. . . on a budget.
I just blew up my 1978 SBF, which I was running with a Weiand dual-quad tunnel ram intake. I have the opportunity to pick up a 1986 5.0 HO long block, minus the EFI, for pennies, with 78,000 miles on it.
I have done a little homework and am of the impression that the '86 5.0 heads were crap. Were they the same heads for the 5.0 HO? What was the difference between the 5.0 and the 5.0 HO?
I have a set of 289 Hi-Po heads off a '66 Shelby I could have rebuilt, instead (they were on my engine when it did the big firework but they're salvageable.) I can port & polish the '86 heads, or swap in the '66's.
Running the tunnel ram intake with dual Holley 390 cfm's on the '86 5.0 HO -- what cam, and which of the two sets of heads? I'll be taking all the emissions off it, as my car is a 1978 (yeah, yeah, it's a II.
Also, where can I find performance and tech info specific to this vintage and model of engine?
AdvTHANKSance,
- Joey
I just blew up my 1978 SBF, which I was running with a Weiand dual-quad tunnel ram intake. I have the opportunity to pick up a 1986 5.0 HO long block, minus the EFI, for pennies, with 78,000 miles on it.
I have done a little homework and am of the impression that the '86 5.0 heads were crap. Were they the same heads for the 5.0 HO? What was the difference between the 5.0 and the 5.0 HO?
I have a set of 289 Hi-Po heads off a '66 Shelby I could have rebuilt, instead (they were on my engine when it did the big firework but they're salvageable.) I can port & polish the '86 heads, or swap in the '66's.
Running the tunnel ram intake with dual Holley 390 cfm's on the '86 5.0 HO -- what cam, and which of the two sets of heads? I'll be taking all the emissions off it, as my car is a 1978 (yeah, yeah, it's a II.
Also, where can I find performance and tech info specific to this vintage and model of engine?
AdvTHANKSance,
- Joey