Shoot, I thought he said 260, not what it would take to get more power with
an open checkbook. And I alluded to broken parts in the "if you get it
wrong....", Maybe I was too subtle. S o yeah my first choice is to order a
n SVT crate motor with the 385 bhp output as step one, a T56 trans and some
stopping power in the form of Wilwood brakes. I am now up to maybe 6 grand
or more. Probably out of the kids budget.
mayf, off planet in Pahrump
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony McNulty" <t.mcnulty@ieee.org>
To: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
Cc: <Caseyh4312@aol.com>; <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: MOTOR PERFORMANCE
> NxxOx? Into a 40-year-old 260? Whoo --- how about an engine all over
> the road?
>
> Best way is the earlier advice -- overhaul and shoebox the original 260
> and put a 5.0 crate motor in there-- just to make sure that a restorer
> can get back to the original in some unforseeable time frame.
>
> That said -- anyone got any good advice on preserving an overhauled and
> stored engine? One or more of the valves are going to be left open no
> matter where the engine stops, and that's a passage for moisture
> intrusion ... etc, etc, etc. What's normally done to counteract this
> kind of impending damage -- leave the engine in pieces in an oil blanket
> of some kind?
>
> Tony M
> B382001321
> Original Owner
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