budget late model resto 5.0 short block????

russ1979

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i'm flipping past the pages of mm&ff and saw the late model resto ad at the start/
for $699.99 you get a budget short block.
alum pistons, precision ground 50oz crank.
no cam or timing chain.

does anybody know what kind of power this will support. i will prob. do just H/C/I or a vortech i'm not looking to set HP records

 

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v8only

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i'm pretty sure it's just oem ford leftovers, ...stock 93-95 shortblock with hypereutechtic pistons...will handle all the power you want before the block splits. careful with boost though, if you detonate the pistons won't like it.

 

FastDriver

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biggest drawback to me is the cast pistons. wouldn't even dream of putting a blower on those pistons. I think it might be ok for an n/a build, but I'd rather find a used stocker, personally. $50 got us a stock short-block that ran fine with the twin-turbo system.

 

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v8only

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to be completely honest, if you're gonna buy that, just pick up a low mile late 96-01 ford explorer 5.0. They don't cost more than 300-600 and you get the better gt40/gt40p heads and intake with it.

 

stykthyn

I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.

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ditto, the only prob is most of the v8 explorers were donate to the CFC program. there are 8 in my local PNP, but they all have silly-cone pumped through them.

 

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v8only

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it is sad, isn't it?

I find lots of luck looking on craigslist for people parting out explorers (they pumped out 315k a year explorers between those years, so their is lots to go around)

call the 4x4 yards too...