how small can i shrink a 5.8

[bludorbronc]

hi, i just picked up a 97 5.8 out of a pickup. what belt system do i use to make that area smaller. what manifold do i use to make it shorter. i am wanting the most compact kit that can be had. thanks.

 

[Sabas]

use front explorer serp set-up.
try finding a 351 gt40 upper & lower intake manifold

Sabas

 

[svobronco]

I'm not sure of the mfg, but someone makes an adapter to mate the 351 truck lower to a car upper. A lot easier and cheaper than trying to find a Lightning GT40 intake.

 

[luderchris]

I'm not sure of the mfg, but someone makes an adapter to mate the 351 truck lower to a car upper. A lot easier and cheaper than trying to find a Lightning GT40 intake.

Bcbroncos.com

 

[Ranchtruck]

Explorer front dress with the crank pulley rebalenced by damper dudes or a adapter pulley from driven auto.

ford racing fox body 351w oil pan and pickup.

Bc broncos EFI car to truck manifold adapter or a factory 4bbl intake.

 

[bludorbronc]

thanks for your help.

 

[Boss351]

BC broncos adapter for efi. 86 town car 5.0 alt and ps on drivers side works well

 

[Bronchole]

I have one of thoes BC adaptors I will make a deal to you on.

 

[fungus]

ford racing fox body 351w oil pan and pickup.

Why the fox body oil pan? What's wrong with the stock truck pan? Reason I'm asking is I'm putting together a '94 roller myself and was planning on using the stock F-150 5.8L pan, pump, pickup and dipstick.

 

[Boss351]

351w truck pan fits. didit

 

[Ranchtruck]

The truck pan will clearance itself on the front diff the next time you bottom it out.

 

[Boss351]

oops mines lifted

 

[NY-Bronco]

The vintage air frontrunner system is the most compact one you can find. BCBroncos sells it. I have it installed on mine. It looks good too ;D

 

[fungus]

The truck pan will clearance itself on the front diff the next time you bottom it out.

LOL! I'll worry about that when I catch enough air to bottom out a 5.5" lift. I'm guessing I'll have bigger issues like worrying if the pilot flying the life flight is qualified...;D

 

[Bronchole]

LOL! I'll worry about that when I catch enough air to bottom out a 5.5" lift. I'm guessing I'll have bigger issues like worrying if the pilot flying the life flight is qualified...;D

I have the fox body pan and 5.5" lift. It has slightly self clearanced itself against the track bar. I'm not running a drop track bar on the frame, but I am running about 2-3" of track bar rise on the axle side.

 

[fungus]

I have the fox body pan and 5.5" lift. It has slightly self clearanced itself against the track bar. I'm not running a drop track bar on the frame, but I am running about 2-3" of track bar rise on the axle side.

I'm planning to run a riser as well. Is it hitting the sump portion of the pan? Would you mind posting a couple pics? Might sway me into pushing the front end forward a couple inches as I'm leaning that direction anyway to extend the WB around 4-6" total front & rear.

 

[Bronchole]

It just barely tapped the front lower area of the pan. If I was running any sort of drop on the frame side it wouldn't have touched at all. I'll try to get a pic soon but you will need to be patient, I lost my camera at BBBB so I have to barrow one to take a pic. As I remember it was very close to the front drain plug. Kinda worried me when I first found it because it might cause the front plug to leak, but it's been fine and hasn't touched since then.

 

[Bronchole]

Well, It's a bit more than barely and there is a bit if a oil seep:

 

[fungus]

Thanks for the pics! That's actually a different pan than I've got. Mine came out of a '94 F-150 and it doesn't have that front sump.