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Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Bumpstick
9.Comp Cams cut this bumpstick... 
   
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Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Bumpstick
9.Comp Cams cut this bumpstick to Superior's specs. As you can see, the massive lobs provide plenty of lift for our little motor. The cam has 0.696 gross lift and 278 degrees duration on the intake and 0.683 gross lift with 286 degrees duration on the exhaust. The cam barely fits in the cam journals.
Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Ball Bearing Cam Retainer
10.Summit makes some pretty... 
   
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Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Ball Bearing Cam Retainer
10.Summit makes some pretty cool parts, including the ball bearing cam retainer. The ball bearings are fed by an oil passage in the block. As you can see, there is a bulge in the retainer with a groove. This groove is connected to a drain plug that gets removed to supply oil to the retainer's bearings.
Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Clay
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Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Clay
11.Piston-to-valve clearance was measured with clay to ensure we had plenty of room to cut the heads down to gain compression.
Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Piston
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Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Piston
13.All the hard edges or thin areas were removed to help prevent hot spots on the pistons. This keeps the free radicals at bay, which stops detonation.
Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Balance
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Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Balance
14a.The standard technique of balancing the rotating assembly was performed on our little motor. It was found that the Scat crank was in need of a little help in order to get the assembly to balance.
Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Scat Crank
14b.
Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Mallory
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Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Mallory
15.More than six pieces of Mallory were needed to be used in order to get the assembly in spec.
Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Crank Journals
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Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Crank Journals
16.Superior spends a lot of time making sure all the right clearances are used on its engine builds. The crank journals checked to make sure the proper bearing is used to provide the correct clearances.
Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Speed Wrench
17.Scott at Superior is Joe's... 
   
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Superior Automotive Custom Ford 302 V8 Engine Assembly Speed Wrench
17.Scott at Superior is Joe's engine assembler. Scott has a fixation with his speed wrench. He even takes it to lunch with him. We're not sure what he does with it at lunch, but it sure was helpful with the assembly process.

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