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OUR RODS ARE EAGLE'S FORGED HBEAMS THAT HAVE A FIVE-400 CENTER TO CENTER LENGTH AND THE CAP IS HELD IN PLACE WITH 8740 ARP ROD BOLTS. NOW IT'S SO SLICK IT REDUCES FRICTION, WHICH REDUCES HEAT AND ALLOWS YOUR ENGINE TO MAKE MORE POWER BY REDUCING PARASITIC DRAG. IT'S A PROCESS THAT GIVES THE MATERIAL A MIRROR LIKE FINISH WITHOUT CHANGING ANY OF ITS TOLERANCES. NOW THE CRANK HAS A THREE-400 STROKE AND RECEIVED THEIR ESP ARMOR FINISH, WHICH IS NOT A COATING. (MIKE)> FILLING THAT BLOCK IS AN EAGLE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS 4340 FORGED ROTATING ASSEMBLY. ALL THE FREEZE PLUGS WERE INSTALLED WITH THE LETTERING ALIGNED, THERE WAS NO OVERSPRAY, AND A LOT OF ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO THE DEBURRING PROCESS. (PAT)> YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN MACHINING AND BUILDING ENGINES FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND I CAN TELL WHEN SOMEONE HAS GREAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL, AND THIS BLOCK REALLY SHOWS A LOT OF THAT. WHAT HE'S LOOKING FOR ARE BURRS, ROUGH EDGES, OR ANYTHING THAT JUMPS OUT AND CATCHES HIS EYE.

NOW PAT IS GIVING IT A VISUAL INSPECTION TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO DO BEFORE ASSEMBLY. NOW WE'LL USE LINT FREE TOWELS AND LACQUER THINNER TO GET RID OF IT. THE BLOCK IS SHIPPED WITH AN ANTIRUST COATING THAT HAS TO BE REMOVED BEFORE ASSEMBLY. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR US IS THEY CLEARANCED THE BOTTOM OF THE CYLINDER SO OUR ROD BOLT CLEARS IT DUE TO THE LARGER STROKE ON THE CRANKSHAFT.
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PLUS ALL THE DOWELS, FREEZE PLUGS, AND OIL GALLERY PLUGS ARE ALREADY INSTALLED, MAKING THIS A CHEAPER ROUTE THAN TEARING YOURS DOWN AND TAKING IT TO THE MACHINE SHOP. THE DECKS WERE ALSO CLEANED UP AND IT WAS BORED, THEN FINISHED HONED USING TORQUE PLATES TO A FINAL FOURZEROTHIRTY BORE. IT WAS INSPECTED FOR CRACKS AND FATIGUE BY BEING MAGNAFLUXED. THAT'S WHY WE PICKED UP THIS FULLY INSPECTED, MACHINED, AND FINISHED LATE MODEL 302 BLOCK FROM SUMMIT RACING. (MIKE)> SAVING MONEY AT THE BEGINNING OF A PROJECT LEAVES YOU MORE FUNDS DOWN THE LINE FOR BETTER PARTS. SO WITH A LITTLE QUICK MATH WE SHOULD MAKE BETWEEN 468 AND 500 HORSEPOWER. AND WITH OUR PARTS COMBINATION WE SHOULD ONE POINT THREEFIVE AND ONE POINT FOURFOUR HORSE PER CUBE, AND THAT'S DUE TO THE ABILITY OF 93 OCTANE PUMP GAS TO RESIST DETONATION. (PAT)> SPECIFIC OUTPUT IN AN ENGINE IS EXPRESSED BY HORSEPOWER DIVIDED BY CUBIC INCHES. AND ALL THAT'S GONNA BE LIT OFF BY MSD IGNITION. THE RECIPE GOES LIKE THIS, 347 CUBIC INCHES, A SET OF AFR 205cc RENEGADE CYLINDER HEADS, LUNATI VALVETRAIN, AND AN EDELBROCK VICTOR JUNIOR INTAKE MANIFOLD TOPPED OFF WITH A TRICKED OUT QUICK FUEL 750 CFM CARB. AND IT'S TO RELATE TO ALL YOU DIY BLUE OVAL GEARHEADS.

(MIKE)> TO KEEP ON THE PATH OF POWER AND INTERESTING PROJECTS WE'RE GONNA KEEP THE GEARS TURNING WITH THE NEW ONE WE'RE GONNA CALL LITTLE BLACK AND BLUE. IN '86 IT ADOPTED ELECTRONIC INJECTION, LONG RUNNERS, AND A NEW HEAD TO CRANK OUT 200 HORSE AT 4,000 AND 285 POUND FEET OF TORQUE AT 3,000. IT BECAME THE MOST POPULAR PERFORMANCE FOUNDATION FOR FORD.
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THE FORD WINDSOR SERIES OF ENGINES DEBUTED IN 1962 WITH THE CREATION OF THE 221 CUBIC INCH SMALL BLOCK VEIGHT. (PAT)> WELCOME TO ENGINE POWER AND A NEW HIGH POWERED PROJECT.
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(ANNOUNCER)> TODAY IT'S STAGE ONE OF A POTENT STREET/STRIP 347 CUBIC INCH SMALL BLOCK FORD FULL OF POWER POTENTIAL.
