van-swink85

I have an 88 motor with 303 cam and long tube headers. A couple of my plugs have oil deposits on them causing it to misfire, im thinking it could be rings, if it is im goin to get it bored get a rebuild kit, can i reuse my 303 cam and heads and crank or will i need different heads since i got it bored, or will my crank need to be replaced or balanced, i just dont know any advice will be greatly appreciated

samsonhusky

You should be able to use everthing just have machine shop to check everything to make sure there in good shape. They might have to do some work on the heads and the crank. Best to get them all checked why you have it a part. You will need new pistons to bore it to 30.

van-swink85

Yea i can get a rebuild kit for a .30 bore and im woondering if my stock heads and intake will provide enough flow this is a speed density car and for now i just want it to make it down the road and then im probably goin to convert to mass air sensor

oldfordisbetter

i have an 85 and its a carb. when it got a .30 over bore the owner put edelbrock alumn heads, cam, intake manifold, 650 carb, msd dist/ignition. high tq starter and alternator, alumninum radiator..... if your gonna rebuild and upgrade just save up and do it right once.... why spend a little now and then not happy and a little more later... just do it all at once and have fun...

tinman

I think you are going to overbore .030, not.30....
There is no reason the camshaft can't be reused if it's in good shape.
I would think about upgrading from that Ford letter cam as it's somewhat obsolete.
Check out Comps cams for something decent, just remember, you have a 3" stroke engine with that 302 so don't get carried away, it's easy to do....

van-swink85

Will my heads work good though or will i have to upgrade whats a good upgrade to im nnot looking for all out horsepower but i just want everything t work good together

tinman

The overbore will unshroud the valves a little, heads should work better if anything.
BTW, what heads are you using?

van-swink85

They are the factory ones

tinman

What sort of budget are you working with?

van-swink85

I would like to have aluminum heads but i dnt want to spend that much its not that big of a deal so probablyy cast