I have an 86 Mustang that is pulling 70 psi per cylinder so I am thinking of rebuilding it for a few reasons. One to get rid of the flat top pistons so I can ad an aftermarket camshaft, and two to freshen it up. My engine has 136,000 on it and it smokes out of the tail pipes at WOT, so I am thinking the rings are bad. I came across a 1972 302 that has been worked over to it’s stock condition. The guy that is selling it said he replaced the following….
Honed the block, new lifters, new rings, new timing chain, new oil pump, new main bearings, new rod bearings, new cam bearings, new freeze plugs. It has the stock pistons, crank, and rods, and I am buying the shortblock and bolting up my e7’s and all of the accessories to it. Will all of my stuff bolt up to this block? I am not sure if there was a change in blocks where the accessories are mounted to.
Here are the concerns I have. This motor has a 28 oz flywheel and crank, and I’m pretty sure my 5.0 has 50 oz’s parts. Will this work with my car? Is there strength or longevity issues? He was telling me that 347’s sometimes come with 28 oz flywheels for some reason. Also it has a hydraulic flat tappet cam in it. I am sure my car has a roller cam. Is there a big difference that will affect anything? What do you engine pros think of the motor that I could potentially put into my 86? Worth it for 200 bucks? It has 0 miles on the rebuild because he wants to go with a 347 and twin turbos. I talked with him on the phone and he seems like he knows his stuff, but he told me to come out and look it over and that he wants to make sure it will work in my car before he sells it to me.
Honed the block, new lifters, new rings, new timing chain, new oil pump, new main bearings, new rod bearings, new cam bearings, new freeze plugs. It has the stock pistons, crank, and rods, and I am buying the shortblock and bolting up my e7’s and all of the accessories to it. Will all of my stuff bolt up to this block? I am not sure if there was a change in blocks where the accessories are mounted to.
Here are the concerns I have. This motor has a 28 oz flywheel and crank, and I’m pretty sure my 5.0 has 50 oz’s parts. Will this work with my car? Is there strength or longevity issues? He was telling me that 347’s sometimes come with 28 oz flywheels for some reason. Also it has a hydraulic flat tappet cam in it. I am sure my car has a roller cam. Is there a big difference that will affect anything? What do you engine pros think of the motor that I could potentially put into my 86? Worth it for 200 bucks? It has 0 miles on the rebuild because he wants to go with a 347 and twin turbos. I talked with him on the phone and he seems like he knows his stuff, but he told me to come out and look it over and that he wants to make sure it will work in my car before he sells it to me.