Ask Ed Ep 9 - Engine Opinions, BUILDING and Modifying a BBC 454. Ed Smith with BarryT

[@planefloat]

We used to gather at the rest area on rte. 93 in Medford MA late Saturday nights back in the early '60s. We would drag race and then go home. I had a '50 Ford business coupe with a '56 Buick 322 nail head. One night after everyone had raced there were 2 new '64 Ford Galaxie 390s lined up to race. I pulled behind them with 6 kids in my car. The Fords took off and I stayed right on their bumpers, actually letting off a little. All the kids were screaming in excitement that I was keeping up with those big Fords! Wonderful memories back then, everybody...... Queasyrider

[@BarryTsGarage]

Sounds like a great memory! I'm gonna ask Ed about that - I think he'd like to hear it.

[@kimmorrison9169]

Yeah, 390 Galaxies were not the fastest things out there in ‘64. Your ride sounds interesting though

[@richardoliver1303]

Mr. Smith you have loved this profession so much over the years it's kept you young. I really admire you! You are a Super Engineer*****

[@BarryTsGarage]

🙏🙏👍

[@nicksavage1791]

Can Ed be my grandpa? I absolutely love these videos. So freaking cool to hear him talk about all things automotive and racing!

[@BarryTsGarage]

So great to have you along

[@jeffclark2725]

Oh,to do these sit around the shop chats,thumbs up,great way to start a Saturday morning

[@BarryTsGarage]

Glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for joining us 👍👍

[@wackowacko8931]

The Olds 455 had oil drain back issues that required mods to fix, otherwise was a good motor as long as you kept it below 5K rpm. The Olds and Pontiac motors had fueling issues with stock carbs, the QJet float bowl was too small and the fuel pump couldn't keep it full at high RPM. When drag racing them the motor would go lean because of the small float bowl and burn pistons at the top end. Edelbrock makes aftermarket aluminum heads for the Ford FE motors, all their products are very good quality and perform well.

[@BarryTsGarage]

Very good! I’ll probably ask Ed to comment further

[@gurnblanston5000]

@@wackowacko8931 Didn't Chrysler have a related problem?

[@johnsenecal2732]

Just got back from vacation. It’s so nice to hear Ed’s knowledge. He’s a walking encyclopedia. Thanks again Ed

[@BarryTsGarage]

Thanks for joining us 👍

[@stevenbean9706]

I was a machinist 20 plus years for GE. id have a blast working with this man ! he could probably design a whole motor with the best of everything and hurt every company out there pretty bad ! we dont know anything we live it !

[@derkhatch6698]

Ed is one of the things that makes American great,,,,,,what a treasure it is to listen to the feller!

[@stevetaylor9265]

It's hard to beat the sound of a solid lifter bbc.

[@chrishensley6745]

Priceless Info. and God Bless the Ford Lovers on there MANY engine designs.

[@jeffreyhinman1397]

Man i could listen to him all day like i did my uncles talking about their younger days, cars and bikes. What i have realized, seemed like every car back then was one of a kind. All had slight differences, mods, trans etc from the factory.

[@BarryTsGarage]

So true

[@marioncobaretti2280]

Thanks Barry and Ed, really enjoy your get togethers

[@BarryTsGarage]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@buildingracingvideos4714]

Those Wally Booth amc heads were amazing

[@keithtobin5369]

Well I finally got a truck like Gramps. Mine's a 65 short bed. 352. I know the first thing that's got to go is those nasty exhaust manifolds. And that 300 lb intake. Got me and aluminum intake. And headers for the truck. Your show is the best. My attention span. Is over in about 4 minutes maybe 5. If I got a signal out here in the boondocks I could watch you guys all day thank you so much. God bless you.

[@BarryTsGarage]

Congratulations! Thanks for joining us on the channel. I appreciate you being there and thanks for your comments. Have a great time working on that Ford!

[@Michael-nx3dy]

Love to spend a week with Ed

[@cleanreed]

Great videos Barry and Ed. I really enjoy listening to Ed's stories. He's done just about everything.

[@BarryTsGarage]

Glad you like them! Thanks 🙏

[@Ryanezek36]

So I'm a dirt late model owner driver family team. We'll in 2019 we lost our only sponsor and blew our high dollar engine and never have been able to recover. I'd live to watch these vids and build my own engine someday. Possibly an ls.

[@gurnblanston5000]

Dodge next? Great episode here!

[@gabriellindig]

Thank you so much for answering my question! I always wondered why they drilled those holes in the freeze plugs by the timing set. And I think I'm going to tap and plug that main cap. And I find that the balancer is usually so tight that people (not mentioning names here..) will use the balancer bolt to press it on and then strip it out the crank snout (or was that only me..)

[@BarryTsGarage]

Good work! Thanks for coming along!

[@rksg2003]

Barry seems Ed was more talkie is he getting more comfortable around the camera and lights? Either way we appreciate you and Ed you know I’m always going to comment Because that’s what makes the algorithm work and makes this channel grow!

