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92ranger18
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- Location
- Jemison, Alabama
- Vehicle Year
- 1992
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- Stock 302
- Transmission
- Automatic
I have a stock '87 302 block bored .040 over(308 correct me if im wrong) with stock stroke pistons and rods and roller cam. I want to build a budget motor with mostly stock parts and what ever i can get free or cheap. I have a set of E7 heads and an edelbrock intake. I want to run a holley carb. It will be for the strip only. Im not looking for alot or horses just a consistant little motor. Im going to leave the short block alone. I want to port and polish the E7s and install a set of Proform roller rockers i got brand new in original package for $60. I reasearched and found the i can use the RRs but i would have to mill down the mounts the amount of the stud hex head and the thickness of the guide plate. Does any one know if this correct? Should i port and polish the E7s or just clean up the ports? I do not want to buy alluminum heads. I will be running a C4 trans. Any advice or suggestions are appreciated. Thanks
Also i have a set of heads and cam from a 93 5.0HO mustang. Can i work the heads and use the HO cam with roller rockers with the stock '87 pistons with the valve reliefs. I will check piston to valve clearance and if i have enough could i shave the heads to get a little higher compression ratio? I have all this stuff already and i dont want to buy pistons. Or is this just one of those trial and error situations. These are just ideas i have and i have everything to put a motor together except gaskets. I mainly want to do this to prove that you dont have to spend alot of money on expensive parts to have a reliable consistant motor.
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Also i have a set of heads and cam from a 93 5.0HO mustang. Can i work the heads and use the HO cam with roller rockers with the stock '87 pistons with the valve reliefs. I will check piston to valve clearance and if i have enough could i shave the heads to get a little higher compression ratio? I have all this stuff already and i dont want to buy pistons. Or is this just one of those trial and error situations. These are just ideas i have and i have everything to put a motor together except gaskets. I mainly want to do this to prove that you dont have to spend alot of money on expensive parts to have a reliable consistant motor.
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