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  1. MiteeMaverick

    MiteeMaverick Senior Member

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    This is the engine I'm installing this weekend, hoping that the Tri-Y headers work, I got them from a guy that said he took them off his Maverick some years ago. If not I have a set of Flow Techs in the box. Those are not the valve covers I'm using, they are currently being bead blasted. They are the 85 Mustang aluminum Powered By Ford ones.
     

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    Looking Good. I know I was excited to get my freshly built motor in.....keep us posted.
     
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    Come on we need specs man??????:yup:
     
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    Its just wrong :tsk: .






    Realy , it looks good and good luck installing it without scratching anything.
     
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  5. Dan Starnes

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    Ahhhhhh,, I remember when my motor looked that good. Makes me wanna pull it and detail it. Looks very very nice.
    Dan
     
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  6. Mavaholic

    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    I like it. You'll like it more once its in!
     
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    looks good, hope everything works as planned.:)
     
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    I noticed the aluminum standoff on your head for the alternaor mount.They used those on 351W.Does that help with your alt.fit-up?Mine doesn't use that spacer and my bracket looks to be a little lower.Just wondering because I have been fighting proper alignment with mine.
     
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    Lookin good..from the looks of the headers they may be less trouble installing than the Hooker 6901's...Good Luck on start-up(y)
     
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    Hawkco Genuine Car Nut

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    It looks good. If it runs as good as it looks, you'll have a fine ride. I like Tri-Y headers; they make excellent torque.(y)
     
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    My factory 302 had that aluminum standoff on the head for the alternator mount.
     
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    Engine specs

    BadMav wanted specs:

    Nothing special as this is gonna be driven to shows and events.

    87 5.0 Block with 40 over TRW forged flat tops
    87TE heads ported with Comp springs and ARP rocker bolts
    Factory 85 Mustang Aluminum intake gasket matched
    I also have an Edelbrock RPM if I descide I don't like the factory Ford intake
    600 Carter AFB
    double roller timing chain
    Comp 262H cam lift 493 INT 500 EX Duration @0.05 218/224
    Comp Cams lifters
    Edelbrock 110 GPH fuel pump
    Melling HD oil pump
    the Aluminum HO water pump is for a 81 LTD Police or Taxi it was 38.00 at Advance Auto Parts.
    Shelby Tri-Y headers
    and thats about it, I hope it will be reliable as the inline 6 I'm pulling out !

    I belong to A Car Club called The Crowley's Ridge Cruisers, we raise money for Childrens charities by having car shows and other special events. I built this car to be in those shows and it will be driven to everyone of them. At first I wanted the biggest cam that would fit in the engine and other crazy things but finally came down to earth on what would be steetable and settled on this combo. I still need to figure out what gear I need, it still has the factory 3.00 in it. :huh:
     
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    The stock gears or a 3.25:1 set would prolly be best if you`r gonna be driving it over 65 mph . If you have no plans on driving it on the hiway you could use 3.50.1 or even 3.75:1 if you realy think you need it.
     
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    Yeah, I put in 3.80's and now I'm sorry I didn't go with a little higher gears. If I'm gunna drive it to Carlise which is over 600 miles...I'll have to throw the stock 2.79's in. You are better off sticking with yer 3.00's.

    D. Ray
     
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  15. tim keck

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    might want to get at least an 1800-2000 converter to go with that cam,even if you keep stock gears.
     
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