Should I buy this motor???

grey5.0beast

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Guys I need to know, I have little to no room for an engine, but I found a great deal on an explorer motor, 350 bucks!! Complete 5.0 from a 97. Should I pick this up?? The only thing I want is the damn intake, I don't even need the block and I am waiting for AFR 205s to do heads on a motor, only want to do the expensive stuff once. If yall think I should get it, I will fire up the 250 and go pick it up. I don't even know if I have the time today to pick up the motor, I am leaving for a concert at 3:45. Let me know quickly, I told the guuy I would call him back in a few minutes.

 

Mr. Rustypwnz

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You know how I feel about the situation LOL,

Im still waiting on werd of the e6 head refund.

 

grey5.0beast

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Yeah, but mableton is where it is at, it is on the other side of ATL from me, I'd have to do a semi circle around ATL on 285, I think it would take me like two hours to get there.

 

grey5.0beast

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Well I just comitted to picking it up tomorrow. I'm leaving my house at 8, they open at 9, then I guess I'll help them pull the engine and get it on my truck. Damn I am gonna be broke till I sell this stuff off. So 350, plus a gay charge to pulll it of 50 bucks so 400 bucks I'm back, then I desperately need tires and I am supposed to pick up the front two tomorrow from another member on here. I need to get a bunch of cash by tomorrow!!

And I have to be at work at 4!

 

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If your putting AFR 205's on a 302 I sure hope its going to be 11:1 compression or something lol.

 

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B I G TURBO!!!

 

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Aliate X said:

If your putting AFR 205's on a 302 I sure hope its going to be 11:1 compression or something lol.

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No its not gonna be a 302, I was thinking more like a 408 stroker or 393, something along those lines. I am just waiting to do all the big stuff at once, but an exploder intake I can throw on there for now, along with a 75 shot I am thinking and that'll be plenty for a junior in HS, then when I get a lil older, I am thinkin a badass motor, that I'll build up. I just don't want to have more problems than I want, no offence mob lol at this point.

 

grey5.0beast

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What should I do with the bottom end, whats a fair asking price? Or should I rebuild it for when my 145k stocker goes out?

 

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No its not gonna be a 302, I was thinking more like a 408 stroker or 393, something along those lines. I am just waiting to do all the big stuff at once, but an exploder intake I can throw on there for now, along with a 75 shot I am thinking and that'll be plenty for a junior in HS, then when I get a lil older, I am thinkin a badass motor, that I'll build up. I just don't want to have more problems than I want, no offence mob lol at this point.

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heh, yeah that 75 shot will grow, I threw an 80 shot on my stock motor, went to 125 after losing to my buddies mach 1 lol, 175 was next step but the car came off the road and got the h/c/i, running 125 shot now heh.

 

grey5.0beast

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lol I don't doubt it, but I would like to think it will stay at the 75 shot

 

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If I could have done it over I would have started with the 175. Its safe on a bone stock motor....

 

grey5.0beast

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yeah right lol, most I'll dare to try is a 150, the kit I want to get from a local guy is adjustable from 75-150, and he only wants 175 for the complete kit with a bottle mounted guage. Damn I am just finding too many good deals lol. I just went to Walmart and cashed my last two paychecks to pay for the engine and tires I am getting, along with some CAs I am also workin on... damn now Im broke lol, not really though, still got 1400 bucks left over, what to do what to do.....

 

grey5.0beast

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And another question, can I use the explorer TB? I heard it is a 65 mm

 

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keep the short block around just in case, just my 2 cents

 

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hell, just swap over your distributor and cam and use the explorer motor. sell the stocker or use that as a build project. the explorer has a much better top end and the block is aluminum or so I have been told.

 

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no, its not, otherwise i'd be all over that

 

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It sounds good to me, only I'd put the explorer engine in and mod it with minor bolt ons. I would get a 351w block and build a 393. That's what I'm doing.

 

grey5.0beast

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I promised slow95gt the heads, and I don't want to do a complete engine swap unless its necesarry, well I just got out 600 bucks and change so now I am ready for any other good deals that come at me lol. I am also loooking to break even or at least get a decent return.

 

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GSP393 said:

It sounds good to me, only I'd put the explorer engine in and mod it with minor bolt things. I would get a 351w block and build a 393. That's what I'm doing.

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I also have a 69 351 block for 200 bucks and the guy isn't advertising or anything, I just have to go get it. That is the block I will use to make a N/A fuel injected 408 with AFR 205s and Victor intake with 42 lb injectors and maybe a small 200 shot That'll be a munster!!!!!!

And what should I ask for the complete bottom end, I am thinking start at 300 and let them talk me down??

 

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grey5.0beast said:

I also have a 69 351 block for 200 bucks and the guy isn't advertising or anything, I just have to go get it. That is the block I will use to make a N/A fuel injected 408 with AFR 205s and Victor intake with 42 lb injectors and maybe a small 200 shot That'll be a munster!!!!!!

And what should I ask for the complete bottom end, I am thinking start at 300 and let them talk me down??

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From what I've read, a 69 351w block is one of the best made with a high nickel content. For $200 I wouldn't sleep until it was inside my garage and locked.