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1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #45 –
i guess it should have been specified a bit better lol.. at the flywheel
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1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #46 –
How fast do I want to go.  I'm really will be good with 550rwhp.  My stock fuel lines this year won't support more.

Travis

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #47 –
9333 is the number for the gaskets I got. Turboforums guys I trust recommended it.  (PS... I found a leaking hose that may have been my issue with coolant.  Need more road time to tell for sure.)

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #48 –
Yeah....the 9333pt1 is looking like the best option.  Everybody seems to run them.  Price is right also!  I forget Jim to you are studs or bolts?

Travis

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #49 –
Arp studs to recommended torque. Too much just pulls up the threads from the block. Fastener size will dictate value is my belief.

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #50 –
follow ARP's specs.. they're usually a few ft/lbs more, for a better seal
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R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #51 –
Thanks guys

Looks like I will be using 9333pt1 with my uber arp bolts.

Thanks

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #52 –
Made a different switch today.  I got ARP head studs and bolts for the 351.  I just dont want to do headgaskets because the dang head lifted from the power the cars making.

Travis

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #53 –
Picked up my 351 Lightning GT40 heads from the machine shop.  All cleaned up with compcams 280 valve springs.  Also had the guys clean up the shrouds.  Cost a few buck but should work well.

Travis

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #54 –
Sounds like a plan Travis. Just about time to assemble!

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #55 –
I plan on installing the cam, heads and intake on Friday.  Got the day off and the kids are at Grandma's.

Travis

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #56 –
Set backs..... I really hate those.

Im currently sending my block to have the #3 cylinder sleeved. The guy(somebody I know) I bought the engine from. Which is a fresh roller 351 rebuild got water into just one cylinder. Sense everything else is brand new. Im just going to repair the one hole. I disassembled the engine on Saturday and taking the short block to be fix tomorrow. I guess I will be happy if I have the car running by June 1st. Its killing me waiting for some 5.8 turbo power.

The big BS is that everything else looks brand new.  The guy I bought the 351 from stored it improperly......idiot!

Travis

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #57 –
i share your pain.. my 408 had water AND MUD in 1 of the cylinders.. it honed up ok, but i need to make a few more passes at it with a softer stone.. really sucks when people store motors incorrectly :mad:
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R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #58 –
Sometimes they don't even need to be improperly stored...my second 5.0 had coolant in 2 cylinders, from apparently incorrectly placed head or intake gaskets. Cylinders are rusty, and had coolant puddled on the pistons. Oil looked good though...anyway..

OP, I'd look around before settling on the letter cam....for not a whole lot more, you could get a Crane cam that's more turbo-friendly.. I just feel that the cam you have wouldn't give you the potential..just my opinion though, after reading and researching for a friend for his upcoming Mustang TT project. :)
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1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....

Reply #59 –
Man the F cam gets no loving.....  :)

I  know there are better cams, I could have a custom cam, not this engine.  It will take me awhile to get the car sorted out with the power the turbo 5.8 will make.  The fcam will make power until 6k.  I'm good with it.

Thanks,

Travis