Does anyone know some mods i should do While I have the motor out being rebuilt. I am thinking about having the heads ported. Is there any othere things I should do? I am thinking about making it a 5.0 stroker to get a little more HP too.
mods to with motor out
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ported intake, front K member setup with coilovers, all kinda of goodies can be added with ease.
cams
Hey funny, I remember somebody getting a new motor after some MAC LT's.....OH, that was me!!!!
clean under the hood where you couldn't origionally clean with the engine in the car. - GREAT mod. nothing beats a clean car! :banana:
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tubular k-member, head studs, main studs, valve job (and porting if you go that far) aftermarket oil pan
those are my biggest regrets
those are my biggest regrets
Get a real windage tray, they only run $70-100 and the stock one is a joke.
You should probably retrofit the heads with the coolant mod kit; at least that's something I would do if the engine was out! See the following thread:
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165799
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165799
P&P full intake, heads (both in and out)
aggressive cams
oversize valves (at least better flowing valves than stock) & good valve job
better valve guides, retainers, springs
forged pistons*, rods, etc (go as light as you can without compromising strength for your intended application's power range)
*adjust CR based on what you want to do with it*
blueprint everything you can afford to
do some cleaning up of the casting in oil and coolant passages
upgrade oil pump gears and pickup
upgrade radiator and perhaps lower temp thermostat
you sure you wanna go stroker 5.0 rather than BB 5.0??? i know it costs a bit more in machining costs but I'm not seeing many of the big builders going this route on a stock bore, and I can't help but think there is a reason for that (although this is pure speculation based on anecdotal info at this point).
aggressive cams
oversize valves (at least better flowing valves than stock) & good valve job
better valve guides, retainers, springs
forged pistons*, rods, etc (go as light as you can without compromising strength for your intended application's power range)
*adjust CR based on what you want to do with it*
blueprint everything you can afford to
do some cleaning up of the casting in oil and coolant passages
upgrade oil pump gears and pickup
upgrade radiator and perhaps lower temp thermostat
you sure you wanna go stroker 5.0 rather than BB 5.0??? i know it costs a bit more in machining costs but I'm not seeing many of the big builders going this route on a stock bore, and I can't help but think there is a reason for that (although this is pure speculation based on anecdotal info at this point).
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