thinking about a 351w stroked to a 408!!

[Amac70]

nothing wrong with a used heads. If you go on corral.net there is a classified sections that will always have used heads. the mustang crowd seems to swap things alot. I got a smoking deal locally off craigslist on my edlebrock heads and love them. before i bought them i was looking at buying a set of new tfs heads off coral from one of the vendors, cheapest price i could find anywhere even after shipping.

 

[airbur]

I also bought mine off corral. Got a barely used set of Edelbrock Victor Jr 210s and the seller threw in a set of TrickFlow roller rockers.

 

[bee-rad]

what is a fair price for used heads edles afrs

I found a set of AFR 205cc for 1100 ...thoughts

 

[airbur]

what is a fair price for used heads edles afrs tfs

It really depends on a lot of factors. I'd say determine the heads you are interested in, find the cheapest new price (usually the vendors off Corral are the cheapest) and then adjust the price down if you find a used set.

Don't focus to much on heads only though. You've got quite a few other parts that will go into a stroker

 

[bee-rad]

what r u guys running for headers on afr, tfs, or edles

 

[airbur]

what r u guys running for headers on afr, tfs, or edles

I'm using Bronco Hut shorties....but I had them get the manufacturer to increase the size of the primaries to 1 5/8".

http://www.broncohut.com/Home/tabid/39/ProductID/1218/Default.aspx

They fit/clear everything perfectly. I only had to cut the passenger side inner fender well a bit for the larger block.

 

[bee-rad]

I have duffs on my 302 now will they work on my 351??

 

[airbur]

You won't know until its all put together and you bolt them up

 

[bee-rad]

You won't know until its all put together and you bolt them up

lol.. true very true!.. thoughts on 205 AFRs for 1100 is that to big?

 

[broncnaz]

the 205's would be fine. my only real concern about buying heads unseen is the possibility of issues they may have. Ask a lot of questions like why are they being sold, has any work been done to them? Any issues. Ect.
While your duffs headers will work. To me your choking the engine with them I would want at least 1 5/8" headers on a 408.

 

[bee-rad]

the 205's would be fine. my only real concern about buying heads unseen is the possibility of issues they may have. Ask a lot of questions like why are they being sold, has any work been done to them? Any issues. Ect.
While your duffs headers will work. To me your choking the engine with them I would want at least 1 5/8" headers on a 408.

thankyou

 

[bee-rad]

ok in-take ..dual plane air gap ..I assume..edle, pro-comp..ect?

 

[airbur]

EFI out of the question?

 

[broncnaz]

Dual plane intake RPM or airgap should be fine. They are really both the same performance wise. choice is your there.

 

[bee-rad]

EFI out of the question?

certainly not out of the question but I would like a self contained unit like FAST or edles bolt on EFI!!..thoughts

 

[KyleQ]

Well, I was thinking huge cubes and race parts when I was putting things together, but to tell you the truth, I'm very happy where I'm at now.

Take a peek at this video - the sand starts after about a minute, but its very steep and loose sand. I'm running 4.11 gears and cut 37" boggers (which EAT horsepower) - I go up the hill for the first time in low range 3rd and then the second time I grab 4th (3.81) and scream up as fast as I wanted to.

http://youtu.be/eNXBrwUFjro

This is just a roller 351W, van cam with Explorer heads and Mustang injection. I can burn the tires off it at ease and hi-range is a blast, I just need more shock valving to play at speed, my oil pan has a few bangs and bruises.


I've got another motor I built for my street Bronco and after the performance of this engine, I'm probably going to be scared of my other engine. That is a 351W, TFS 185's, big ass cam 555/565 lift with Lightning intakes, Mustang injection, big Hooker headers - shooting for around 450TQ. That should lift the front tires off the ground - I'm hoping to make power to around 6500.

My trail truck motor with 35's or 4.56's would be insane - right now I've got zero power issues, just axle wrap and not enough shocks... I'm just giving you food for thought -

 

[KyleQ]

I'm using Bronco Hut shorties....but I had them get the manufacturer to increase the size of the primaries to 1 5/8".

http://www.broncohut.com/Home/tabid/39/ProductID/1218/Default.aspx

They fit/clear everything perfectly. I only had to cut the passenger side inner fender well a bit for the larger block.

I'm looking for headers - what did it cost to get the 1 5/8's built?

 

[airbur]

I'm looking for headers - what did it cost to get the 1 5/8's built?

All the tooling is setup now. Give Melissa a call at the hut and she'll fill you in.

 

[KyleQ]

All the tooling is setup now. Give Melissa a call at the hut and she'll fill you in.

Cool, thx. Approx price?

 

[airbur]

Cool, thx. Approx price?

I believe is similar to what is on their web site for the smaller version.