heads for my 86 5.0
10-06-2006, 03:49 PM
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heads for my 86 5.0
got a question i want to put 351 cleveland heads on my 86 and i was wondering if a. it will work b. will i have to switch to carbureation c. what type of pushrods should i use d. can i keep my stock pistons
10-06-2006, 04:03 PM
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RE: heads for my 86 5.0
i dont have the time for the cam but i am putting the cobra intake on mine and i was wondering what the best set of heads would be. So either the 351 clevelands or the trick flow
10-06-2006, 04:08 PM
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RE: heads for my 86 5.0
i always thought there was an incompatability between the clevelands and the windsors, i know the 351w heads will work, but you might want to do a little more researching before trying to put on the 351c heads
10-06-2006, 04:09 PM
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RE: heads for my 86 5.0
no i kno for a fact it works i saw it done at a car show i just want to kno if i have to switch to carbureation because 351 clevelands neve came with fuel injection
10-06-2006, 04:43 PM
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RE: heads for my 86 5.0
yes it works.. with alot of massaging and some drilling. the head bolts are in different postions on some of them.. so new holes need to be drilled into the head so you can use the head bolt holes in the block.... waist of time in my opinon.. just notch the pistons and go with some trick flows or afr 165's... or even some roush 180 iron heads,, cheaper and flow just as good as the trick flows or afrs.
10-06-2006, 04:57 PM
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RE: heads for my 86 5.0
Those clevland heads arnt going to fit on your 86...C's have 2.19 intake valves and 1.73 exhaust...good luck, not to mention they're canted valves, so regular pistons will not work with them, you need special valve reliefs. Yes, cleveland heads will fit on a Windsor style engine, but with some machine work done to them, even then, theyre not going to give you much in the way of performance because the ports are so grossly gigantic.
Even if you built the bottom end to fit, your going to need either a custom intake or find a Boss 302 intake to fit the set up.
To much work IMO, just get some pistons with some decent reliefs then find some AFR' 165's or something around that size.
Even if you built the bottom end to fit, your going to need either a custom intake or find a Boss 302 intake to fit the set up.
To much work IMO, just get some pistons with some decent reliefs then find some AFR' 165's or something around that size.
