junkyard / Frankenstein engines

[swynx]

I'm not talking about a 460 pulley on a 2.3 I mean actual part interchange you've heard of or seen or custom stuff... my dad is a pro at this.... Idk if he's full of shit or telling the truth. He's done some Weird shit and is good with engines.

I've heard of a 307 crank in a 327 engine... making it faster

My dad claims he used to race old 4 cyl that would beat 8 cyl... because he popped off the head and made a bead of weld around the pistons increasing the compression. I've heard this story 1000x from him. In fact he was just talking about doing it to his 300-I6 he just got

Any one got any thing else? These sstory's interest me.

 

[RangerSVT]

Yeah, old school builders tricks. Destroking an engine (smaller crank in a larger discplacement engine) allows it to spin faster. Pulling the heads off a 4 banger and shaving the head increases compression, raising the power level. Putting a bead of weld on a piston does the same thing, but needs to be milled down and check for valve clearance...

SVT

 

[simpler=better]

My favorite is the Volvo DOHC on a lima block, with turbo coupe guts in the engine.

My current frankenstein-in-planning is a merc engine, jeep turbo, dodge axles, jeep frame, ford transmission, chevy clutch......

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I know a guy with a standard '87 302, '89 HO cam and E7 heads, '98 5.0 Explorer timing cover and accessories, headers for a '60's Comet/Falcon, early 80's V8 C5 trans with a 83-84 RBV C5 tailhousing bolted to a Ranger 1350M t-case which drives a 31 spline 8.8 out of a '96 Explorer in an '85 Ranger.

It becomes less Frankenstein and more rubics cube after awhile.

 

[swynx]

Yeah, old school builders tricks. Destroking an engine (smaller crank in a larger discplacement engine) allows it to spin faster. Pulling the heads off a 4 banger and shaving the head increases compression, raising the power level. Putting a bead of weld on a piston does the same thing, but needs to be milled down and check for valve clearance...

SVT

My dad talked about shaving the head too. How come I never hear about these kind of things in new cars. Or does the Ecu reject it.

Any one else?

 

[country0001]

I know a guy with a standard '87 302, '89 HO cam and E7 heads, '98 5.0 Explorer timing cover and accessories, headers for a '60's Comet/Falcon, early 80's V8 C5 trans with a 83-84 RBV C5 tailhousing bolted to a Ranger 1350M t-case which drives a 31 spline 8.8 out of a '96 Explorer in an '85 Ranger.

It becomes less Frankenstein and more rubics cube after awhile.

I think we all know a few guys like this...... Lol.

I haven't done much to my engine, except put it somewhere it where it should of been in the first place.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

My dad talked about shaving the head too. How come I never hear about these kind of things in new cars. Or does the Ecu reject it.

Any one else?

New cars already have fairly high compression, may lose some durability with aluminum heads too. Also a bigger PITA to pull the head(s) off a newer car vs an older one.

The new 5.0's are running 11:1 compression straight from Ford... and can still run 87 octane.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

IMO, The new oldskool is playing with the computer, fooling it into doing something it's not supposed to.
Old school; lighting the piston at the skirt, valve grinds at the edge of paper thin, sodium filled exhuast valves, aluminum heads, F.I., slapper bars, cheater slicks, high octane aircraft fuel,....

Richard

 

[kimcrwbr1]

I am still trying to figure out how Johnny Cash brought home all thost cadillac parts in a lunch box

 

[Redneckryder]

I read somewhere about building a 427 smallblock stroker...351w block, dodge rods, chevy pistons, etc etc......

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I am still trying to figure out how Johnny Cash brought home all thost cadillac parts in a lunch box

He got the big parts snuck out in his buddies mobile home.

I read somewhere about building a 427 smallblock stroker...351w block, dodge rods, chevy pistons, etc etc......

I have heard 400 stroker now that you mention it; 351W block, 400M crank with a little machining, 283 rods and 318 pistons... never checked out to see how stuff lined up (journal size, bore dia...)

 

[swynx]

It amazes me that you can take all These different parts and make them work together. On a smaller note my dad had a 289 or something that kept spinning drive shafts off of it. Said he finally pressed some aluminum into the shaft so it couldn't compress and never had any more problems with it.

I always thought big blocks were quite different than small blocks but apparently not.