https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAT1V-wKnKsLong time without updates...
So far about everything that can go wrong has.
We got the engine to dyno in the begining of May. Got the street tune up done but run in to problems with power pulls. Only got 1250 hp at 13 psi until decided that the engine doesn't work. Some valves were leaking, the head gaskets leaked, one lifter bushing broke...
Got those fixed and put it together with new rings and bearings, but a new dyno didn't fit in to schedule. A day before the first test day we found out that the Ford Motorsport brakes didn't fit with the billet specialties wheels..., so had to build new brakes out of a checy set we luckily had.
The first tests were the first time the driver drove the car. Got three runs done without boost control, the best was 9.90 at 140 mph, and again small technical problems.
Got them fixed again and a new test at a local airport. Made four runs and played with the hboost control a little..., now the engine seems to work mechanically but with no traction at the airport high 10's were the best.
Now I'm building a new oil pan out of aluminum because the zillion time modified original steel tends to create a new leak every time out. There is still a lot to do in the car, and we only have one chance to test it before shipping. Hopefully we get everything done so that we can get some kind of a handle about how things work.
The last time the engine was apart I decided to detune it quite a lot, swapping the cam to a regular comp cams XE street roller. At this point it isn't so important what the thing is capable of running, more important is to get it more reliable, and the cam with way smaller spring pressures should definitely help.
Here is a small video from last weekend:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xulWJKff2-g
