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May 09, 2007, 11:59:30 AM

SO toward the end of last year my friend and I were on our way on the highway and almost to our destination. Well we didn't make it there with my bird. We ended up taking a $30 cab ride across the town we were in and the event we were going to. My car was on the highway and almost there and all of a sudden poof. Couldn't see behind and the car quit. Popped it in nuetral roll up the on ramp and luckily made it to a parking lot. Well I finally got to the bottom of it and found out that I melted a piston. Now I am taking the motor out and doing alot of stuff. Completely ripping out the Computer and going carb. I will post pics of what I have started and the canage very soon.

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Reply #1 – May 09, 2007, 12:03:11 PM

what do you have? so are you swaping a new/different motor or rebuliding?

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Reply #2 – May 09, 2007, 12:06:39 PM

IMO, go with a good Used Ho block and go from there. Decient heads, roller cam, good bottom end.... it's a good starting point for not that much. Might just be what I do

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Reply #3 – May 09, 2007, 12:10:16 PM

I have a 83 302 with CFI. And I am not sure what I am gonna go with I may go roller I may not.

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Reply #4 – May 09, 2007, 01:35:43 PM

Here are some pics! Just yanked the whole harnessw out also all the way to the computer. Day by day it will get done.
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa245/LukeZoch/006.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa245/LukeZoch/004.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa245/LukeZoch/003.jpg

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Reply #5 – May 09, 2007, 01:52:48 PM

Combined time to do carb for me was about 3 days of working streched over 3 months in winter. Not the hardest thing in the world do to. Motor wise though, I still stand by the roller motor. Built out of car and just drop in and go

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Reply #6 – May 09, 2007, 06:21:04 PM

good god! you have a cluster **** there! good luck.

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Reply #7 – May 09, 2007, 07:44:40 PM

Why do you wanna go carb?

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Reply #8 – May 09, 2007, 08:34:24 PM

Carb's old school,go mustang roller HO,you'll be better off.

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Reply #9 – May 09, 2007, 08:45:33 PM

not to hijack, but I heard old school. I'm going carbed as well....but I like to be different.

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Reply #10 – May 09, 2007, 09:59:22 PM

I'm going carbed too, but I am biased.
Plus, finding an injection system for a Yates head Cup motor ain't easy nor cheap.....

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Reply #11 – May 09, 2007, 10:11:13 PM

I'm going carbbed because I have more cam selection

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Reply #12 – May 09, 2007, 10:13:54 PM

Quote from: 86Tbuzzard;146131

I'm going carbbed because I have more cam selection

Huh?! that has nothing to do with cam selection. you can have just as good of a cam if you kept it F.I. now Ford's speed density doesnt work too well with aftermarket cams, but Mass Air does.

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Reply #13 – May 09, 2007, 10:42:06 PM

Quote from: 32VFoxBird;146135

Huh?! that has nothing to do with cam selection. you can have just as good of a cam if you kept it F.I. now Ford's speed density doesnt work too well with aftermarket cams, but Mass Air does.

The cam I selected wouldn't work with it...had to get special pistons *deep relief* because of the valve lift. now I can argue over which fuel delivery system is better...had them both. but that'd open up a bigger can of worms, and not chocolate covered either.

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Reply #14 – May 09, 2007, 10:44:58 PM

so a carb gives you better PTV clearance?! LOL!