was piddling around at the junkyard the other day, saw that a set of heads would probably set me back 80 dollars or so.
where can i find some good reading on all the stuff thats required for the swap, as well as what cars i should be looking for as candidates to pull the heads off of , ie, what years, explorer vs mountaineer, what to look for when getting them to make sure they will be useable.
from what i gather, im looking for 96 5.0 explorer heads so i can keep using my smog/egr stuff
then i would for sure be running a cam of some sort, like a tfs1, e303, ect, so that means valve springs
then i got a quote from a local machine shop for 285 to do a 3 angle valve job, hot tank them, mill them flat, pressure check, and i think that includes valve seals.
then ford racing gt40p headers for 230 ish IIRC off latemodel
then an intake manifold of some sort, probably the one off the explorer, maybe get it ported?
gasket kit for the whole motor since every gasket leaks
the explorer TB
24 lb injectors? 190 lph pump?
then once i have all that stuff ready to go then id probably pull the motor since all the gaskets leak. id feel obligated to pull the short block apart and have it blue printed, bored .30 over, check the crank and grind .10 under if needed, then rod and main bearings.
the goal is to have a good solid 250 hp minimum wheel hp car, with all my smog/egr stuff and AC.
do i sound on the right track?
edit:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/FEM-MHP173-311/ looks like a decent option? .030 over pistons, .010 under rod and main bearings, all sorts of gaskets, ect.
where can i find some good reading on all the stuff thats required for the swap, as well as what cars i should be looking for as candidates to pull the heads off of , ie, what years, explorer vs mountaineer, what to look for when getting them to make sure they will be useable.
from what i gather, im looking for 96 5.0 explorer heads so i can keep using my smog/egr stuff
then i would for sure be running a cam of some sort, like a tfs1, e303, ect, so that means valve springs
then i got a quote from a local machine shop for 285 to do a 3 angle valve job, hot tank them, mill them flat, pressure check, and i think that includes valve seals.
then ford racing gt40p headers for 230 ish IIRC off latemodel
then an intake manifold of some sort, probably the one off the explorer, maybe get it ported?
gasket kit for the whole motor since every gasket leaks
the explorer TB
24 lb injectors? 190 lph pump?
then once i have all that stuff ready to go then id probably pull the motor since all the gaskets leak. id feel obligated to pull the short block apart and have it blue printed, bored .30 over, check the crank and grind .10 under if needed, then rod and main bearings.
the goal is to have a good solid 250 hp minimum wheel hp car, with all my smog/egr stuff and AC.
do i sound on the right track?
edit:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/FEM-MHP173-311/ looks like a decent option? .030 over pistons, .010 under rod and main bearings, all sorts of gaskets, ect.