Sup guys. Some of you may recall my motor taking a crap on me and losing compression in the #5 cylinder. There was also oil on that plug so i knew it was something internal. Anyways i pulled it today along with the tranny and while its out i am rebuilding it/modding it. Problem ended up being a cracked piston. Keep in mind i am a sophmore this year in college and this engine problem caught me completley off guard. Even though i wish i could bore it .30 over i dont exactly have the funds for it but i am making the best of it. Anyways, while it was out i was thinking i'd just port the intake and throw in a cam and call it a day modding wise, but then my mustang buddy gave me quite an exciting phone call. He said one of his buds was selling his E303, and stage II ported and polished GT40's hence my sig. These heads were prepped by PAR racing with high lift "beehive" springs($$$) with titanium retainers, 2.02/1.6 valves, and it even came with a set of pretty new Crane 1.7 rockers. So i tell my friend great so what. He tells me the guy only wants $400 for the heads, rockers, and cam because he is in desperate need of money. I freaked since the work on those heads is worth almost $1000 alone. Called up a buddy from clemson with a GTS to see if he wants my stocker GT40's and we're workin on that deal so it will be win win for everyone.
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The E303:
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Some other stuff i picked up for the rebuild:
-FMS HP engine gasket kit
-ASP smog delete
-FMS AC delete
-Walbro 255lph fuel pump
-BBK AFPR and autometer fuel pressure gauge to be mounted on the cowl.
-King Cobra clutck kit
-Steeda double hook firewall quadrant and adjustable clutch cable
-ARP head bolt kit
-Trickflow 3/8ths inch intake spacer
-FMS double roller timing chain
-180* thermostat
-Clevite main bearings
-Clevite rod bearings
-FMS hardened pushrods
Don't have pics of everything listed:
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Also got some free 275 pilot sports from a buddy with an 03' cobra i will be using at my local 1/8th to test out the new combo. They're used and sorta crappy tire but it will give me a good idea before i get some DR's.
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The upper and lower intake are also being ported to keep everything flowing well. With all the money i had saved up, i was going to buy Longtubes, X pipe, and some MAC pro dumps, but now its all going toward the project. SO, this combo will be breathing through a totally stock exhaust, TB, and MAF. By xmas i plan on having changed those out and getting some Nitto 555 DR's so i'm sure there is another 20-25whp waiting there because of the new high flowing setup.
Anyways here are a couple pics i snapped of it before everything was pulled:
This is what it looked like before:
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And after:
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The guy that had those heads and cam on a stock cobra intake was running them on his 95' cobra with 3:73, and DR's into the 7.50's in the 1/8th all motor with bolt ons and a drag suspension so i can't wait to see what this thing is going to be like when its all back together in a couple week. Anyway that's my progress for now and i will keep you guys updated with the project and more pics as it progresses. Later.
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The E303:
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Some other stuff i picked up for the rebuild:
-FMS HP engine gasket kit
-ASP smog delete
-FMS AC delete
-Walbro 255lph fuel pump
-BBK AFPR and autometer fuel pressure gauge to be mounted on the cowl.
-King Cobra clutck kit
-Steeda double hook firewall quadrant and adjustable clutch cable
-ARP head bolt kit
-Trickflow 3/8ths inch intake spacer
-FMS double roller timing chain
-180* thermostat
-Clevite main bearings
-Clevite rod bearings
-FMS hardened pushrods
Don't have pics of everything listed:
View attachment 506197
Also got some free 275 pilot sports from a buddy with an 03' cobra i will be using at my local 1/8th to test out the new combo. They're used and sorta crappy tire but it will give me a good idea before i get some DR's.
View attachment 506199
The upper and lower intake are also being ported to keep everything flowing well. With all the money i had saved up, i was going to buy Longtubes, X pipe, and some MAC pro dumps, but now its all going toward the project. SO, this combo will be breathing through a totally stock exhaust, TB, and MAF. By xmas i plan on having changed those out and getting some Nitto 555 DR's so i'm sure there is another 20-25whp waiting there because of the new high flowing setup.
Anyways here are a couple pics i snapped of it before everything was pulled:
This is what it looked like before:
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And after:
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The guy that had those heads and cam on a stock cobra intake was running them on his 95' cobra with 3:73, and DR's into the 7.50's in the 1/8th all motor with bolt ons and a drag suspension so i can't wait to see what this thing is going to be like when its all back together in a couple week. Anyway that's my progress for now and i will keep you guys updated with the project and more pics as it progresses. Later.
