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400 Ford Buildup
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, Apr 25 2004 08:00 AM
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Posted 25 April 2004 - 08:00 AM
I'm in the middle of rebuilding my 400 for my 79 Bronc and I've already had the machine work done..the crank is back in and I'm in the process of installing the Badger pistons as well. According to Badger, I'll be running around 9.9:1 compression with the heads I'm using. I plan on using an Edelbrock Performer 400 intake, Summit racing headers, accell coil and an Edelbrock 650 carb. I know the intake has a range of idle to 5500 RPM, but I can't find a cam that "exactly" matches that profile...I've had the heads ported and polished, so it should rev nicely, but I'm also keeping in mind that the 400 has the longest stroke of any Ford motor ever made....Could anyone recommend a good, strong cam they've used in the past?
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Posted 26 April 2004 - 01:20 PM
On my first 400 build I used a Crane cam part#523901.It had 204 degree's duration at .050 on the intake side and 216 degree's on the exhaust.The lift was .493 on the intake and .524 on the exhaust.My compression was 8.4 to 1,the truck had good lowend torque,but like everything else I wanted more,so I built another motor and went alot more radical with one.On a cam pick one that has more lift and duration on the exhaust side than the intake,these motors need to breathe and more life and duration on the exhaust side will help out alot.
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Posted 30 April 2004 - 01:00 PM
whatever u do DO NOTtake summit's word for it. every time i call i get a diffnt story, and usually none of it is right they're salesman, not mechanics, actually i'd be suprised if any of them knew how to use a wrench, let alone drive a bronco
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Posted 04 May 2004 - 01:46 PM
Competition Cams......268 series
If ya don't get hung up once in a while your not wheelin hard enough
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