[@BarryTsGarage]

You are the best, thank you so much. I really appreciate you and some others like you that are helping us grow this into something worth doing! Ed was never really that shy but I do think he is getting more comfortable. He seems to have endless stories and experiences and if I can just coax them out of him, I’m a happy guy!

[@alvingriggs6932]

Ed got going on, thanks.

[@BarryTsGarage]

Always!

[@edwardpeterson5996]

As a kid in 70s my niebour had 2 70 challengers always working on them he told me so many things like Ed does .I could listen all day . I seen Ford 391 in old busses and I think 352 also factory stamped in the 70s ever hear of them?

[@BarryTsGarage]

I believe the 361/391 were heavy duty truck engines 🙏 The 352 was the precursor to the 390 - both good engines

[@keithtobin5369]

Thank you so much. I have a Buick nailhead in a v-drive boat. It's been sitting for 2 and a half decades. When I bought the boat I had no idea what engine that was I had to ask the guy. It is a 1966 racing Kraft. My Gramps had a early sixties why block 292. .

[@BarryTsGarage]

Wonderful, great to have you along!

[@jessicawells5145]

Didn’t the 1st gen Chrysler Hemi have the same intake port design like the nail head Buick.When I see the 3rd gen Hemi it reminds me of the nail head.

[@NoPrivateProperty]

this is perfect audio for looking at BAT listings

[@BarryTsGarage]

Like a soundtrack for the site 🤣🤣

[@marioncobaretti2280]

Buick had one bad design , aluminum front cover with the oil pump located within it. Metal gears would score the case and loss of oil pressure when hot

[@CBU-j2v]

My 70 GS 455 4 speed never trashed a transmission, not once and It was hammered on.

[@BarryTsGarage]

Awesome

[@jeremystory6981]

Some people don't remember about them 66 big block Chevy,,, they're just a little bit different,,, good

[@jaygooch1190]

I had a problem getting a balancer on and off a 66 396. Wound up honing the inside of the balancer to make it fit right

[@BarryTsGarage]

Wow. Yup I guess that was a thing!!

[@johnelliott7375]

Not a Ford engine builder that much? Dad wants to know your picks for a good Small block and a Big block Ford pick for his Mercury Cougar XR7 it's a 1988 and a 1976 and a newer 1995 F-250 single wheel truck and it is only going to go to church, grocery store, towing the 4×6.5' trailer with a 1440 Cub Cadet tractor mower, and maybe a 16' boat with a 140 HP Johnson outboard boat. He said that he wanted the opinion of the best engine builder that he knows besides the NASCAR and LeMans/Indy car guys. But he said that he wanted your opinion because we watch you, and a couple of other on the KZbin. Thanks again for your time and help with this.

[@paulmryglod4802]

The cougar shares the front clip with mustangs, slightly linger iirc. It will take anything a mustang will

[@BarryTsGarage]

I think in 88 the t-bird shared with cougar?

[@BarryTsGarage]

If you could start with a single vehicle and what you want to use it for, I’ll ask Ed.

[@johnelliott7375]

@@BarryTsGarage thanks again for sharing your thoughts and information with me and my father we love the channel and the content! Great day to you all today!

[@kimmorrison9169]

Rocket 88 was a 303 ci ohv. That and the ‘50 Caddy motor

[@gurnblanston5000]

What's Ed think of the 1967 428 in a TBird w/sooieside rear doors.

[@BarryTsGarage]

I will ask Ed!

[@gurnblanston5000]

@@BarryTsGarage Thank you!!

[@dimebagthelegend1]

Nice to know about the cfm info on carbs I’m a sandblaster so makes sense and I’ve learned valves before pretty simple just do one at a time takes a while! That oil pressure drop at high rpm from air raided oil?

[@BarryTsGarage]

That’s one way to put it - if too much oil is hanging out in The valve covers, air is the only thing left in the oil pan ….

[@ozcrane5984]

Oh but you deceive. You say you don’t know anything but you know the people who DO. This from Georgia the state not the country. Here’s wishing you and Ed great days and cool nights

[@BarryTsGarage]

Thank you - your comment is very much appreciated! Have a great day to my friends in GA!

[@amberrasnick716]

Thanks

[@BarryTsGarage]

👍👍🙏

[@Greenandsonsweldandrepair]

Cadillac 331? I have one bored out to 3.940, ported 56' heads, isky q-400 "big full" cam, etc. Going in a model a hotrod! Maybe too early a build for performance numbers, any ideas on h.p. and torque?

[@BarryTsGarage]

That sounds really interesting, I’ll have to ask Ed what he thinks about it… Thanks!

