white69mach1

ok ive never buit a motor or put one together but im getting ready to order my 393 stroker short block and im wanting to know is installing the heads something i could posibly tackle with help for you guys on the forum

gothand

Got a torque wrench and basic hand tools, sockets, etc.? Get a shop manual and follow the instructions and you're good to go. Pretty easy job.

Soaring

Get yourself a ratchet style torque wrench. Follow the directions for putting on the head gasket, and then tighten down the head bolts in the correct order a little bit at a time. First just snug all of them, then using the order of tightening them in the instructions, put a few pounds of torque on them, the go back and do it again, then finish with the correct torque. It's one of the easiest wrenching jobs you can do, just take your time. Give us a holler if you run into any snags. This article has some good info for you.
http://www.aa1car.com/library/2004/us70480.htm

my77stang

yup yup.... what heads are you bolting onto this beast? if you have ANY doubts about how your tighting up the rocker arms give the forums a holler, but other than that heads are easy (and rocker arms arent hard its just a matter of knowing how to properly do it)

white69mach1

the heads i have arent the best but i got a deal on them World Products Windsor Sr Cylinder Heads do you think the will work good im thinking about useing them and maybe getting them ported later on down the road

my77stang

dude those heads will work JUST FINE. you'll be very happy with them, world makes great stuff

white69mach1

only other thing is i think the heads info say says for you use with non roller motor and the shortblock im getting is a roller also im kinda of confuse on what size push rods i need

my77stang

thats only referring to the springs. roller cams have a steeper ramp on the cam lobe and because of that they need tighter springs to prevent high rpm valve float. i recommend you getting the springs that are matched for your cam. you can switch them over yourself by getting a valve spring compressor from autozone or whatever your local auto parts store is (most have free tool rental)