Mike's 302 to 351W Swap.

[BlkStang89]

and i think i street drove mine this year more then u drove urs... auto FTW

 

[BlkStang89]

don't worry about matt's car just make yours reliable and you will all ways win

mine does just fine with reliability and if mine does break i can drive one of these basically whenever i want

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[Foxbody5.8]

I put a Ram HDX in mine last summer, I like it, feels close to stock. It's good to 400 rwhp, any clutch that you get I would recommend getting an adjustable clutch cable kit also. I went with the kit from MM and imo it's the best kit out there. All there is to adjust is the firewall adjuster, other kits have you use different hooks on the quadrant and all the other bs.

I actually have already installed an adjustable quadrant. Ever since i bought the car the clutch has been very hard. I broke the stock setup. I will look into the ram. Thats another clutch i heard about on line with some decent reviews.

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[Foxbody5.8]

mine does just fine with reliability and if mine does break i can drive one of these basically whenever i want

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We arent adopted in....

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[Foxbody5.8]

Did some more work tonight. Got the timing cover and water pump installed. Found some gasket sticking out of the new water pump shaft. Hope its not junk. We will see. Also not sure if my 351w distributor is ok. It turns real tough compared to the one that came out of it. I cant use the once that came with it because its speed density. Pics tomorrow morning.

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[Foxbody5.8]

Pictures.

 

[Foxbody5.8]

I did some searching and got some flow numbers on intakes:

GT40-197 cfm
TF street- 245 cfm
TF track- 265 cfm
TF R- 290 cfm
Vic jr- 320
Edel. RPM II- 260 cfm

Since the heads are 210 cc i should prolly go with as much flow as i can. I really want the trick flow R, but i cant afford 700 for an intake... Any opinions?

I think my tubular gt40 will be very restrictive with this setup...?

 

[BlkStang89]

just use ur GT40 for now and then change it down the road.. u can have a intake swapped in a hour or so

 

[AdirondackFox08]

I actually have already installed an adjustable quadrant. Ever since i bought the car the clutch has been very hard. I broke the stock setup. I will look into the ram. Thats another clutch i heard about on line with some decent reviews.

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What brand did you go with? Some of the kits out there are hard to get right.

I did some searching and got some flow numbers on intakes:

GT40-197 cfm
TF street- 245 cfm
TF track- 265 cfm
TF R- 290 cfm
Vic jr- 320
Edel. RPM II- 260 cfm

Since the heads are 210 cc i should prolly go with as much flow as i can. I really want the trick flow R, but i cant afford 700 for an intake... Any opinions?

I think my tubular gt40 will be very restrictive with this setup...?

I would at least try to find a TFS track heat intake, usually you can find them for a decent price used. If you can't swing enough for the one of the bigger intakes, at least port the lower of the intake. The lower is really restrictive and matching the ports to the intake runners of the heads will help out a good bit.

 

[Foxbody5.8]

just use ur GT40 for now and then change it down the road.. u can have a intake swapped in a hour or so

That what i will do if i cant get a deal on an intake. I really do ike the tube gt40.

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[Foxbody5.8]

What brand did you go with? Some of the kits out there are hard to get right.


I would at least try to find a TFS track heat intake, usually you can find them for a decent price used. If you can't swing enough for the one of the bigger intakes, at least port the lower of the intake. The lower is really restrictive and matching the ports to the intake runners of the heads will help out a good bit.

I cant remember what brand it is i got it about 5 years ago. Came from some place in Florida. If i use the tubed gt40 i will do my best to port it. I cant seem to find a track heat for the 351w' only the r and street.

Has anyone used the edelbrock efi intake?

 

[Foxbody5.8]

Some goodies came today.
The push-rod length checker, injector refresh kit & a new OEM style 6 piece headlight kit.

 

[Foxbody5.8]

Last nights progress.

 

[Foxbody5.8]

More.....

 

[AdirondackFox08]

I cant remember what brand it is i got it about 5 years ago. Came from some place in Florida. If i use the tubed gt40 i will do my best to port it. I cant seem to find a track heat for the 351w' only the r and street.

Has anyone used the edelbrock efi intake?

Doing some porting on the lower intake will definitely help out. You can try checking corral.net and see if you can find any 351 intakes for sale. I'm not sure about the Edelbrock Victor efi intake, some of the 302 applications require some machining to get the intake to sit right so the ports match up.

 

[Foxbody5.8]

Doing some porting on the lower intake will definitely help out. You can try checking corral.net and see if you can find any 351 intakes for sale. I'm not sure about the Edelbrock Victor efi intake, some of the 302 applications require some machining to get the intake to sit right so the ports match up.

Well i sent some emails back and forth to a guy name Tom Moss. I guess he does a lot of porting work on intakes and heads. He said the GT-40 tube flows around 260 CFM and will produce peak power at 5k. So it doesnt sound like its going to be too detrimental to my setup. So for the cost savings im going to use the GT-40, if it comes to it in the end i will swap it next winter.

 

[Foxbody5.8]

Head studs in!

 

[BlkStang89]

hurry it up and get that ol beat up 302 outta there..

 

[Foxbody5.8]

hurry it up and get that ol beat up 302 outta there..

Need some time to work on it!

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[Foxbody5.8]

Got the heads bolted on last night. Time for some valve train geometry.

Does anyone know what the torque should be on these rocker bolts with the girdle? I just want to double check them all.