i finnally found an engine in my price range for my car. it got here friday. my question to you guys is what should i do to it before i put it back in the car? i know from experience that working under the hood of my car can be a pain. and from people doing modifications saying what a pain in the ass these cars are to work on.
i was thinking bbk shorty headers. for a number of reasons. 1. the manifolds seems to be one of the harder places to reach under the hood. 2. they are well within my price range. (under 500)
does anyone have any better ideas?
thanks.
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98 GT vert. pro 5.0 short throw. bbk ceramic coated shorty headers. ford racing clutch. trying to decide between the magnaflow catback on the car or my borla side exhaust with SVO side skirts.
well one suggestion would be to look into some used headers to save some money another would be bfore you bolt your engine in bolt on the wire right behind where the steering pump goes cause its kinda hard to get to im taking my engine out right now and have left that wire on til i get it unbolted and have room to get to it if your gonna do pi cams now would be a good time also there are a set in the classifieds that i was gonna get but found some local that are brand new for 100 bucks all you have to get is the cam bolts which shouldnt be much and you can pick up a used pi intake for around 100 too im switching to pi cams getting my heads ported and putting in mark 8 pistons plus some other stuff right now if you need any other suggestions just let me know im sure im forgetting something but thats all i can think of for now
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98 gt w/carbonware hood,kyb struts,eibach sportline springs,eaton posi diff,accufab 75mm throttle body and plenum,upr cold air intake,steeda triax shifter,steeda clutch adjuster,steeda clutch quad,FR king cobra clutch,steeda bump steer,bassani x pipe,flowmaster 40 series cat backs,ford racing aluminium driveshaft,180 deg therm,cobra aluminium rims,xenon headlights,msd ignition coils,msd 8.5mm spark plug wires,p+p npi heads,pi intake,pi cams,4v pistons,rods,and rings,cobra oil cooler
i had wanted to do the pi heads but had always thought they were to expensive. ill have to look into that. and yeah that wire right behind the steering pump really is a pain. thanks for the great info. and is buying headers used common or a good idea?
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98 GT vert. pro 5.0 short throw. bbk ceramic coated shorty headers. ford racing clutch. trying to decide between the magnaflow catback on the car or my borla side exhaust with SVO side skirts.
well you dont have to have pi heads to put in pi cams they bolt right in and then you dont have to worry about all the extra stuff required to change to pi heads i would just port the ones you have my guy is gonna port my heads and put in pi valves and pretty much rebuild them with better parts for 390 and he does shipping so i could give you his info if you like the only good thing about the pi heads is that they raise your compression which you can get from switching over to mark 8 pistons that is what i am doing he is giving me the pistons rings bearings and all for only 60 bucks
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98 gt w/carbonware hood,kyb struts,eibach sportline springs,eaton posi diff,accufab 75mm throttle body and plenum,upr cold air intake,steeda triax shifter,steeda clutch adjuster,steeda clutch quad,FR king cobra clutch,steeda bump steer,bassani x pipe,flowmaster 40 series cat backs,ford racing aluminium driveshaft,180 deg therm,cobra aluminium rims,xenon headlights,msd ignition coils,msd 8.5mm spark plug wires,p+p npi heads,pi intake,pi cams,4v pistons,rods,and rings,cobra oil cooler
oh sorry as far as the headers go used i havent gotten any personally but as long as they are in good shape i dont see the problem i have heard from alot of people that the shorties are just a waste of money though and that you would be better off waiting til you have the money for full length im saving for some bassani mid lenght only cause i already have a bassani x pipe and it will just bolt up
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98 gt w/carbonware hood,kyb struts,eibach sportline springs,eaton posi diff,accufab 75mm throttle body and plenum,upr cold air intake,steeda triax shifter,steeda clutch adjuster,steeda clutch quad,FR king cobra clutch,steeda bump steer,bassani x pipe,flowmaster 40 series cat backs,ford racing aluminium driveshaft,180 deg therm,cobra aluminium rims,xenon headlights,msd ignition coils,msd 8.5mm spark plug wires,p+p npi heads,pi intake,pi cams,4v pistons,rods,and rings,cobra oil cooler
your guy will port heads for under 500? everytime i see ported heads up for sale its usually in the thousands. as for the mark VIII pistons. i dont really want to get into the bottom end just yet, but will they up the compression the same as the pi heads or more?
im starting to lean towards throwing the new engine in just ot get it running. and then rebuilding the original with the pi heads and headers and intake and such
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98 GT vert. pro 5.0 short throw. bbk ceramic coated shorty headers. ford racing clutch. trying to decide between the magnaflow catback on the car or my borla side exhaust with SVO side skirts.
the pistons bump it to the same as pi heads 10.1 and if you already have the heads off you just have to drop them in really so its not much more effort on your part and the ported heads are if he uses your heads but i know he also has a couple sets of ported pi heads for 700 a pair if you dont wanna use your npi heads
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98 gt w/carbonware hood,kyb struts,eibach sportline springs,eaton posi diff,accufab 75mm throttle body and plenum,upr cold air intake,steeda triax shifter,steeda clutch adjuster,steeda clutch quad,FR king cobra clutch,steeda bump steer,bassani x pipe,flowmaster 40 series cat backs,ford racing aluminium driveshaft,180 deg therm,cobra aluminium rims,xenon headlights,msd ignition coils,msd 8.5mm spark plug wires,p+p npi heads,pi intake,pi cams,4v pistons,rods,and rings,cobra oil cooler
you have really got my interest now. where is this person located and is he reputable?
again i really appreciate all of your time and help!
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98 GT vert. pro 5.0 short throw. bbk ceramic coated shorty headers. ford racing clutch. trying to decide between the magnaflow catback on the car or my borla side exhaust with SVO side skirts.
i actually found him on ebay and lucky for me he lives in orlando so i drove over there the other day and picked up the cams and im gonna drop off my heads in a day or so to get them done he used to work at sct and after seeing his work and talking with him i was very impressed his number is 321 262 1132 and just tell him that alan sent you if he doesnt know who you are talking about tell him the kid with the 98 gt that he is gonna do the heads for try and call him soon if possible maybe he will cut me a break for sending him some business but like i said i was very impressed with his knowledge and work
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98 gt w/carbonware hood,kyb struts,eibach sportline springs,eaton posi diff,accufab 75mm throttle body and plenum,upr cold air intake,steeda triax shifter,steeda clutch adjuster,steeda clutch quad,FR king cobra clutch,steeda bump steer,bassani x pipe,flowmaster 40 series cat backs,ford racing aluminium driveshaft,180 deg therm,cobra aluminium rims,xenon headlights,msd ignition coils,msd 8.5mm spark plug wires,p+p npi heads,pi intake,pi cams,4v pistons,rods,and rings,cobra oil cooler
engine swap on 98 gt 
