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All the stuff I need for my HO swap

Ok in about two months I'm going to start the HO swap into my T-bird. It's going to have a stock HO roller cam and GT-40 iron heads. I'm getting all the parts together over the next two months so I just want to make sure I get everything I need. Here's a list of what I'm picking up so far:

19lb/hr injectors
speed density Mustang or MK VII computer
155 lp/hr fuel pump
water pump
intake manifold gaskets
exhaust gaskets
spark plugs
oil and filter
coolant
soild rubber motor mounts from NAPA


Am I missing anything? I just did a tune up on the car this summer so it has new 9mm Ford Racing wires, cap and rotor, pcv valve, and fuel filter. Can you guys think of anything else I need to pick up? Thanks guys.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

All the stuff I need for my HO swap

Reply #1 –
H.O cam,head gaskets,front cover and water pump gaskets.........
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

All the stuff I need for my HO swap

Reply #2 –
Head Gaskets?

All the stuff I need for my HO swap

Reply #3 –
new timing and chain and gears for a HO 5.0...make sure you get the chain AND gears...there's a difference  between the SO and HO.
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

All the stuff I need for my HO swap

Reply #4 –
the rubber mounts are cheaper at autozone for the same ones,
head gasket kit will give you all the gaskets you will need.
felpro#HS9280PT2
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

All the stuff I need for my HO swap

Reply #5 –
I bought an intake gasket kit,2 head gaskets,valve cover gaskets,and gaskets for the front cover and water pump all seperately and it was about $20.00 cheaper than the entire head gasket kit was as a set.That was at our local AutoZone.You just have to ask questions and price everything.Get some lube for the cam for installation.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

All the stuff I need for my HO swap

Reply #6 –
I'm getting the engine completely assembled from a local machiene shop so I don't need any assembly stuff. It'll have the oil pan, front cover, water pump, and valve covers already installed by the time I get it. I should have said that my bad.

I'll have to try autozone for the rubber motor mounts. We have an autozone, advance auto parts, and a NAPA all with in a mile of each other. It's odd to say the least.

Looks like I got most of the stuff I need then. Thanks for the replys. If you guys can think of anything else let me know.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.