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Need some help locating a shorty pump and pulley setup for our '66 289.
We built the motor with the appearance of "all stock top end components". And there lies the rub.
While the cast iron head reworks included porting/polishing, roller rockers, larger values and such, we are concerned the 10.5:1 comp ratio may lend itself to detonation issues.
We installed a three row fluidyne aluminum radiator which is 3.75" deep. leaving only 2.25" gap between the radiator surface and the end of the water pump shaft. Not quite enough for our 16" Spal electrical fan setup (3.25" deep).
All the shorty pump setups I have found are for late model Ford small blocks. I could always machine a shorter fan adaptor and use fixed flex blade type fan rather than an electrical one. Help!
Regards,
Pat
We built the motor with the appearance of "all stock top end components". And there lies the rub.
While the cast iron head reworks included porting/polishing, roller rockers, larger values and such, we are concerned the 10.5:1 comp ratio may lend itself to detonation issues.
We installed a three row fluidyne aluminum radiator which is 3.75" deep. leaving only 2.25" gap between the radiator surface and the end of the water pump shaft. Not quite enough for our 16" Spal electrical fan setup (3.25" deep).
All the shorty pump setups I have found are for late model Ford small blocks. I could always machine a shorter fan adaptor and use fixed flex blade type fan rather than an electrical one. Help!
Regards,
Pat