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B&B has announced their latest twin-sump oil pans for Fox-body Mustangs with 289-347 and 351-410 Windsor OEM engines.
Tag: OIL PAN
NEW B&B TWIN-SUMP PANS FOR FOX-BODY ‘STANGS
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
August 25, 2011 ·
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HOLLEY’S NEW LS OFFERINGS
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
May 6, 2011 ·
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Holley has announced their all-new, whiz-bang LS engine components catalog, chock-full of newly-released go-fast goodies for GM LS engines.
PROJECT FLATHEAD, PART 3
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
September 28, 2010 ·
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I’ve decided to have the water pumps and pulleys polished and chrome plated. This will provide additional visual appeal. Engine build, text and photos by Mike Mavrigian In this series installment, I’ll discuss final installation of the rods and pistons, the oil pump and pan, timing cover, water pumps and cylinder heads.
PROJECT FLATHEAD, PART 2
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
September 2, 2010 ·
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She’s done. In this article, we’ll cover crankshaft balancing, valvetrain and crankshaft assembly. How do you like the plug wire routing? I’ll cover this in a later article installment. I’m considering having the water pump pulleys polished and chrome plated. By the way, the water pump/alternator belt pulley alignment is perfect. If the belt looks [...]
CANTON OPEN-CHASSIS CIRCLE TRACK PAN
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
March 1, 2010 ·
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Canton’s new circle track pan is designed for 1985 and earlier smallblock Chevy engines in chassis without X-members. With an L-sump depth of only 6.5”, the pan provides maximum ground clearance, while offering an 8-quart capacity. The pan features a six-trap-door circle track baffle assembly with a bolt-in slosh baffle for oil control, a crank [...]
DART 427W PROJECT, PART 3
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
February 27, 2010 ·
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by Mike Mavrigian Build/assembly and all photos by author Our Lunati roller cam features 0.544″ valve lift at intake and 0.560″ at exhaust, with duration of 232 intake and 242 exhaust. Centerline is 108 intake and 116 exhaust. CAMSHAFT AND TIMING Dart thoughtfully provided anti-friction-coated cam bearings with their block. Each bearing is [...]
PROJECT FORD FE, PART 3
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
September 2, 2009 ·
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by Mike Mavrigian FILE FITTING THE RINGS Because of our over-honed cylinder diameters (4.263″), standard size rings wouldn’t work, so I started with a set of Total Seal rings P/N CR7190 35, supplied with our Diamond pistons. These are intended for a bore diameter of 4.268″ (1/16″ top, 1/16″ 2nd, 3/16″ oil), requiring a custom [...]
PROJECT LS2, PART 4 (A)
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
June 3, 2009 ·
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PROJECT LS2, PART 4 This has proven to be a fairly easy build. The LS series-both Gen III and IV-shows definite promise. by Mike Mavrigian all photos by author Our LS is now ready for induction and ignition.At this point, our LS2 is a complete longblock. Here, we’ll cover a number of subjects leading up [...]
632 Part 5: THE ASSEMBLY CONTINUES (5F)
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
May 28, 2009 ·
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The upper intake manifold plenum box gasket is stainless-steel reinforced and provided a perfect fit. The upper plenum box is secured with 1/4″ x 20 x 3/4″ stainless socket head cap screws. I applied a dab of moly to the threads prior to installation. I tightened all screws to 60 in-lbs using a criss-cross pattern. [...]
Project 632, Part 4 (4A)
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
May 26, 2009 ·
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Project 632, Part 4 Short block completion and test-fitting the valvetrain. by Mike Mavrigian all photos by author Moroso’s billet gerotor oil pump kit includes the pump, drive shaft, mounting stud, 12-point nut and washer. In this project installment, I fitted and final-installed the oil pump, oil pan and fuel pump, and I temporarily installed [...]