Thread: 390 valve clearance
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03-31-2004 08:04 PM #1
390 valve clearance
Help!!! I am trying to figure out what kind of valve clearance I can get away with using stock style pistons and stock deck height with the old iron heads I have for my 1966 390 Ford motor. I need substantial lift as I will be campaigning this motor in a 65 Falcon bracket racing car. I am looking at cams in the .520 to .540 lift range, but don't know how to figure out if I'm going to be slapping my pistons with valves. I don't really want to order a cam if it won't work-soooo- I am trying to make peak torque between 4500 and 5500 rpm--any help greatly appreciated!
Sorry for your loss of friend Mike McGee, Shine. Great trans men are few and far between, it seems. Sadly, Mike Frade was only 66 and had been talking about retirement for ten years that I know...
We Lost a Good One