OK, I bought a car from a guy who ripped me off and vanished. Now Im playing detective trying to find out what I bought.
He claimed it was a 351w engine with a 393 stroker kit in it. But, I just took the engine apart and the engine has 302 stamped on the top of it (under where the lower intake goes). So, its a 302 right?
well the cam is a comp cam part #35-518-8 for a 351. So it must be a 351?
I checked the comp cam web site and it says that it is a "Ford 5.0 Xtreme Energy EFI XE274HR Cam ", so it is a 5.0 "302"?
When you click on the link it says "Engine 1969-1995 Ford 351ci, Windsor, 8cyl. so I guess it is a 351??
Nothing is stock on or in the engine. The engine possibly has been over bored?? it is for sure greater than 4.0". I measures the bore with my calipers and i get 4.025" or 4.030", but the back of the piston says "Probe LW 40" so you would figure it has been over bored by .040 right??. The head gaskets have a 4.010" bore?? To make things worse It also has a stroker kit in it. but I cant accurately get the stroke with the calipers.
so let me ask this: can I get a 302 engine and put a cam made for a 351 in it? If not why? also can you use a 4.010" gaskes on an engine that is bored to a 4.020"-4.040"?
any help is appriciated.
thanks, filburn
He claimed it was a 351w engine with a 393 stroker kit in it. But, I just took the engine apart and the engine has 302 stamped on the top of it (under where the lower intake goes). So, its a 302 right?
well the cam is a comp cam part #35-518-8 for a 351. So it must be a 351?
I checked the comp cam web site and it says that it is a "Ford 5.0 Xtreme Energy EFI XE274HR Cam ", so it is a 5.0 "302"?
When you click on the link it says "Engine 1969-1995 Ford 351ci, Windsor, 8cyl. so I guess it is a 351??
Nothing is stock on or in the engine. The engine possibly has been over bored?? it is for sure greater than 4.0". I measures the bore with my calipers and i get 4.025" or 4.030", but the back of the piston says "Probe LW 40" so you would figure it has been over bored by .040 right??. The head gaskets have a 4.010" bore?? To make things worse It also has a stroker kit in it. but I cant accurately get the stroke with the calipers.
so let me ask this: can I get a 302 engine and put a cam made for a 351 in it? If not why? also can you use a 4.010" gaskes on an engine that is bored to a 4.020"-4.040"?
any help is appriciated.
thanks, filburn