How much power is this engine making in my fathers 1973 mach1?
08-14-2012, 07:07 PM
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I'm very familiar with the head design was just curious why you went with the 4v heads which generally don't make good power/torque unless at high rpm without ALOT of work going into them. Was just wondering why you didn't go with aftermarket windsor aluminum heads but hey as long as your happy that's all that matters. Now, lets see a pic of the car.
This is my fathers car, he built it up back in the late 80's wasn't my idea to put those heads on. Not sure if thats the right camshaft that i listed on, it might be a better one he said crane cam 292 but he don't know the lift. Here's a video of the car running on old gas after sitting for couple of years
08-14-2012, 07:48 PM
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This was built back in the late 80's and it's been sitting for that long. This car used to scare me when i was younger especially when it would get pulled out of the garage after sitting for a while and started up with open headers, blue flames would be coming out of it, it would jump the hell out of ya and when reved high it would give an awesome rumble that no other car had, that would shake the ground right under your feet, you know what i mean lol (mustang owners). It still scares me till this day, can't beat the sound of an old 351. It don't sound as beastly in the video as in real life, but it is quieter with the straight pipes ending before the rear axle and it really shouldn't be running on 2 year old regular grade.
08-16-2012, 07:01 AM
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It's never been down the drag strip, it sat in the garage most of the time for like 20 years since my dad has had it. But we would take it down the road once in a while. Maybe some day I can take it down the strip when I get some cash going here. It does need quite a bit of work like interior, exhaust, paint job, and some body work, but other than that it is in awesome shape.
08-16-2012, 05:56 PM
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Your right! but I kind of want to restore it back to it's original dark blue color and fix the front bumper that's all buggered up and a rust hole on the passengers rear quarter. Suppose to run it off race fuel but I really don't have the cash to do any of this, living in the **** poor state of Maine, still in the recession up here.
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