Ford Stroker Build Vortech Supercharger - Superstar Stroker Part 3 - Tech

The engine gets closer to becoming a completed piece.

Grease was applied to the FAST 83-pound fuel injectors. It makes them slide into place easier without tearing the rubber O-rings.

The fuel rails and injectors were bolted in place. Groh used Loctite on the fuel rail screws for the fuel rail brackets to ensure nothing loosens up.

The massive Wilson Manifolds elbow boasts a 105mm hole to ensure we don't have any restrictions when trying to stuff the air into the gigantic Windsor engine.

The Wilson throttle body measures 90 mm. Accord-ing to Groh, this engine will need every bit of that size throttle body. "I picked up 20 hp on a 580hp naturally aspirated engine when switching from a 75mm throttle body to a 90mm unit," he says.

MSD doesn't make a specific distributor for use with fuel injection. Its standard distributor with cam-sync electronics is used, and the reluctors inside the distributor need to be machined off, except for one. We lit up the remaining reluctor with a flashlight.

A Meziere electric water pump fit nicely on the front of the Superstar Stroker.

In order to fit the blower pulley to the crank trigger properly, a centering ring was used. MSD supplied a ring, but the groove didn't fit the Vortech crank pulley. Groh put the ring on the lathe and took down the lip so it would fit correctly.