For what it's worth, a small block chevy pump is rated at 7 gallons per min. I don't remember the RPM, but it's probably 3000 or there abouts. A big block pump is rated at 12 GPM.
When I suggest this limited clearance, I'm saying it with the thought in mind you will be running the offset in reverse, thus the limited clearance will help eliminate rocking noise. Sorry if I wasn't clear in my first post.
I have no experience with turning around pistons, or playing with offset. What I might suggest is very limited clearance. If you run cast pistons and have a reliable cooling system, you can get the clearance to .001 or less. Cadillac ran .0005 on 307 Olds used in 80's RWD sedans and Chevy also...
Hi My name is also Mark and I'm ALSO messing with a 2.3 Turbo Ford. How strange we should bump noggons here. To my knowledge the plenum size is not as important with forced induction. Taking the original plenum as a example, and considering most tuning effects hold true for both NA and...
When I worked in the conveyor industry (back in the 80's) the Ford Livonia (Michigan) Transmission Plant cost $5000 per hour to run. It produced 60 transmissions per hour at full speed. Doing the math, it cost Ford about $83 bucks to produce a transmission on average. Back then they did a lot...
