When I got my 66 coupe aligned last week, the shop had an ad posted for a 331 stroker engine for sale. I contacted the guy and it’s a later-model roller engine, with a (currently) unknown ford racing/SVO cam, stock heads from whatever engine it came off of, a forged crank, hypereutectic rods/pistons, and a performer intake. In addition to the cam specs, the guy doesn’t know what the compression is or much about the internals. Its currently sitting in a shop near where I work, where it was built. The engine was last installed in a 68 galaxie and was equipped with a carb.
I was wondering a few things about the heads & other engine specs and figure that this forum is the best place to hear these details. I was going to ask the shop its sitting at to remove a head so I can see what shape the bores are and see if the pistons have valve reliefs etc. My questions are...
1) How can I tell if its equipped with GT40s or E7 (or other late model 5.0 heads)?
2) What size combustion chambers did these heads come with (he doesn’t know the compression ratio so I might have to calculate it)?
3) Is there an easy & roughly accurate way to guess the cam’s specs (the shop is looking up the specs, but in the event they can’t find them)?
4) I have a 60s style radiator (as far as inlet/outlet position goes)… does anyone know the most cost effective pulley setup would be that would work with my radiator? I’ve heard serpentine setups, reverse-rotation water pumps, and a number of other things mentioned… what are my options?
5) Is there a difference between Ford Racing and SVO cams? I frequently hear about Ford Racing 'letter-series cams', but have never heard of an SVO cam (which is what the guy said it had in it).
6) And in general, what else should I be looking for and/or be wary of?
Thanks!
I was wondering a few things about the heads & other engine specs and figure that this forum is the best place to hear these details. I was going to ask the shop its sitting at to remove a head so I can see what shape the bores are and see if the pistons have valve reliefs etc. My questions are...
1) How can I tell if its equipped with GT40s or E7 (or other late model 5.0 heads)?
2) What size combustion chambers did these heads come with (he doesn’t know the compression ratio so I might have to calculate it)?
3) Is there an easy & roughly accurate way to guess the cam’s specs (the shop is looking up the specs, but in the event they can’t find them)?
4) I have a 60s style radiator (as far as inlet/outlet position goes)… does anyone know the most cost effective pulley setup would be that would work with my radiator? I’ve heard serpentine setups, reverse-rotation water pumps, and a number of other things mentioned… what are my options?
5) Is there a difference between Ford Racing and SVO cams? I frequently hear about Ford Racing 'letter-series cams', but have never heard of an SVO cam (which is what the guy said it had in it).
6) And in general, what else should I be looking for and/or be wary of?
Thanks!