Lykins Motorsports How To Check Ford FE Pushrod Length

Checking piston to valve clearances and measuring for pushrods on this 465ci Tunnel Port engine.

[@chestrockwell8328]

Ask the Builder Live sounds like a great idea.

[@flavorsavermmm]

This is very helpful ,thanks. Building a 390 444stroker. First Build ever, so. With the roller lifters. , I need a dummy lifter to set it up so there's no play/ lash ?

[@johnchambers1250]

Love the builder live idea

[@RoyMiller-d8y]

Its either my phone or the video was skipping Good information

[@flavorsavermmm]

The 444 stroker kit for the fe im building has scat forged steel crank ,aluminum forged mahl pistions, edelbrock performer rpm heads, and rpm intake , comp thumpn cam , hydrolic roller lifters, I am worried about valve to pistion clearance tho ,,,,, waiting on the block still to come back, any input would be helpful

[@user-kw8my1cv3x]

Very good info

[@rickbrandt9559]

Most people skip the skip the put it together/take it apart ck it do it again,& yet again , please mention how how many time it is done to get it RIGHT. (generally) Think you are best at Checking the builds..

[@kuyaearly143]

Had a customer that I built a nice little 427 small block Ford for call me after he did a oil change and told me the oil pressure dropped to 20 psi when he was priming the engine just to find out the chuck on his drill was loose 😳 so I know what you mean ...

[@marksearcy9708]

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[@alanmize5627]

how far are pistons out of the hole?

[@brianlewid8413]

Does using the push rods for oiling the top end add any stiffness to pushrod? If so does it offset the weight gains for stiffness gains?

[@lykinsmotorsports]

You never worry about pushrod weight. It's inconsequential.