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Stangman
07-04-2007, 11:44 AM
picked up my engine last nite, going today to tear it apart, its been sitting for a while... so im curious.

What do i have to do to make those heads work properly on a 302 in a mustang with a 5-speed?

what can I do to the heads?

Will I need different length pushrods? Will BBK 1 5/8 shorties work?

I plan to use an E-cam, 24# injectors, 70 or 75mm throttlebody 70mm? mass air sensor, good set of valvesprings, hardened pushrods, some decent lifters, forged pistons and chromemoly rings (just in case;) ) and maybe some h-rods, and some roller rockers

my block will probably get punched 30 over just for safety...

anything i am missing? anything recommended??

any and all input will be appreciated... the p-motors are new to me...

stangman_5
07-04-2007, 07:49 PM
:rockon: Rock on, Its time for the fox's heart surgery.

Stangman
07-04-2007, 09:51 PM
well, took the explorer motor apart and was pleasantly surprised.... yeah... the block and internals are total garbage... 2 rods let loose... talk about mass carnage... ill post up some pics soon... its some bad shit, lol!

2 pistons are completely destroyed, and i only found one of the two rods, but the one i found was twisted, broken, chewed, and ten kinds of mangled, also found some very interesting shaped rod caps... man that motor was a sludgy bitch!

stangman_5
07-04-2007, 11:34 PM
:lol: sounds like fun there jess, what left is salvagable?<---sorry I cant spell I think its right.

Stangman
07-05-2007, 12:36 AM
:lol: sounds like fun there jess, what left is salvagable?<---sorry I cant spell I think its right.

off the block? well... lets see....... the timing cover! and maybe a piston or 2...

other than that... the heads and upper/lower intake which i have in the trunk of my car now...

plated
07-05-2007, 07:49 AM
by the time you rebuild the motor you will have more in it than you could have bought a good low mile complete pmotor and just dropped it in and been done,trust me i've balanced both ideas out.it's way cheaper to have bought a complete motor vr's building one.either way it will run better than an e7 headed motor

plated
07-05-2007, 07:51 AM
by the time you rebuild the motor you will have more in it than you could have bought a good low mile complete pmotor and just dropped it in and been done,trust me i've balanced both ideas out.it's way cheaper to have bought a complete motor vr's building one.either way it will run better than an e7 headed motor
have the heads milled down a little for compression and a lite port job(clean up)

85_SS_302_Coupe
07-05-2007, 08:01 AM
My plan was to find a low mileage P engine and sell the heads to offset some of the price of the engine itself, then use my 351 heads on that block with my cam....now i just have to make all that happen..lol

89notch
07-05-2007, 08:50 AM
My plan was to find a low mileage P engine and sell the heads to offset some of the price of the engine itself, then use my 351 heads on that block with my cam....now i just have to make all that happen..lol



P heads would make more power than 351 heads if there stock d00E heads

Stangman
07-05-2007, 10:14 AM
well regardless, i would put more in the motor than i got it for anyway, even if it was a cheap runner. that was the plan. but i figure, since i got the engine for free, im not out much right now.

stangman_5
07-05-2007, 11:52 AM
You gotta love a free motor especialy when its a cobra motor.

Stangman
07-05-2007, 11:56 AM
You gotta love a free motor especialy when its a cobra motor.

not quite a cobra motor, but close...

stangman_5
07-05-2007, 12:18 PM
Well its that close :flipoff:

Stangman
07-05-2007, 01:11 PM
Who on here can port my p-heads and match the intake to them as well for a good price?

12seclx
07-05-2007, 01:47 PM
With the P-motor deals I've kind of learned that you get
what you pay for... and I prefer to get the low mileage ones....
;)

Good Luck though... I'm very pleased with my results.... :cool2:

Lt. Dangle
07-05-2007, 07:50 PM
Talk to Jimmy (Jims SVT) about porting your p-heads jesse...

Stangman
07-05-2007, 10:58 PM
oh yeah, i forgot, ryan always talked of him, thanks

RyanR
07-05-2007, 11:42 PM
Talk to Jimmy (Jims SVT) about porting your p-heads jesse...

What are you talking about i never said he ported heads i said he does intakes.....

Stangman
07-06-2007, 11:59 AM
What are you talking about i never said he ported heads i said he does intakes.....

then who does heads??

the intake would be nice to have done too...

RyanR
07-07-2007, 12:16 PM
then who does heads??

the intake would be nice to have done too...



he doesnt want any parts..........