So, I’m tossing around the idea of using corona stimulus money to put a new top end on my ‘95. However, it’ll be a “budget” top end with “budget parts.”
I currently have E7’s, a .512 lift 280 duration cam, and a ported (Tmoss) HO lower and a stock HO upper intake manifold. N/A it made 223 rear horse and with a 6-8 psi kit it makes 332. On a side note it made 205 n/a prior to having the lower ported. If I do a new top end I’d like to see 400 or so at the wheels and I’d be reusing my cam and blower kit.
The cylinder heads I would use for this build would be some 190cc “knock-offs” that come with name brand parts. Yeah I know I know, offbrand heads- you get what you pay for.. But at $800 I’d still have a little wiggle room for machine shop work if needed vs a $1,500 set. As far as the heads go and power gains and goals go, surely with the blower I could reach the 400 hp mark. I’ve seen GT40 headed cars make 400 at the wheels with moderate boost.
That being said, is the Typhoon intake all that bad? A $650 TFS intake would pretty much blow the budget out of the water. Being a ‘95 I have to buy the elbow adapter for any manifold that I use and that’s another $100 or so. Currently my car makes power up around 6k rpm so I’m looking for an intake that will work in that range.
I’ll also need larger fuel injectors I do believe. I’m currently using 19#’ers with the FMU that came with the supercharger kit. The tuner told me I’d need 42# injectors to support the 332 rear horse that I’m currently making without the FMU. So I guess I’ll need larger than that? Then I’ll need a re-tune which will run around another $300.
I’ll also need new rocker arms and studs since I’m using stock ones and the new heads are stud mount.
What about pushrods? Do y’all think I could reuse mine or will I need new ones?
What’s a budget friendly rocker arm and rocker stud setup? What about “budget” pushrods?
I wish that I could slap on an $800 set of heads and go. But the $800 heads are going to turn into a $2k-$3k ordeal I’m afraid.
Any advice how to be up and running with the minimum about spent?
Here’s the heads that I’m looking at. $1200+ heads aren’t going to happen.
https://www.skipwhiteperformance.co...190cc-aluminum-heads-60cc-nkb-ford-272_92558/
I could sell my rebuilt e7’s with Comp beehive springs and ported HO intake to help recoupe some money but I doubt I’ll find many people wanting them.
Help a brother out, throw some ideas at me. Cheap injectors, manifold, rockers and studs. What do I get.
https://www.skipwhiteperformance.co...190cc-aluminum-heads-60cc-nkb-ford-272_92558/
I currently have E7’s, a .512 lift 280 duration cam, and a ported (Tmoss) HO lower and a stock HO upper intake manifold. N/A it made 223 rear horse and with a 6-8 psi kit it makes 332. On a side note it made 205 n/a prior to having the lower ported. If I do a new top end I’d like to see 400 or so at the wheels and I’d be reusing my cam and blower kit.
The cylinder heads I would use for this build would be some 190cc “knock-offs” that come with name brand parts. Yeah I know I know, offbrand heads- you get what you pay for.. But at $800 I’d still have a little wiggle room for machine shop work if needed vs a $1,500 set. As far as the heads go and power gains and goals go, surely with the blower I could reach the 400 hp mark. I’ve seen GT40 headed cars make 400 at the wheels with moderate boost.
That being said, is the Typhoon intake all that bad? A $650 TFS intake would pretty much blow the budget out of the water. Being a ‘95 I have to buy the elbow adapter for any manifold that I use and that’s another $100 or so. Currently my car makes power up around 6k rpm so I’m looking for an intake that will work in that range.
I’ll also need larger fuel injectors I do believe. I’m currently using 19#’ers with the FMU that came with the supercharger kit. The tuner told me I’d need 42# injectors to support the 332 rear horse that I’m currently making without the FMU. So I guess I’ll need larger than that? Then I’ll need a re-tune which will run around another $300.
I’ll also need new rocker arms and studs since I’m using stock ones and the new heads are stud mount.
What about pushrods? Do y’all think I could reuse mine or will I need new ones?
What’s a budget friendly rocker arm and rocker stud setup? What about “budget” pushrods?
I wish that I could slap on an $800 set of heads and go. But the $800 heads are going to turn into a $2k-$3k ordeal I’m afraid.
Any advice how to be up and running with the minimum about spent?
Here’s the heads that I’m looking at. $1200+ heads aren’t going to happen.
https://www.skipwhiteperformance.co...190cc-aluminum-heads-60cc-nkb-ford-272_92558/
I could sell my rebuilt e7’s with Comp beehive springs and ported HO intake to help recoupe some money but I doubt I’ll find many people wanting them.
Help a brother out, throw some ideas at me. Cheap injectors, manifold, rockers and studs. What do I get.
https://www.skipwhiteperformance.co...190cc-aluminum-heads-60cc-nkb-ford-272_92558/