BBF in a Cobra replica
Hello all. Just joined the group. Hope to get some help and ideas here. My build is a BBF, 513 CID in an FFR Cobra replica. Engine has older A429 aluminum heads, Torker 2 intake, Ford Motorsport C460 hydraulic flat tappet cam, compression is 9.7:1. 3.55 gears with a Tremec 5 speed transmission. Cam is 244/254 duration @ .050" and .588/.614 lift. Engine idles well and runs well but is very difficult to start. The easiest way to start it is to pour some fuel down the throats and then crank. Once it has been running it seems to start ok unless it has set overnight.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Make sure to have a really good starter with new battery cables. Probably not an issue with your build. Add about 5 degrees of initial timing. Then start working with crank settings. That menu is in the PRO Tuning section. May need to enable in the display menu.
Austin, I have entered a value of 10 in the cold start field. Seems to be better but still does not start immediately every time. I am going to add another 5 or 10 to the field and see what happens.
The engine turns over very well so I don't think the starter or cables are the problem. It acts as though it is not getting any or enough fuel to start.
Thanks.