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Iwantone2

04-12-2005, 08:21 PM

ok guys, finally found me a 351w for my capri. its sitting in an 82 van. the dude wants 400 bucks for it, i have yet to hear it run, he said that it starts right up, but dont worry i will hear it run or will pay less. anyways, sitting in my backyard I have an 86 351w HO (can you say, "cop engine"!!!) that gave up a while back, anyways that gives me a set of e6te heads and 4bbl intake. i also have a set of e7's if the e6's are no good. i was fixin on bumping the compression up from 8.3ish to the 9.5-10.0 range. i figured that since i did this it might be a good idea for bearings too. should i bother or just plop on the top end and call it good? i really dont have the cash for a complete overhaul. mostly cause it will get spent on a 5 gear swap. also, it really doesn't need to last but 20,000 or so miles. if even that

79302DOA

04-12-2005, 08:28 PM

IMHO, forget about the E6's and go with the E7's and the 4v intake. You could even keep the '82 heads and just do the intake swap. I would even consider trying to find a set 0f C9 0r D0 Windsor heads, if you can score them cheap enough, clean 'em up and slap them on and you will have a nice street engine.

frankiesaysrelax

04-12-2005, 09:29 PM

$400 sounds a little steep to me, unless it is an engine that you can just bolt in and go. If so I agree, slap the 4V intake on it and be done. If it need a re-ring, I'm thinking like $100-$200 as a core.

Iwantone2

04-13-2005, 12:28 AM

yeah, supposably all it needs is a battery and it will start right up.

are 302 and 351 distributors interchangeable?

79302DOA

04-13-2005, 01:00 AM

No they aren't. The Windsor dizzy is longer than the 302.

Zap's 85 GT

04-13-2005, 08:32 AM

302 E-7 heads wont just bolt straight on because the head bolts are 7/16" and 351's are 1/2". Unless you have some 351 E-7's.

frankiesaysrelax

04-13-2005, 10:05 AM

No they aren't. The Windsor dizzy is longer than the 302.

Well, I think you can use the 351W distributor in a 302 HO, as the firing orders will be the same and the distributor will just stick up a little higher.

302 E-7 heads wont just bolt straight on because the head bolts are 7/16" and 351's are 1/2". Unless you have some 351 E-7's.

Or a drill. :twisted:

twister

04-13-2005, 10:27 AM

I know nothing about 86 TRUCK heads, (guys, there is a T in there, no S), but if they are a one year item.....

89lx5.0

04-13-2005, 10:48 AM

The 351 dist. the shaft is longer and the oil pump shaft is bigger will not work at all.

frankiesaysrelax

04-13-2005, 11:54 AM

The 351 dist. the shaft is longer and the oil pump shaft is bigger will not work at all.

This I'll have to look in to. I have one of each kicking around somewhere. I'll have to compare them to each other. I had heard you can use a 351W distributor in a 302HO, but never actually tried it or knew anyone that did. Could be BS, I don't know.

anthonydalrymple

04-13-2005, 01:00 PM

If i were you? I'd rebuild what's sitting in the backyard. Odds are the motor in the van needs a rebuild even if it runs "good" for now. Tearing a motor down, new bearings, rering'in it, & checking all clearances garuantee's a solid performer for many years to come....

Many times I've seen "fresh heads" installed on a worn motor only to see said motor now draw oil past the weak rings & blow smoke out the exhaust. It happened to me, (I'm ashamed to admit), on my first "budget kinda rebuild".... Never, never, never to happen again i might add....;)

Iwantone2

04-13-2005, 07:36 PM

i dont think that there is a lot left of that engine... :oops:

ponydude

04-13-2005, 08:46 PM

If the van is an E359, the block is much stronger.

Iwantone2

04-13-2005, 09:00 PM

how can i tell if its a 359? it says 350 on the sides, but i dont think that they would have emblemss for so few.

all i know is that it has the HO, c6, and 4.10s it also holds like 7 quarts of oil!

lugnut

04-15-2005, 08:20 AM