best junkyard heads???

97vertstang

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well im building a 85 notch lx for my brother.i got a 84 lincoln continental 5.0 engine for free. to my surprise its a roller block.i know the heads are weaker and the cam is weaker than the H.O. version.my question ,other than gt 40p heads, what are the best heads i can install to get some grunt out of this engine.im a get a H.O. cam and was wondering is there anything better than e7 heads at the junkyard??? like 351 windsor heads or older 289/302 heads??? or should i just yank out some e7s???? any information is welcomed and the car doesnt need to pass emissions.

 

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You could try to find 351 windsor heads like you said.I belive the head code is
DO8E.I've seen people make good power with them ported.

 

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D80E

 

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Using anything newer than 1987 will not work on your 85 shortblock without modification. The pistons must be flycut for valve relief. 87-95 E7TE heads and 95-up Explorer GT40's have valves that will hit the pistions.

As far as old 289-302-351 heads, I don't know, I am not old enough...

 

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the engine is and 84 lincoln continental 5.0. it DOES have valve reliefs and found the head casting , its E5AE. how good are these heads and will d8oe be better??? will i lose compression ratio with the 351 heads, do they have bigger chambers???

 

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I think the e5 is the same thing as the e7 just differnt compression

 

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97vertstang said:

the engine is and 84 lincoln continental 5.0. it DOES have valve reliefs and found the head casting , its E5AE. how good are these heads and will d8oe be better??? will i lose compression ratio with the 351 heads, do they have bigger chambers???

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stay away from d8oe, they need alot of work. the e5's would probally be better

its the D0oe's that are the good one

edit: and yes, the D8oe's have larger chambers

 

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z2o_what said:

stay away from d8oe, they need alot of work. the e5's would probally be better

its the D0oe's that are the good one

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wtf??

 

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where do the e5 stack up against the e6 and the e7??

 

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97vertstang said:

where do the e5 stack up against the e6 and the e7??

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e5's are basicly the same as e7's and better are than e6's (every head is better than e6)

 

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i would have to agree with most people on this one the windsor heads. i wouldnt get the GT40P heads. spark plug is straight in IIRC and requires certin headers from them.