well, since my motor went I have been looking for a cheap replacement to get me through until I biuld up my 351w.
I found a nice 88 HO motor. intake to oil pan pullies to bellhousing. so I went to go look at it. I brought some tools to pull the valve covers and turn the motor over a few times to see if it was worth taking home. well, first off it comes with full length headers on it so I figured that was a plus right there. it was a little dirty on the outside but that was ok.
well, anyways, to the point of my question, when I turned the motor over I noticed right away that the valves appear to have alot more lift that my old stock motor did. the guy said nothing about it having a cam but I did notice it had hardened push rods.
what I am wondering is, do stock 88' 5.0's come with a taller cam than my 92' would of come with? when I pick it up an the first I will turn it over again to see what kind of lift it actually has.
I found a nice 88 HO motor. intake to oil pan pullies to bellhousing. so I went to go look at it. I brought some tools to pull the valve covers and turn the motor over a few times to see if it was worth taking home. well, first off it comes with full length headers on it so I figured that was a plus right there. it was a little dirty on the outside but that was ok.
well, anyways, to the point of my question, when I turned the motor over I noticed right away that the valves appear to have alot more lift that my old stock motor did. the guy said nothing about it having a cam but I did notice it had hardened push rods.
what I am wondering is, do stock 88' 5.0's come with a taller cam than my 92' would of come with? when I pick it up an the first I will turn it over again to see what kind of lift it actually has.