Roller rockers????

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oldno7

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What kind of roller rockers should i use on a stock head. Till i get the money for the tfs kit. That i could use on those too. Its a 87 5.0 gt.

 

liljoe07

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Not worth it. The TFS will be setup for stud mount rockers. And converting the stock heads to studs is a waste of money. And costly.

Just save for the TFS kit. Doesn't it come with rockers? I can't remember.

 

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mercurycapri

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Put some proform aluminum rockers in it.

 

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NOT WORTH THE HEADACHE!!! just keep your pedastal mount rockers and you will be alot happier.

 

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oldno7

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Yeah I think I will wait and just put a pin and gear i was thinking 3.73 but what all do i need.

 

SpartaPerformance

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I agree forget the rocker arms right now. All you would need is the gear set and I would recommend one of the FRPP install packs depending on your miles. Then pick up Ford gear oil and FRPP friction modifier or some Royal Purple gear oil, no modifier needed.

 

krazedstang

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I kinda of had the same question along the lines as this, i', looking for a set a of roller rockers to put on my stock 88, just to give me a lil extra i also have another set of stock heads that im going to get ported and a valve job done on them, any ideas? sorry not meaning to thread jack!

 

stykthyn

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rr's arent worth it on a mild street engine. For the money spent there are better gains to be had elsewhere.

 

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oldno7

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so if i use royal purple gear oil no modifier is needed.

thanks

 

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Sicarius428

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Save your money and buy them later when you do a head swap. Get gears or exhaust... something not motor related instead.
Kevin

 

krazedstang

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i have a clutch, 3.73 gear bbk shorty equal lenghts bassani xpipe and flowmaster cat back that is going into the car, i also have a explorer throttle body in it...so its not going to be totally stock by the time the roller rockers come into play

 

Mustang5L5

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krazedstang said:

i have a clutch, 3.73 gear bbk shorty equal lenghts bassani xpipe and flowmaster cat back that is going into the car, i also have a explorer throttle body in it...so its not going to be totally stock by the time the roller rockers come into play

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By most guys standards here...that still pretty much stock.


I still wouldn't do RR's at that point. I'd do heads, or a cam first. Are you still speed density? If so, you'll have to convert to MA anyway, so perhaps you want to do that

 

krazedstang

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im working on getting it converted over to MAF, my friend is supposed to be pulling a computer out of his wrecked 90, and yea i consider it stock also, its just that a set of 1.7 roller rockers are much cheaper then a set of heads, maybe i will look into getting a cam instead, whats a good cam that i can use with ported and polished E7 heads?

 

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Sicarius428

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For ported E7s, stock cam is probably just at home... Something transferrable that will support your future builds is a decent cooling system or subframe connectors. I know... not entirely fufilling for the go fast bug... Might want to look into an electric fan/radiator setup. It would just suck to get pedistal roller rockers when most aftermarket heads(TFS included) use shaft mounted rockers.
Kevin

 

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To be honest, the stock cam is pretty decent. Some guys chose to advance or retard it slightly.

 

krazedstang

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yes subframes are in the near future, i already have a strut tower brace, so pretty much what you guys are saying is if i keep the stock heads, ported and/or valve job or not i should just keep the stock cam? because if thats the case, i will probably just go with a heads, cam, intake combo instead because i don't really feel like being the slow Stang in the group lol

 

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Fun stuff..

 

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Sicarius428

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Yes. Just stick with the stock cam till you redo your top end. If you swap out the cam, you will loose your low end power since everything else can't keep up with it. The biggest bottleneck on the stock motor is the intake. You can swap that out and gain some power... and it doesn't involve tearing into the motor.
Kevin

 

krazedstang

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maybe i will do an intake, altho im not afraid to tear into the engine, i'm just looking to do little by little this is pretty much a budget build