OK, guys, everyone has shamed me into it. I have been pretty busy with a new
job, BUT, I will endeavor to try to get the next issue out before the end of
August.

On additional subjects in this thread, right now there is no one of whom I
am aware that is manufacturing PSRUs for the Ford. Johnny at Northwest Aero
discontinued his, though he still makes them for other engines, because of
low demand. Johnny also used to build the engines, but again there was low
demand (probably because the Ford engine is the only conversion out there
that has info available allowing anyone to build his own). If one is
interested Johnny may be talked into building a PSRU on a one-off basis. If
you desire to build your own I can provide some helpful information.

One of the limiting things about the Ford has been the lack of performance
parts...not that we needed to build a racing engine, but we needed a source
for such things as roller rockers for those who wanted to get those last few
horses. The first place I have found that actually has stuff in stock and
ships it when you send money is Morana Racing
http://www.moranav6racing.com/

Besides the fancy electronic throttle body injection runner intakes they
have they are now working on the carb intake manifold and I hope to see
something useful in a few months.(Corky sent them one of his old intake
manifolds to study)

Bruce A. Frank


"Barry S." wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:15:40 GMT,
(Corky Scott) wrote:

On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 00:59:51 -0700, Barry S.
wrote:

It's probably been asked and answered a million times, but why not the
4.3L Chevy or a Subaru? I won't dispute that the 3.8L Ford has been
used successfully and that head gasket problem has a fix but...

Other than Bruce, and I haven't seen his newsletter lately, there just
doesn't seem to be a whole lot of people using/supporting the Ford
3.8L today. Maybe I'm reading in the wrong places, but people are
very vocal/have websites about their use of the Mazda rotary and
sometimes Chevys, Subarus, etc. I don't think Northwest Aero (or
anyone else) even sells a complete Ford PSRU anymore. I'd just assume
be on a platform with lots of community support and ready made
parts/PSRUs.

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Actually, there are quite a few who have converted the engine and have
put impressive amounts of hours on them.

I've never had the opportunity to see a Ford conversion. Anyone out
towards Sacramento have one? (N38.6 W121.4)

3. Blanton designed his PSRU for the Ford and had made plans available
for it and there was a lot of information on it.

This forces you to build the PSRU or buy used. I think I'd prefer to
buy a PSRU new off the shelf which I believe makes the Ford less
desirable. Mr. Blanton is no longer with us and I'm not aware of a
"custodian" for the redrive design. So other than builders and the
newsletter, there is no manufacturer or designer formally supporting
the conversion. I'm not sure if this is a problem or not, but you
can never have too much support.

4. There was a newsletter on the Ford and pretty much everything that
could go wrong with it has been discovered and discussed.

I do get Bruce's newsletter.. (Haven't seen one in a while and I know
my subscription isn't up -- hint hint nudge nudge) but their just
seems to be more interest in other engine conversions. I still have
my EAA 52 badge, although not a member anymore, and I remember
chatting with several people about engines in the projects. One
Glastar builder investigated the Subaru and went with a Lycoming
instead. Another builder was looking at the Subaru, but wasn't sure
he wanted to make his build any more complicated. I can't recall
anyone wanting to use the Ford V6.

I look forward to seeing pictures of the finished product.

Best Wishes,
Barry

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