Stock bottom end getting a top end kit pieced together. TF 170cc heads work best they allow up to .550 lift. With the Stage2 TF cam and 1.7 rockers, I shouldnt have PTV issues. Also listed, some of their 170cc heads allow up to .600 lift. Question is what heads do i get?
Link to the different 170cc heads.
http://www.summitracing.com/search/?...w+170cc&page=1

http://www.summitracing.com/search/Y...+flow+ford+cam

Link to the cam to order...Should I go more aggressive or keep it under .550. Some of the heads in the first link allow more aggressive .600 lift cam.

Help me decide!

 

I personally wouldnt run ANY of what you linked...

but hey, if you wanna go slow.. why should I stop you.

 

you shouldn't pick a head / spring combo based on what it advertises "lift it can handle" there is more to it than just that............

 

very true but im uneducated in the motor end of my build... so point me in the right direction. Going fast isnt cheap, so I want to be sure I spend it right.



HAHA low 13s are fast to me yeah your probably going to say to run canfields, i could get a set for cheap, but I dont want to buy them and run into a problem where theyre prone to cracking...What do you suggest?

 

what is the budget and current list of mods/parts you have/intend to use??

 

3.73 gears a9L conversion trick flow upper and lower track heats,75mm accufab, egr deleted ac deleted manual rack from ford sitting in my garage, 1 3/4 longtubes...tko 500 centerforce clutch, gauge whored.

tubular A arms coilovers, stock K member tho=/ un known rear control arms with all new springs oem. ..still 4 lug still drum brake rear


edit: no MAF yet no rockers, no timing chain no cam no heads no injectors, and no head gaskets yet. Plan for boost if things arent fast enough down the road....WAY down the road. budget? 2500. 3000 max. if i flip my daily driver i might be able to go over a bit but not much. hoosier slicks 275 50 15 theyre border line i got them for free

 

i might be the odd kid out but im always a fan of heads and gear

even cheap iron gt40's with a mild port and valve job, combine that with an intake and even a stock cam, and it's good for hi 12's if you have 4.10's and aint skeered

squirt a bit and hit 11's

of course adder is gonna prove me wrong on tire choice....... i say no nittos and he is gonna post sixties with nittos that can do 1.6 or better. i think it takes mickeys for that we'll see

but hey im just a 40 yr old noob wit 6 stangs runnin

 

im with you on that...mickey tompson ET Streets all the way. they hook beautiful on my buddies 68 camaro running low 12s

 

Saying that Canfields are prone to cracking is like saying that trick flow heads destroy valve guides...

you are talking about WAY old news. I run canfields myself... and havent had any problems with them at all.

 

Hey noob, everyone knows a little tire spin brings up the mph.





































lol, I hear that argument a lot and don't understand it either. On a slow car, I do but, something that makes a lot of power off the line, no...Otherwise John Force and cars that are really fast would be running them. Shane Stack and Tim Lynch have done wonders with street radials but, put a set of slicks on the cars and see what they will do.