mattdel

i have a chance to pick up a 1990 351W short/block from a pickup truck...
$50

good deal?

what will a roller conversion cost me?

my77stang

you can drill holes in the lifter valley and tap em for the stock setup, or check out summit for retrofit rollers.


either way, 50 bucks is always a good price for a usable block - so yeah grab that thing.

people are gonna shoot me, but you DONT need a roller cam to make big power (it just helps)

w8less

you need link bar lifers there around $400

67mustang302

Yeah, if it's a complete shortblock and in good shape, $50 is a steal for the block and crank alone!I dunno if tapping for the stock piece works cuz I haven't done it,Ford lists it for production roller blocks only, and the retro-fit lifters care like $450-500 a set. It may be that the stock rollersetup works but they just try to get you to spend almost 10x as much by saying it won't

luckythirteen13

do you really have to ask?

mattdel

well, i have had other people telling me not to get it, because of strength factors and whatnot..

i've also been looking at a 1972 C block, the guy wants $200, but i'm not sure whether i want to go that route or not

luckythirteen13

how much hp do you want to make? the windsor will hold 650hp maybe more depending on the tune

mattdel

thats way more than i want. this is a DD with lots of stop & go.
i am planning to stop at around 350whp

luckythirteen13

then go for it. more cubes will get you more torque

w8less

you can make those numbers with the 302. then you have to remember you would still have to buy the headers and oil pan etc etc. i would just use the extra money in the 302. i would buy the 351 and turn around for more though and make a profit