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robk46 · Jul 7, 2005

Hello all. Just bought an '87 LX with an almost complete 351w swap. I've checked out the 351w sticky, and it's helped me with a lot of questions. I just have a few more that hopefully some of you can answer.

1. How much clearance (inches) do I need to have between the carb (Holly) and the hood to know if I need to get a new hood or add a scoop?

2. The car has sat for about 18 months, I'm planning on draining the oil and priming before firing, is their anything else I should do before starting?

3. It has no exhaust, just some stock manifolds. Will a stock exhaust system from a '93 bolt up? I want to be able to work the bugs out before I order a new system.

4. It has no serpentine belt. How do I measure to see what size I need?

Thanks! Great site!

sunil6784 · Jul 7, 2005

2. If it were me, i'd change the plugs, fuel filter, drop the gas tank and drain it. THe last part might just be me, but i'm pretty anal about that stuff.

Scorcher2005 · Jul 7, 2005

1) Put a tall piece of clay/silly putty/etc on top of the carb and shut the hood. It will smash down to ho much clearance you have.

4)Wrap a piece of kite string around the pullies and go to the parts storeand get that belt length.

Now you just need an answer for #3

hrspwrjunkie · Jul 7, 2005

robk46 said:
Hello all. Just bought an '87 LX with an almost complete 351w swap. I've checked out the 351w sticky, and it's helped me with a lot of questions. I just have a few more that hopefully some of you can answer.

1. How much clearance (inches) do I need to have between the carb (Holly) and the hood to know if I need to get a new hood or add a scoop?

2. The car has sat for about 18 months, I'm planning on draining the oil and priming before firing, is their anything else I should do before starting?

3. It has no exhaust, just some stock manifolds. Will a stock exhaust system from a '93 bolt up? I want to be able to work the bugs out before I order a new system.

4. It has no serpentine belt. How do I measure to see what size I need?

Thanks! Great site!

Your answer to #3 is no. The 351W is taller and wider (I don't know if they are the stock manifolds, because I don't know if they will fit in the chassis with the Windsor, but if they are, no). You will need engine swap headers to match up with commercially produced (and factory) H-pipes.

robk46 · Jul 7, 2005

Thanks for the answers. On #3, can any of you recommend a decent exhaust vendor for a good streetable system. We have no emissions checking in Florida, so a nice stainless system with no cats is fine. I'm thinking shorty headers, and a decent true dual system with an x-pipe.

hrspwrjunkie · Jul 7, 2005

robk46 said:
Thanks for the answers. On #3, can any of you recommend a decent exhaust vendor for a good streetable system. We have no emissions checking in Florida, so a nice stainless system with no cats is fine. I'm thinking shorty headers, and a decent true dual system with an x-pipe.

Well, MAC and BBK both sell good headers and both can be ordered with ceramic coating. Of course, Bassani has an awesome X-pipe, Magnaflow has another, both are stainless. And as for the catback, I happen to like Flowmaster, MAC, Borla (stainless), Magnaflow (stainless) and Dynomax.

If you want a complete system from one manufacturer...I believe MAC is the only one that can do it all...possibly Bassani, but the headers are $1000. Magnaflow can go headers back.

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