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squeak93

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The magazines results are rarely duplicated in the real world.
 
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A5literMan

At least it is lumpy...
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I thought you were running the comp roller. Oops lol.
 

Grabbin' Asphalt

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I agree with the idea of going with possibly nice set of used AFR heads or used TF heads and send them to a machine shop for parts check etc. Normally nice used high grade parts are better than new "junk" Lol
Deals on Craigslist, forums from time to time.
 

mikestang63

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Not to sound harsh but you are spending a lot of money on parts that are going to disappoint you.

Do not buy cheap heads- don't really.
You do not need aftermarket fuel rails
A $75 jy explorer intake will flow almost as well as aftermarket ones. Spend $200 and have Tom Moss port the lower and it will flow better than most aftermarket intakes
For $390 for a cam- call Ed Curtis and get a custom cam that is ground to your specs and build.

My opinion for what it is worth
Get a $300 explorer junk yard motor- swap out the cam , valve springs. Put a TFS1 or N41 cam in along with new gaskets, oil pump, water pump, plugs wires, your distrinbutor, brackets, and exhaust and have a 275hp motor for under a grand

Or.. just buy the TFS top end kit and get 350hp for about $2600
 
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FastDriver

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Man, you're getting responses from guys that have been into these cars for decades. I want to reinforce their responses. Stay away from budget cylinder heads. AFR165s, & TFS 170s are tied for first, and edelbrock comes in 3rd. If these heads are too expensive, then just go full-budget and find a decent Explorer motor.
 
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