my77stang

where are you gonna find an intake?

ih8chevy

all i need is an adapter plate that they give me and i can put whatever intake from a stock 5.0 on to that motor. it was going to be a carb so.

rmodel65

bush performance makes one and also i believe edelbrock is suposed to start making one

ih8chevy

rmodel i have been waiting for ur input all day ur a genius with these motors, the adapter plate they will sell me for 200 so im not worried about it. what do u think rmodel about the motor?

rmodel65

its entirely up to you if they are reptuable but i know for sure id make sure it doesnt have stock valves in there because the stock one are a two piece design and have a tendancy to come apart like mine did[:@]

live and learn

ih8chevy

well i mean i kno the guys and they are good for it and i get a year warranty with the motor, but do u think that its worht the 2500 plus the 400 or so in accessories?
also the timing cover i could just use the stock one off my5.0 motorright?

rmodel65

yeah u could usethe stock one but also u need to find out of it has a dipstick hole in the block? so u can have a dipstick or ur gonna have to mod that whats the balance 28 or 50 might have to change all the balncer and the flywheel etc

ih8chevy

ok i will email him about it. thanks
and for the record ur for it right, cause i kno that u kno ur stuff when it comes to this, and im not gonna go strictly on what u say but ur opinion is a factor in my decision

THUMPIN455

If someone is charging you $2000 to make a square hole round, and then plug it, you are getting taken for a ride. Maybe with stainless valves, new guides/seats, new locks retainers and springs.. they yeah, $2k is right in there. The pistons are still available, even for use with 289 rods, or aftermarket. if you really wanted to build one, it wouldnt be that tough. Doing it for $2500 would be about right, although I would rather have forged slugs than the KBs as well..

Here is a possiblity for an intake. Since the W intakes are really too small for a C head. FWIW, Ford used to say using a 4V intake on a 2V engine was worth 30hp, even with the mismatch in ports. So get to finding a BOSS 302 intake and be happy. Be prepared to pay through your nose for it.

http://www.chiheads.com/manifolds.php

"Manifolds are available to suit our 185cc and 218cc Cleveland cylinder heads on 9.2"deck Cleveland blocks, 9.5" Deck 351 Windsor blocks ( 9.5" deck Windsor conversions, will require the use of our CHI water crossover - bypass housing) and we also have a 8.2" deck 302 Windsor manifold to suit our 185cc cylinder heads on 302 Windsor blocks."

As far as them for a builder, well I havent gotten any engines from them. I am very picky about who I get engines from, just one guy screwing things up is all it takes to make a huge pile of junk. Lucky for me I have only had one of those types.

my77stang

yeah using an adapter and a 302 intake with those larger ports is just stupid. all your doing is choking them, which defeats the purpose of using the cleve heads