Finished my H/C/I swap and got her running

steelie4u · Jun 13, 2010

well i finished my swap and finally got it all adjusted, first off its a 93 triple white convertable, the following are what was done to her:

AFR 165 emission legal heads ( need to pass e-check)
TrickFlow Street Heat upper and lower intake
TrickFlow stage 1 cam, degreed
New timing chain
New Hydraulic roller lifters
1.6 Rockers
new pushrods hardened
new 24 lb injectors
new 255 fuel pump
fuel regulator adjustable
fuel pressure gauge
new aluminum radiator
PA performance 130 amp alternator
PA performance mini starter high torque
new equal length shorty headers
new O2 sensors
new performance harmonic balancer
New 76mm PMASS MAF calibrated for 24 lb
New MSD Distributor and coil
70mm throttle body

Car already had 3.73 gears, full subframe connectors (welded) new springs shocks and struts, new tie rods both inner and outer, 3000 stall converter, and shift kit. Heres a few pics of the engine before and after the swap

before

she really pulls hard now, cant beleive the difference

steelie4u · Jun 13, 2010

After Pictures

a short video of it running:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5gZlDgcSN0

68keyblr · Jun 13, 2010

Congrats! Are you going to get a dyno tune?

steelie4u · Jun 13, 2010

thanks and yes i have it scheduled for the end of next week cant wait to see what she does on the dyno, im figureing around 315 to the wheels or close to it, she runs like a bat out of hell now campred to stock...lol

87GT Drop Top · Jun 13, 2010

Looks great!! I can't wait to get my Fordstrokers 347.

steelie4u · Jun 13, 2010

thxs, you wont be dissapointed, the difference is night and day

Mintsick · Jun 15, 2010

Looks good and sounds really nice.

steelie4u · Jun 15, 2010

thxs i was totally happy with the end results

Metalcop · Jun 17, 2010

That sounds like a really nice package, especially the AFR heads. Not to nit-pick, but all of the money spent on your HCI upgrade, surely you have a bit left over for some new plug wires?!

How about some good ol' black or Ford Racing blue?

93fox5.0 · Jun 17, 2010

this is probly a stupid question but wuts a H/C/I swap?

FoxGT87 · Jun 17, 2010

93fox5.0 said:
this is probly a stupid question but wuts a H/C/I swap?

Heads, Cam, and Intake.

SuperStang83 · Jun 17, 2010

H/C/I= Heads, Cam, Intake

steelie4u · Jun 18, 2010

well just a update, i finally drove the car a little hard today and boy does it pull extremely hard from 1500 to 6000 rpm, it also has alot of torque it feels like, i am very impressed with the results acheived from the swap

russ1979 · Jun 21, 2010

did you notice a loss in low RPM power?
did you notch the pistons for that cam?

i want to do h/c/i but am worried about losings the low rpm torque that makes my near stock 5.0 so fun to drive on the street

90lxcoupe · Jun 21, 2010

russ1979 said:
i want to do h/c/i but am worried about losings the low rpm torque that makes my near stock 5.0 so fun to drive on the street

you wont notice the loss of low end power if you match the parts correctly and it will def be more fun to drive

steelie4u · Jun 21, 2010

russ1979 said:
did you notice a loss in low RPM power?
did you notch the pistons for that cam?

i want to do h/c/i but am worried about losings the low rpm torque that makes my near stock 5.0 so fun to drive on the street

no loss of power at all, even more power and torque, no notching the pistons as i checked the clearance before i installed, the cam is not that radical but makes alot of power with the right heads and intake, i upgraded the injectors because i needed new ones anyway and did the fuel pump at the same time, but its alot more fun to drive now, alot of it is matching your components to acheive what you are looking for in terms of performance and drivability, my car is a street runner and maybe occasional track times

russ1979 · Jun 21, 2010

cool, i may have to copy your combo.
keep us posted on what kind of power it makes

by the way i like the painting you did on the stock intake

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