?
if you do rebuild with cross plane crank , you can keep the same lash adjuster with the 5.2 cross plane cams .
The 5.2 crank is about $1200 , 5.2 cams about $1600.
Wow .. cant be any more built than that .
what pulley size ?
I also run the same Whipple blower on my mild built motor(Gen 1 block so not as stout as the predator in yours )but only a 3.375 pulley (ran down to a 3 inch grip tech but I think it was slipping ) and ID 1300’s/ triple pumps .
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sorry to hear that man . Do you know what may have happened ?
Did you say this was your second engine ?
Who built this one ?
I will always have a spare engine as long as I own the car . At one point I kept 2 but sold one.
The engine in the car is now a mild build with upgraded rods / head...