Blown Packard inline 8.
Posted by BRIAN THOMAS On 2009/10/4 15:37:26
Well I have been reading some of the modified post here on the site and have found that might not agree with some of the mods made on some projects. I would like to say that durring the build of my project, there were no Packards destroyed during any part of my project. In fact many parts and cars have been saved by me as a byproduct of the build.
I hope every one can stay on topic with any comments to this thread. As for the car that was built around the engine in this thread. I really dont like to call it a "rat rod" as the word now days has come to describe a pile of shit. I strive to the best of my abilities and tools at hand to push the engineering of the build beyond that of any rat rod. The is what it is, I built it with very little money at first as it was a divorce project to keep me thinking ahead. as the divorce ran out, the money was more available to do refinements that I felt the car deserved. As with any car a person build, it is never done till the day you sell it. I still own it and it is getting better and better looking in my eye witch is all that matters.
The engine is a 48 Standard 8 block, Heavily worked over. The bottom end is 52 327 rods and crank. I run 6 pounds of boost through it now. As with any engine like this there are lots of bugs to work out, like jetting timming and minor adjustments, but out of the box, the engine is a major contender for power and will only get better with more time.
So enjoy..
Brian.
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I hope every one can stay on topic with any comments to this thread. As for the car that was built around the engine in this thread. I really dont like to call it a "rat rod" as the word now days has come to describe a pile of shit. I strive to the best of my abilities and tools at hand to push the engineering of the build beyond that of any rat rod. The is what it is, I built it with very little money at first as it was a divorce project to keep me thinking ahead. as the divorce ran out, the money was more available to do refinements that I felt the car deserved. As with any car a person build, it is never done till the day you sell it. I still own it and it is getting better and better looking in my eye witch is all that matters.
The engine is a 48 Standard 8 block, Heavily worked over. The bottom end is 52 327 rods and crank. I run 6 pounds of boost through it now. As with any engine like this there are lots of bugs to work out, like jetting timming and minor adjustments, but out of the box, the engine is a major contender for power and will only get better with more time.
So enjoy..
Brian.
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