Hi everyone,
Just wanted to give a update on what my next project is going to be and to see if anyone has suggestions or advice that might help me out.
A quick overview of what I have now.
-Stock 85' bottom end that has the top end and all components of a 86' to convert it to fuel injection.
-I found that it was a little lacking in the power area and noticed that the vacuum hoses are really old and cracked so thats item #1 (replacing the vacuum hoses with a silicone hose kit I ordered last week)
-I also found that I had a small oil leak when i bought the car and it appears to be coming from the back of the intake manifold so I decided if Im going to replace the gasket why not upgrade the manifold. so on the hunt I went and after lots of searching I found a 96' explorer upper and lower intake tapped for the ACT bead blasted and in really nice shape.
-The person I bought the manifold from sold me a set of EV6 19lb injectors out of a explorer also. Im told they are a good upgrade and plug and play.
-A while back I was trying to find out if I had a roller block or not seeing as it was a late 85' model, but for the life of me I wasn't able to find the info on the block so while the manifold is off Ill find out for sure if it is a roller capable block or not. If it is I might consider doing a cam upgrade at the same time but not 100% sure if I should seeing as I am still running the speed density setup. If I did I would probably only go with maybe a E-303 just for a little bit of a lumpy idle.
-The last thing I was planning to do while I was in there was just to replace the valve cover gaskets. I was thinking of going with the rubber ones. Does anyone prefer the cork over the rubber ones?
Let me know what you guys think and if you have any suggestions that might make life easier ect.
Thanks Ill post pics as I move along with the build
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