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The engine specifications are as follows

FORD 351W/395HP
Hi Performance Balanced Engine

This 351W with 395hp @ 5500rpm and 393ft Ibs of torque @ 4500rpm. This engine has a rough idle With enough cam to give it that muscle car sound. This engine works best with a 2500 stall speed converter. This engine runs on leaded or unleaded premium pump fuel. '
The balanced rotating assembly (typically includes crankshaft, pistons, rings, connecting rods, rod bearings, and balancer) featured in this engine:
• 3.500" stroke nodular iron crank
• 5.956" forged rods with ARP rod bolts
• 9.2 to 1 compression hypereutectic pistons

More special features of this engine include:
• Seasoned block that has been vatted, magnafluxed for cracks, thermal cleaned and steelabrated, bored, honed and plateau honed to fit new flat top oversized pistons
• Deck head gasket surface on block to ensure a good long lasting seal
· New CompCams Hydraulic flat tappet cam with over .500" valve lift
• Heads have 3-angle valve job
• Heads have 1.940"lnt/1.600"Exh valves
• Both heads have been resurfaced to ensure a good long lasting seal
· New Hardened exhaust seats for use with leaded or unleaded fuel
· New High performance 1.440" springs set up to match cam
· New Valve seals
· New Valve guides
· New Screw-in rocker studs with guide plates
· New 1.6 roller tip rocker arms with balls and nuts
· New Oversize hypereutectic pistons and rings
· New Hardened push rods for use with guide plates
· New Heavy duty double row timing set
· New High volume oil pump
· New Revolutionary 1-pc design moulded rubber oil pan gasket with load limiters to prevent over-tightening and higher temperature resistance than standard cork-rubber gaskets
· New Brass expansion plugs
· New Oversize main and rod bearings to fit reground 3.500" stroke crankshaft
· New Edelbrock Performer RPM dual plane aluminium intake manifold

***Cam has .51911 Int. and .52311 ex. valve lift.
Advertised duration is 274 Int. and 286 ex.
Duration @ .05011 is 23 Int. and 236 ex.
Ground on a 110 Lobe centre.

• All parts were painted separately before assembly for that show quality look

This engine came completely assembled with oil pan, timing cover, harmonic balancer, valve covers, and Edelbrock aluminium intake manifold.

C4 Transmission

Built by TCI Transmissions in the USA

The C4 transmission Custom built, The transmission is a street I strip C4 and has a hardened input shaft, a low drag planetary, and a low gear drum.

Torque Converter is a 2200-2500 stall speed.

On the auto electrical side, complete new electronic ignition has now been installed.

Mallory double pick up magnetic distributor, Mallory type 6al Hi - Fire ignition control box, and a MSD high power coil.

The car is fitted with both fuel and ignition cut out in the case of attempted theft together with satellite tracker unit concealed somewhere on the car. I don’t even know where it is!

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