Foxy Green Foxbody Build

Steve439 said:
Read this and actually think about it:



Your short block is fine, your heads are fine, the carb is a little undersized but that won't cost you 100 HP.
All you need to do is PM Mark and buy the cam that he uses in his 427/AFR 185 combos.
You'll probably be so happy with it you won't spend the thousands of dollars to change the heads.
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Stop giving away my secrets. I'm trying to pretend I agree with the "that doesn't work" crowd.

My torque numbers should be quite nice. My hp numbers might roll over up top but I really don't mind.
 
89 Fox SBF said:
Stop giving away my secrets. I'm trying to pretend I agree with the "that doesn't work" crowd.

My torque numbers should be quite nice. My hp numbers might roll over up top but I really don't mind.
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I used everything that people told me wouldn't work in my kid's 91 Mustang. They were the Comp Xtreme Energy cam, three different manifolds (no difference), the block, the Novi 2000, the (out of the box Vic Jr heads), the IRS, the T-56 and probably a bunch of other shit.

It made 597 at the wheels, and cornered like a slot car ... and never broke anything.

Maybe it was the color ...

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ratssass said:
from a track that closed.....
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The only thing gone from the facility is drag racing. Everything else they have ever done is still happening. In fact, their Drifting is far larger than ever. Not only do they have the road course, they made a Figure-8 on the drag strip. They have all those aluminum stands and the tower suits for the drifting spectators.
 
Then again, I once built cabinets with raised panel clear ends and doors for the shop. Asked my then partner if there was anything else when he was leaving. He looked at the cabinets and said (snottily): "Maybe a chandelier." and left.

I went to Home Depot, bought a 4 foot chandelier and hung it in his fucking bathroom that night. 35 years later, I've never heard a fucking word about it ... but Lord was it bright in there ...

Same partner orders 100 Chinese oil pans after I told him not to because there was a 100% failure rate. My wife, the sweet little lady some of you have spoken with, when the truck showed up and asked her where to deliver them, she had them put them in his (home) driveway.

I can be a wee tad on the contrary side ...
 
Mark O'Neal said:
Then again, I once built cabinets with raised panel clear ends and doors for the shop. Asked my then partner if there was anything else when he was leaving. He looked at the cabinets and said (snottily): "Maybe a chandelier." and left.

I went to Home Depot, bought a 4 foot chandelier and hung it in his fucking bathroom that night. 35 years later, I've never heard a fucking word about it ... but Lord was it bright in there ...

Same partner orders 100 Chinese oil pans after I told him not to because there was a 100% failure rate. My wife, the sweet little lady some of you have spoken with, when the truck showed up and asked her where to deliver them, she had them put them in his (home) driveway.

I can be a wee tad on the contrary side ...
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Was he an MBA?
 
Mark O'Neal said:
No, he was an ASS.

Cost me 1.3M to guarantee I never had to listen to his shit again.
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A friend once told me partners are for dancing, I should have listened to him! I did the business partnership thing too, didn't have a happy ending either.........
 
Patriot Racer said:
About 3 weeks to go? Of course that is if it’s truly 8 week build time.
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They actually said 4-6

Knowing machine shops I just say 8 weeks from Feb 20th. I'll email them now and check status then bug the fuck outta them in a week or 2
 
89 Fox SBF said:
They actually said 4-6

Knowing machine shops I just say 8 weeks from Feb 20th. I'll email them now and check status then bug the fuck outta them in a week or 2
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You should be in contact with them all ready and every step of the way. That’s the way I do it. Not bugging them just in contact asking for progress reports.
 
It crazy a machine shop takes 8 week to do a motor.
When I had motors built it took all of a week to do plus the guy did just general rebuilds .
I think they are just blowing smoke up people's ass of good thing come to those that wait that shit would not fly with me
 
Mixed up said:
It crazy a machine shop takes 8 week to do a motor.
When I had motors built it took all of a week to do plus the guy did just general rebuilds .
I think they are just blowing smoke up people's ass of good thing come to those that wait that shit would not fly with me
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How many engines do you suppose shafiroff shits out in a month? I don't think 4 engines a month would keep the lights on.
 
Unless everything is lined up and ready to go with no surprises I don't see how anybody gets one done in a week now. Took me 9 months to get arp 4 bolt main studs 🤦‍♂️
 
Guy must do it for play money most likely like a home builder builds a house on another man's money then keep passing it down
 
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