Alright well its come down to me finally wanting to put a new engine in my car.... My 40,000 mile t-5 came in the mail yesterday and it is waiting for its new friend... Last night i went and looked at a forged 306... it was basically a short block... with an oilpan, waterpump, and all bolts and some odds and ends....19lb injectors etc... no heads no intake manifold and no cam.... but it has a crowler crank and eagle rods and pistons... its got 10k on everyting and it was in decent shape... little dirty though...Now i talked to my friend chris who is a ford master mechanic and he said all we would really need is a balance, intake manifold, cam, heads, and a heads up gasket kit... wich i figure i can use my stock balancer its only a month old, my explorer intake manifold thats in my basement, i can get a e or f cam for like $100 shipped used... and i can pick up a set of gt 40 irons for like $250... The good thing is i can clean everything up and paint everything nice while its in peices and make my car look good... but i think im getting in over my head trying to build this motor my self... my friend chris said i could buy a small stand and leave it at his house and he would try to piece it together for me... everything sounds good...
but the engine has 8.5:1 compression pistons.... i dont know if thats 2 low for running N/A.... ALSO im not sure what the balance of the motor is whats our stock balance????
Now on the other hand... i can buy a gt40p explorer motor from a JY with 75,000 miles on it for about $650... and put that in ... but ill still have to buy a cam... New water pump and more....
Im kinda low on cash i figured id offer the kid $365 on the block as is with all the odds and ends.... and if he takes it ill go with the 306.... if not ill do the explorer....
Any Help Guys????
but the engine has 8.5:1 compression pistons.... i dont know if thats 2 low for running N/A.... ALSO im not sure what the balance of the motor is whats our stock balance????
Now on the other hand... i can buy a gt40p explorer motor from a JY with 75,000 miles on it for about $650... and put that in ... but ill still have to buy a cam... New water pump and more....
Im kinda low on cash i figured id offer the kid $365 on the block as is with all the odds and ends.... and if he takes it ill go with the 306.... if not ill do the explorer....
Any Help Guys????