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Engine Specifications and Lightweight Clutch

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Boyd discusses the engine's internal components, specifying a Ford small block (8.2-inch deck) that has been bored and stroked to 369 cubic inches. He highlights the Edelbrock high-port heads, noting their superior exhaust port placement compared to Cleveland heads, allowing for phenomenal flow. He also mentions the lightweight Tilton 5.25-inch three-disc carbon clutch, which reduces flywheel mass to improve engine responsiveness.

Goal: Describe the core engine components and the purpose of the lightweight clutch.

Tools and materials

  • Edelbrock High-Port Heads Edelbrock

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would rev to 3,500 rpm instantly. Heat. Heat. But here is a small 5.25- inch three-disc carbon Tilton clutch. Quite, quite expensive. And the reason for this is the mass of the flywheel in a racing car. It is only useful during startup. Besides, you want to get rid of it. No, I don't want it. So what we have: I have a very short first gear for this car. What is the compression and other engine parameters here? She's not that bad. Around 11 or so. What is its volume? Bored and with a longer piston stroke. This, this is a Ford, small block. This is an 8.2- inch unit. 8.2- inch unit. And he, he was bored and has a longer stroke. And now it is exhausted to the max. That's 369 cubic inches. Class. And the cylinder heads are Edelbrock Highport. In my opinion, the Clevelands would be pretty close, but these, thanks to the offset exhaust ports, are much higher. The flow is simply phenomenal . And then we'll lift the car up, because there's a

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