[@johnelliott7375]

What do you think is the best Pontiac Motor for a good solid build. What would you pick for the car for you if you was building one? 421, 455, 400, 389, or a 350? I have seen the best builds for each one but I think I would like to get the option of the option of the engine builder that knows all of the best engines out there. Then Dad wants a Ford engine build which one is the best pick if you was putting one in a car that you had? 460,429, 428, 400, 390, 351, or a 302? Both motors i would like to have to be able to run 89 at minimum or race fuel if necessary and possibly a daily driver if not raining or salt on the road. Will not drive in bad weather or will not run it at 7000 RPM. What is your opinion on the maximum RPM on the engine of choice for each of your picks. The Ford one RPM for the big ones and one for the small ones. Thanks again for sharing this information with me and I hope that you are able to respond to it and we are not going to proceed unless you answer the question for me and my 84 year old Dad. He is looking forward to doing it with me and I will also ask for the Chevrolet pick also. Stock motors only, 496/8.1L, 454, 427 tall deck/ or regular 427, 396, 400SBC, or a 350/327/307/305/283? I forgot the 351Cleveland for the Ford and I might as well ask you about the Chrysler product engine pick 426 Wedge, 413, 400, 383, 360, 340, 318, or the 270 or the size of the small one.

[@BarryTsGarage]

Great questions - I might ask the size and weight approximately of the vehicles these would go in. Build for launches or cruises? Then I can ask Ed!

[@johnelliott7375]

@@BarryTsGarage I will get you the GVWR of the vehicles and the other information you need! Thank you so much and my 84 year old Father said that also! He is a huge fan of the channel, he actually watches you on the big screen TV!

[@johnelliott7375]

@@BarryTsGarage the Ford is the 1988 Mercury Cougar XR7 and I will get you the weight of it, I have a deal for a 70's F250 in the working if I get it I will get you the weight and a old 90's F250 also.

[@johnelliott7375]

@@BarryTsGarage Both if possible, I will get you the information for the Pontiac when we go to the Farm next. Soon!

[@johnelliott7375]

Chrysler product we are looking for one and the Pontiac is a Trans AM and also a Catalina I believe, I will have to get the years and weight for each vehicle for you. We thank you again and Father said hello!

[@dimebagthelegend1]

Hey got me a 87 454 and I keep hearing about oil pump issues and now you say there’s oiling issues lol be nice to get an in depth video on the process for setting up the 454 for reliability

[@BarryTsGarage]

We can do that! 👍 I will ask Ed to explain that in a future Video

[@dimebagthelegend1]

@ he’s the smartest guy I’ve ever seen on the tube so much knowledge! And he definitely understands how every bit of the engine moves and how it likes to move love it

[@BarryTsGarage]

Thanks - yes Ed is the best! We are planning to continue 👍

[@OSRn77e]

I want to sit down with ed I’m working on something that could be big that nobody realizes about a certain sbc

[@cleanreed]

Edelbrock now makes aluminum heads for the FORD 352, 390 & 427 FE engines. They really wake up the engine and make good power. Aluminum 4 barrel intake manifolds have been available for years from Edelbrock and others & work well with the Edelbrock heads. The Ford factory 3x2 and 2x4 intakes that use Holley 2 barrel and 4 barrel carbs are harder to find, but make real cool Hot Rod & muscle car engines. Those engines are big and heavy and are now being overshadowed by Windsor small blocks and 429 & 460 big blocks. But they are still good powerplants if you have them. Run 'em if you've got 'em! And don't be afraid to Hot Rod 'em! They do make good power!

[@BarryTsGarage]

Awesome info - thanks 🙏

[@patrickwendling6759]

Thank you for your knowledge and videos USA 🇺🇸 TRUMP

[@rossgirdeen3247]

Its not a big block i would like to hear more about the 4v Cleveland theres alot of conflicting information on the Internet.

[@BarryTsGarage]

Yes we need to do better.

[@rossgirdeen3247]

@@BarryTsGarage you guys do great. I enjoy watching ED and you Barry talk about engines.

[@dukecraig2402]

The 401 Nailhead Buick engine is what the great Max Balchowski selected to power Old Yeller II, the greatest American road racing car in history, that car sent every Ferrari, Jaguar, Alfa Romero and even the Maserati Bird Cage, what was supposed to be the most advanced race car in the world at the time, along with every other high end European car packing back across the Atlantic with their tales between their legs, those rich Europeans that came over to America to race threw fits over that car, they used to complain to race officials making things up about it and Max in attempts to have him and the car disqualified but it always passed tech. Max was just better than them, him and his wife Ina hand built a racing car from junk yard parts cobbled together and they couldn't stand that it beat their expensive cars. For those of you who don't know who Max Balchowski was he owned a garage he named Hollywood Motors in LA, Max is who prepped the two Mustang's and three Chargers used in the movie Bullitt, he also prepped all the Challengers used in Vanishing Point and built Herbie The Love Bug along with too many other famous movie cars to list, he was Hollywood's go to guy for performance modifications for movie cars. Everyone do yourselves a favor and here on KZbin enter "The Max Balchowski Story" to see an absolutely fantastic documentary about Max, his wife Ina and Old Yeller II, it's from the old Speedvision series Behind The Headlights, and if you don't immediately watch it again after the first time then you're not a real American, Max and Ina are one of the greatest American success stories you'll ever hear.

[@John-p4q3b]

When building engine,refer to Ed.dont use yr phone.