Firstly, Hello to all.
I have not gotten a 5.0 Mustang yet, but have looked at and driven a few in recent weeks. I hope to have a 5.0 by the end of the year.
But....what I really need is everyone's input on my current project.
I have a 90' Bronco with a 92' front clip, small lift, Eagle/Alcoa copies, 33x12.50 (measure 34"s) Interco Truxus MT's, Cervini Ram Air Glass hood.
So anyway I have the 5.8/E4OD drivetrain combo. My 351 lunched a piston recently and bent a rod. I was hoping the engine was going to last another year or more, but it didn't. So as a result I am a little behind on my engine knowledge with the Fords.
What I need is input on the engine rebuild, in particular the heads and cam.
My current buildup plan is:
Coast High Perf./Probe 408 stroker kit with the cast crank, Probe forged pistons, and their 5140 CNC'd beam rods.
Full rotateing assembly balanced.
ARP bolts.
I am very interested in the Pro Topline iron heads.
I want as much power as can be had with the usual compromise of not making it to racy. This Bronco needs to be daily transportation worthy and I use the truck on trips to the northern part of AZ which intails alot of steep uphill highway driving with the truck loaded down with mountain bikes, guns, dogs and the usual camping stuff. When I'm up in the pines I do alot of slow, low rpm trails and then also fast fireroad type blazing. In addition this engine unfortunately needs to pass emissions testing every two years.
Ok, I am thinking that with the 408 I should go with the Pro Topline 215cc 64cc chamber heads, again iron as I'm on a tight budget. My concern is that although these heads have flow numbers that could support some serious HP. I'm concerned about the ports being to big for good low speed/low RPM driving.
Cam choice, I am thinking of something around 220-230 @ .050 with anywhere from .520" to .560" lift on a 112 lobe sep.
I will be getting the Ford Lightning Mass Air conversion kit which includes 30# injectors and a 70mm Meter.
For the intake I will be sticking with a truck style intake which means I'm limited to the Edelbrock Performer EFI truck piece. Have not even thought about throttle body size yet.
I may be limited to 1 5/8" shorty headers as so far thats the biggest I've found for the emissions legal truck application. Although I've been told Bassani may make a 1 3/4" for my app. I'll try to look into that today.
Ok, my hope is that going to the 408 will give such an increase in torque that I can get away with a nice sounding cam, maybe even something that would still pull to 6000 for when I'm out playing with my prerunner buddies in the desert. Likewise hoping the big stroke might allow me to pick heads that can flow a bit more with out killing the low end throttle response and torque and the ability to pass emissions (man I hate the emissions part, but thats reality).
Years ago one of the several muscle cars I've owned was a 71' 340 4spd Duster that everyone thought was really tough for a daily driver. It was pushing around 430 HP, running ported heads, a 292/[email protected] 508" cam, and 430 gears. Man I loved the idle of that thing, but it only pulled about 8 inches of vacum at idle and was a serious pain to get through emissions testing. Loved letting the clutch go at 4500 rpm and almost yanking the front left tire as I'd frequently smoke heavy big block cars.
Sorry to ramble!.
So what do you guys think, what do you think I can get away with here?
Any and all input is greatly appreaciated.
Thanks in advance.
I have not gotten a 5.0 Mustang yet, but have looked at and driven a few in recent weeks. I hope to have a 5.0 by the end of the year.
But....what I really need is everyone's input on my current project.
I have a 90' Bronco with a 92' front clip, small lift, Eagle/Alcoa copies, 33x12.50 (measure 34"s) Interco Truxus MT's, Cervini Ram Air Glass hood.
So anyway I have the 5.8/E4OD drivetrain combo. My 351 lunched a piston recently and bent a rod. I was hoping the engine was going to last another year or more, but it didn't. So as a result I am a little behind on my engine knowledge with the Fords.
What I need is input on the engine rebuild, in particular the heads and cam.
My current buildup plan is:
Coast High Perf./Probe 408 stroker kit with the cast crank, Probe forged pistons, and their 5140 CNC'd beam rods.
Full rotateing assembly balanced.
ARP bolts.
I am very interested in the Pro Topline iron heads.
I want as much power as can be had with the usual compromise of not making it to racy. This Bronco needs to be daily transportation worthy and I use the truck on trips to the northern part of AZ which intails alot of steep uphill highway driving with the truck loaded down with mountain bikes, guns, dogs and the usual camping stuff. When I'm up in the pines I do alot of slow, low rpm trails and then also fast fireroad type blazing. In addition this engine unfortunately needs to pass emissions testing every two years.
Ok, I am thinking that with the 408 I should go with the Pro Topline 215cc 64cc chamber heads, again iron as I'm on a tight budget. My concern is that although these heads have flow numbers that could support some serious HP. I'm concerned about the ports being to big for good low speed/low RPM driving.
Cam choice, I am thinking of something around 220-230 @ .050 with anywhere from .520" to .560" lift on a 112 lobe sep.
I will be getting the Ford Lightning Mass Air conversion kit which includes 30# injectors and a 70mm Meter.
For the intake I will be sticking with a truck style intake which means I'm limited to the Edelbrock Performer EFI truck piece. Have not even thought about throttle body size yet.
I may be limited to 1 5/8" shorty headers as so far thats the biggest I've found for the emissions legal truck application. Although I've been told Bassani may make a 1 3/4" for my app. I'll try to look into that today.
Ok, my hope is that going to the 408 will give such an increase in torque that I can get away with a nice sounding cam, maybe even something that would still pull to 6000 for when I'm out playing with my prerunner buddies in the desert. Likewise hoping the big stroke might allow me to pick heads that can flow a bit more with out killing the low end throttle response and torque and the ability to pass emissions (man I hate the emissions part, but thats reality).
Years ago one of the several muscle cars I've owned was a 71' 340 4spd Duster that everyone thought was really tough for a daily driver. It was pushing around 430 HP, running ported heads, a 292/[email protected] 508" cam, and 430 gears. Man I loved the idle of that thing, but it only pulled about 8 inches of vacum at idle and was a serious pain to get through emissions testing. Loved letting the clutch go at 4500 rpm and almost yanking the front left tire as I'd frequently smoke heavy big block cars.
Sorry to ramble!.
So what do you guys think, what do you think I can get away with here?
Any and all input is greatly appreaciated.
Thanks in advance.
