Any one have experience with hoppin up V8's.

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

I was staying conservative with the cam, i wish i could afford some GT-40 Heads = (

find a 97ish explorer, wreck or scrap yard, somewhere. Or just buy them online somewhere.

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

Explorers have the GT40P heads which are shitty. Im going to use my stock heads and re-do them, Im getting a comp cam kit with the double roller timing chain and springs and retainers and everything. I dont know what im going to do about pistons but i might actually bore it. Im going to get my dad to talk to his guy this week about it.

 

[k_schutte 10+ year member]

Didn't read it all but 98% of what I did read is a bunch of B.S. and/or misinformation...

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

Well correct away. Do you still have that turbo ?

 

[k_schutte 10+ year member]

Explorers have the GT40P heads which are shitty.

actualy gt40P heads are some of the best stock ford heads there are...

and yeah, I still have the turbo

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

Hmmm the turbo makes the plot thicken. I was going to get my stepdad to port the heads but he doesnt have a flow bench yet so //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[k_schutte 10+ year member]

Hmmm the turbo makes the plot thicken. I was going to get my stepdad to port the heads but he doesnt have a flow bench yet so //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

what is your budget and what are your goals? if you are using a completely stock bottom end that is going to limit you to around 500hp but I am sure that is plenty...

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

nitrous is always good, the giggle juice makes everything better.

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

what is your budget and what are your goals? if you are using a completely stock bottom end that is going to limit you to around 500hp but I am sure that is plenty...

I wanna stay $1K or under for motor alone, ill still have to buy shit for the car itself ( lowering springs, interior pieces, shift kit, paint ) I would like atleast 400HP but i would be happy with 350ish. I want something with a little get up and go, she'll be my weekend hotrod.

 

[k_schutte 10+ year member]

not in his case... nitrous + cast pistons = new motor VERY soon!

going to PM you...

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

What about this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200411337778&crlp=1_263602_263622&ff4=263602_263622&viewitem=&guid=665691f111c0a0e667836323ffffefc9&rvr_id=&ua=WXI6&itemid=200411337778

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300321258305&crlp=1_263602_263622&ff4=263602_263622&viewitem=&guid=665691f111c0a0e667836323ffffefc9&rvr_id=&ua=WXI6&itemid=300321258305

 

[k_schutte 10+ year member]

stroker kits are a good choice but then you'd have to do some top end and cam work as well so your budget would probably double.

I got my 347 stroker kit and my 408W stroker kit from fordstrokers.com and everything was PERFECT, great customer service and fast shipping too. I know you can get a budget (cast/hyper pistons, cast crank, I-beam rods etc...) for around $700 shipped. then $150~ for a cam kit from Summit but then you'd need top end work. intake, heads EFI/carb and then of course headers and exhaust so kiss the budget goodbye.

I'd say for power on the "cheap" boost. you can get 400HP plus out of a stock 351W longblock on boost. You could do it for under $1K as well. I sent you a couple options via PM, an N/A 400HP~ build and a boosted 400hp~ build, both around your $1K budget.

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

Well K_Schutte has been helpin a lot so all of yall **** lol. jk

He showed me a great deal on Aluminum heads so im going to get some.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

fords are ghey.