killamaniac

well i found an awesome deal locally for an 89 GT hatch red on red with a 347 stroker, full MSD ignition, edelbrock intake manifold, rebuilt T5, ect with 3k miles on the rebuilds for $4k. I was wondering, when buying things such as heads, intakes, ect, does a 347 stroker still take 5.0 parts or would it use different models? heres the ad description, will probably drive down to look at it this week:

NEWELY REBUILT-ENGINE IN 2004 W/ 347 SRTOKER KIT, MADE BY DSS. ENGINE BUILT BY VAN SENUS IN HAMMOND. APPROX 3000 MILES ON ENGINE. GARAGE KEPT. ONLY DRIVEN IN SUMMER. ENGINE EQUIPPED W/ 7 QT PAN, FRONT AND REAR SUMP PUMPS FOR OIL. ARP BOLTS THROUGHOUT ENGINE. HAS BEEN O- RINGED W/ COPPER GASKETS. EDLEBROCK HIGH RPM INTAKE AND LOWER INTAKE, MATCH PORTED TO 75 MM THROTTLEBODY AND SPACER. PART TWO HEADS CAST IRON W/ 1.6 ROCKER ARMS. ALSO HAS BEEN STUDDED. ENGINE RUNS VERY STRONG AROUND 400 HORSE.
T-5 TRANS REBUILT IN 2004 BY FORD PARTS.ONLY 3000 MILES ON THAT. DUAL FRICTION CENTER FORCE CLUTCH W/NEW THROWOUT BEARINGS.BBK CLUTCH QUADRANT CABLE, NEW. ALWAYS USE SYNTHETIC ROYAL PURPLE TRANS FLUID.
TIRES AND RIMS-18 INCH COBRA-RIMS WITH TIRES THAT ARE OK.
GAS TANK- NEW MADE BY AEROMOTIVE. FUEL SYSTEM W/ALL NEW PUMPS AND FILTERS W/ 1/2 INCH NEEW BRAIDED LINES.
REAR END, STOCK 8.8W/355 GEAR.NEW ELECTRIC RADIATOR,AUTO METER GAUGES

sorry for the caps, thats how the ad was. So how does it sound? and then of coarse the orgininal question of, will it take 5.0 parts (probably a stupid question but I only know about the modulars)? any other suggestions for the car when (hopefully) i get it?

mjr46

...high rpm intake wtf??

Part two heads cast iron?????

around 400 horse?? doubt it...pending if heads are stock e7's and what cam???

killamaniac

yup those are the 3 things that i didn't understand, but thats why I'm going to check it out, and also why i asked if 5.0 parts such as heads and I.M.s fit the stroker, because i would look to the trick flow heads and manifold. As for cams I'm going to ask him, check and see if it has the idle loop of aftermarkets, but I was planning on some Comp cams anyways, i think the stroker 248's here: http://www.compperformancegroupstore...y_Code=F50COMP

mjr46

the way the heads are often listed is for 302 blocks/5.0's so yes to your question but to give you an example afr 185's are listed for 302's/ 351's but work fine on 302's with a head bolt bushing

killamaniac

awesome thanks for your help man. As for tuning (per required for the cams) what do you recommend for an 89? from my experience with the modulars, special forces sniper tuning and SCT are the two winners when tuning. Are they the way to go with these older 5.0's too?

mjr46

with mild builds and even some 347 builds here are using the stock ecm with no prob, a tune will max potential, but if you wanna start early on there are tuners such as the tweecer, that allow you personally to customize your tune, but they come with a learning curve.

killamaniac

alright sounds good, thanks. So you said before thats it's probably not 400hp, which I kinda figured, but what should i expect numbers wise? also, should i go FRPP cams or comp cams, and which model? It will be a killer drag and DD mix, and the stroking is new to me so I don't know how that effects cams performance. thanks again for all the help as I enter the 5.0 world, I think Im gonna like it more than the modulars