Mike's 302 to 351W Swap.

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Well i going to make an effort to get the 1 missing head gasket this week sometime.

Does anyone know if i can re-use the stock head bolts? Are they TTY style or not? Also do i have to seal the threads?

Possibly thinking about ARP studs, i have also put them on my Diesel.
 
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AdirondackFox08 said:
I would highly recommend getting ARP head studs. I can't remember what years came with the TTY bolts.
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I looked into it and the 94-98 351w blocks didnt.come with tty bolts and many have re used them. Its about 140 for the kit. Ive done them before but not surd if i want to spend the money. Still on the fence tho.
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If you ever plan on running any kind of boost I would go with the head studs. If you plan on leaving it n/a, you could probably get away with using the stock bolts.
 
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AdirondackFox08 said:
If you ever plan on running any kind of boost I would go with the head studs. If you plan on leaving it n/a, you could probably get away with using the stock bolts.
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I actually do plan on running boost. But the 351w doesnt have forged pistons. So im worried about adding boost without changing the pistons. So that will prolly be a different build. For now we will stick with n/a.
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fordman4fun said:
mike you can run arp bolts,there a little cheaper,you can also get away with a low boost application.
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Thanks Dave, i will look into the costs. Im going to do some looking around today to see what prices i can dig up, i guess if i was going to spend the cash id rather have the studs, but i need to find out how much less the bolts are.

Cheapest place so far i found is Summit, anyone know of cheaper?
 
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Just pulled the trigger on the ARP studs. Got them for $126 on ebay. I will hopefully never have to worry about them again.

Also bought a trick flow push-rod length checker.

Wondering what clutch i should replace mine with? Anyone have suggestions? Looking for mostly a street clutch, with some weekend warrior miles.
 
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BlkStang89

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king cobra clutch would prob work fine.. ran one when mine was a 5 speed and no issues..

so that car gonna be done for summer time or what??
 
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BlkStang89 said:
or just go auto and solve at ur problems... :)
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Nah. I dont need to go faster than you! Then you would spend more money lmao!
Stick is more.fun for daily driver. Im going to try and save up for the dual force. A lot of good reviews with good clutch pedal feel.

Matt do you know if doug has ever rebuilt a t5?
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Foxbody5.o said:
Just pulled the trigger on the ARP studs. Got them for $126 on ebay. I will hopefully never have to worry about them again.

Also bought a trick flow push-rod length checker.

Wondering what clutch i should replace mine with? Anyone have suggestions? Looking for mostly a street clutch, with some weekend warrior miles.
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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.
 
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