Building a Ford 2.3L 4-Cylinder Lima Engine For The Dirt Track - HorsePower S16, E16

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Description: It's a first for HorsePower - putting together a four-banger, high-performance engine dedicated to oval, dirt track competition. It's amazing how much power you can pack into a small race engine designed especially for dirt tracks.

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PARTS USED IN THIS EPISODE:

ARP: Cylinder Head Bolts, 12-Point Head with Undercut Studs, Ford, 2.3L, Kit
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ARP: Main Studs, 2-Bolt Main, Ford, Pinto, 2.3L, Kit
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Canton Racing Products: Oil Pan, Circle Track, Steel, Gold Iridited, 5 qt., Rear Sump, Ford, 4-Cylinder, 2.3L, Each
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Holley: Carburetor, Model 2300, 500 cfm, Holley 2-barrel, Single Fuel Inlet, Dichromate, Circle Track, Each
More Info: http://9nl.com/pb_pt_7104

Loctite: Threadlocker, 243 Medium Strength, 6ml., Each
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Mallory Marine: Distributor, Unilite, Mechanical Advance, Ford, 2.3L, L4, Each
More Info: http://9nl.com/pb_pt_7087

Melling: Oil Pump, High-Volume, Ford, Mercury, 2.0/2.3L, Each
More Info: http://9nl.com/pb_pt_7091

American Powertrain Systems: Custom Flywheel 2.3-5.0

ARP: Bolts

Canfield Industries, Inc.: 2.3 Liter Ford Bellhousing Adapter Plate

Esslinger Engineering: 2.3 Aluminum Rocker (Valve) Cover

Esslinger Engineering: All New Cast Iron Block

Esslinger Engineering: Billet Aluminum Water Pump

Esslinger Engineering: Billet Crankshaft

Esslinger Engineering: Custom Esslinger Aluminum SVO Cylinder Head

Esslinger Engineering: Kit, includes cam, cam tower straps, profile tips, rocker arms, valve keepers, mouse trap springs R/L

Esslinger Engineering: Long Rod Kit 2500cc .030 J.E. forged piston, chromoly 5.7 rods, Total seal classic non-gapless

Esslinger Engineering: Rod bearings STD - CLEVITE

Esslinger Engineering: SVO Aluminum Head Holley Manifold

Federal-Mogul Corporation: Head Gasket, Composition Type, 3.930 in. Bore, .041 in. Compressed Thickness, Ford, 2.3L, Each

Klotz Synthetic Oil: Break-In Engine Oil