5.0 Rebuild
06-04-2009, 06:35 PM
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5.0 Rebuild
New to this forum and seems to be alot of good information on this site as well as some very knowledgable people. Im going to be swaping in a 5.0 efi from an 89-92 mustang into my 66 F100. I chose the 5.0 because of reliability and the amount of aftermarket parts available. I will be keeping A/C, PS, EFI, etc as this will be a daily driver. I will also be putting in the AOD trans and have a true trac posi 9 inch rear end with most likely 3.55 gears. I would like to rebuild the engine before I put it in because everything on this truck will be brand new or restored and I want a reliable, durable truck as I plan on having this truck for the next 20+ years. Im not going to be taking it the strip or anything like that, just a powerful daily driver. Im not going to be hauling anything in this truck either. This truck I believe weighs around 3900 lbs completely stock so low end torque is a must. Im looking for low end power as I dont plan on getting past 6000 rpms anytime soon lol. Im looking for around 300+ rwhp without adding a turbo or supercharger. I will have a budget around $5,000 set aside to rebuild the engine and AOD trans. Any advice on what heads, intake, cam I should look into? What about the AOD trans rebuild? I want a reliabel transmission thats going to easily hold up to that amount of power while while being in a 3900lb truck. Is this kind of rebuild/rwhp doeable with a 5k budget? Any other advice you guys may have feel free to let me know.
06-07-2009, 10:38 AM
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D.R. THE PATHETIC DORK
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: West Virginia
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Afr 185 or tfs 190 Fac , Have CI design to a cam that'll satisfy your goal rpm air gap intake, 650 dp carb and a solid rebuilt bottm end with good ring seal and 300 rwhp shouldn't be a prob
06-08-2009, 07:22 PM
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300 hp is easy really. decent heads slightly ported, modest cam and your there.
the big thing is the trans... i say get a lentech
i tried the AOD thing numerous times in the past.... in a stockish car that ran 14's i broke 3 of them in 6 years, and another car i had was hurting as well b4 i ditched it
lentech is the only way to
the big thing is the trans... i say get a lentech
i tried the AOD thing numerous times in the past.... in a stockish car that ran 14's i broke 3 of them in 6 years, and another car i had was hurting as well b4 i ditched it
lentech is the only way to
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