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    Engine 69 351w Blower Motor

    If I were in your situation I would want to know what compression the engine is set up for. Then I would also need to know when the intake valve closes and I would calculate dynamic compression. Then I would determine whether the dynamic compression is good for the fuel I plan to run. Also...
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    Too Much Compression!

    AFR makes good heads. I hope you end up happy with the results. I would always want to go bigger, but your way should work great.
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    Dissapointing Results - Have I Missed Something?

    Looks like a good street engine. Pretty significant gains! I'm sure you can really tell seat of the pants that the car is faster. Are you happy with it?
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    Progress Thread A Short Shelby Type Hood For A 69 Mustang

    I think the hoods are really cool and I'm glad you are working at making another aftermarket option available. You do really good work.
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    Progress Thread A Short Shelby Type Hood For A 69 Mustang

    Very cool! Thanks for taking the time to document your work.
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    Grafting 67/68 Shock Towers To 65/66 Mustang

    Amazing work! And thank you for doing such a great job of documenting it! I hope this becomes a sticky because it has so much helpful information.
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    Too Much Compression!

    Since you are already 0.030" over you might consider finding a standard bore 302 and building that. You can't just swap pistons without doing any machine work. If there's any lip in the bore at all the cylinders will need boring. Don't buy pistons until you know how much the cylinders have to...
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    Too Much Compression!

    Hmm, I'm not sure about the '86 5.0 from the Tbird. I know the '86 5.0 HO they put in the Mustangs had an undesirable piston and head combination. "High swirl" I think Ford called it. Then in '87 Ford made a new head that was the preferred iron head at that time until Ford started making the...
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    Too Much Compression!

    In order to get the right chamber to match the pistons you will need to determine the part number of the pistons. I would expect if you don't have the information it may be located on the underside of the pistons (sorry, not easy) so you would have to pull the oil pan to check. Otherwise...
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    Too Much Compression!

    Are you really sure you have a problem with high compression? Have you used a tester to check it? Before you pull the unknown engine apart it might be worth some simple tests. If you did already pull the heads then I would check out the condition of the bottom end. If it's in good shape I'd...
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    Dissapointing Results - Have I Missed Something?

    Your answer is fairly vague. Usually there are tradeoffs in power versus reliability and how well the engine idles/behaves on the street. The parts you bought (heads/intake) are basically stock replacements. They are not meant to improve performance. All the parts have to be picked out that...
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    Getting Ready To Install Two Full Length Floor Pans...any Tips?

    I'm by no means an expert but any sheet metal welding I've ever seen or done myself was one tack at a time and then gradually going back and filling in the gaps. I don't think longer stitch welds or welding a full seam at once is advisable. Short stitch welds like 1/4" or something would...
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    Dissapointing Results - Have I Missed Something?

    IMO you are in the ballpark for what you have built. What are your goals?
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    Have Questions About Building A Stroker

    Coast high performance has some options for stroker kits for your engine: http://www.coasthigh.com/Ford-347-engine-kits-reverse-dome-s/130431.htm If you want to run an 8.2 deck I would go 347 cubes and run a shorter rod so there's more room for the ring package in the piston. There's a lot of...
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    Engine Building

    I'd do a 347. I like Coast High Performance. They sell kits with shorter rods (5.315") so the pistons don't get too short. You want to pick all the components to work together. That means the pistons (dome/flat top/reverse dome) have to complement the heads and cam giving you the right...
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    '95 5.0 And T5 Any Good?

    Yep you're right the 302 was in the Mustang through '95.
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    '95 5.0 And T5 Any Good?

    I think the '95 5.0 would have been in an Exploder or F-150. The last year was '94 for the 302 in Mustangs. I think 90 was the last year for forged pistons in the Mustangs. Actually it doesn't matter because if it's rebuilt the parts in the motor are whatever the builder decided to put in...
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    ford engine identification

    Well, I'm just saying I don't know if the casting number tells you it's a roller block. It could be someone else here can tell you from the casting number. Definitely if you pull the intake you will know. :)
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    ford engine identification

    E5 translates to 85, yes. I can't answer the roller part of the question.
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    Need A Little (a Lot) Of Help...

    Heh! Duh, yes of course you are right thanks tho for being excessively polite. :)
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