You can do that with stock cams. But truthfully, every cam install should be degreed for max performance/safety.

Nice writeup oxfordgt. Where did you get those bolt pattern/wiring diagrams? Those will definitely be helpful to me.

1 question: Why did didn't you useARP headstuds?

 

Do you have to take out the tranny or where you installing a new one as well?

 

No you dont have to. But he was doing a clutch install and it makes it much easier. Its not much more work to get the tranny out, acutally it may be easier to take it with-thats how I did mine.

 

nice write up, should be a sticky.

 

Nice write up man, I'm about to copy this to the laptop. I go to school for mechanics and on some classes they let us bring in our own cars to work on em, be a good thing to look at since we really ain't went into performance cars yet.

 

so what was the total list of thing bought and services and the prices? I am about to do the exact same thing.

 

Ford racing also

 

Your right but you can still do it with certain aftermarket cams like VT also. I have a ford tech manual on DVD/CD ROM which is where I get the pics and torque sequence. I ordered the Ford racing head changeing kit with cam with those bolts. I will be pulling the heads when I return from Iraq to install stage 3 heads and will use ARP then.

 

Yes the tranny wouldnt sit in the car without the engine there to hold it.

 

Would it be dumb to use your stock short block and buy all new internals? Shortblocks are kind of expensive.