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  1. Engine Articles
    I’ve got a 1969 2v 351 Windsor. It’s a little tired but still runs like a champ. I recently purchased an eddelbrock performer intake and holley 600cfm carb. I want to find a cam that I can drop in and make good streetable power without changing the stock torque converter in my 1969 FMX trans...
  2. Engine Articles
    alright so this might be a dumb question but im learning so here i go, im rebuilding a 302 and im nearing first start up. i have a comp cams 31-226-3 camshaft with an iron gear, i realized yesterday the distributor i bought a jegs 555-40055 which is listed as having a .466 shaft diameter and a...
  3. Engine Articles
    Hi, im having a big question, can i put a comp cam XE284H cam in a completely stock 302???, 541, 544 lift and 284,296 duration, its not going to be permanently, just for a few weeks, until my new heads and other parts arrive, i want to do this as a brake in period, so the cam can settle down...
  4. Engine Articles
    Im looking for ideas for a good camshaft for a 351w with a high rise intake, headers, procomp heads, and a t5 (don’t know the rear gears because I’m still compiling the parts for the trans swap) The guy I bought the heads for said it was set up for a flat tappet with max lift of .500”. The cars...
  5. Engine Articles
    I’ve got a 289 (non hi-po) that I just received some 1969 351w heads for. I am very iffy on what can you select. Can anyone who has done this setup before/ or even knows more than me help with what I should be looking for? I am hoping for an engine with a lot of high end power and not really...
  6. Mustang Pages (1965-1973)
    What camshaft should I run in my build? I’ve got a 289 that’s getting some 351w heads and a Holley 600 cam carb and a 100 shot of nitrous. What cam should I be running on this setup?
  7. Engine Articles
    Looking for a comparable cam grind with specs similar to or the same as Comp Cams 280H - Hydraulic Flat Tappet: 230/230 @ .050. Application is 68 Torino GT with a 289. Anyone have any luck with companies delivering in a reasonable amount of time? Cam has been delayed by Comp Cams 6 months...
  8. Truck Forum
    Trying to make a low mileage 84 F150 302 4 speed a little more lively on a budget. I got an intake manifold off an '83 Mustang 5.0 HO and the 4180c carb from a friend. Also found a Holley SA 670 at the junkyard in great shape. Planning on spending some money on heads and a camshaft. Only after...
  9. Engine Articles
    Long time reader, first time questioner. I am just here to ask for some advice on my 289. 1968 Ford 289, +.060 Converted to be able to use roller lifters Dart II SuperCompetition heads (up to .620 lift) Hi-Tech piston rings #H251K-060 Forged steel crank Forged steel connecting rods Erson Roller...
  10. New Member Introductions
    Hello, I am looking for ways to give me more power on my motor. It's a 1986 5.0 HO that has been converted to carburated. I was told I could get a timing chain and gear set that can be advanced by 4 degrees... Is this gonna benefit me or just hurt my camshaft? I have a Ford Racing F303 hydraulic...
  11. All Ford Techboard
    :confused: Hi everyone, I am replaceing the cam in my '69 Mach 1 S code, I put this cam in about 20 years ago and I can't remember the specs or even the make. I would like to replace it with the same exact cam because it works perfect. The only markings on the cam are : On the end opposite the...
  12. Stroker Engines
    I have a 1974 351w block that i plan on boring .030 over. What stroker kit(looking at a 428 from Ford Engine Kit - Ford 428 Stroker Kit, 351 Windsor Big Bore Flat Top) would you recommend. Also what heads, cam, ect should i be looking at. Any recommendations as to what i should do with this engine.
  13. Galaxie Pages
    I have a 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 XL convertible with 390, automatic transmission and 3.00 rear end. I will be installing a Blue Thunder intake, stock heads with mild porting and polishing, 428CJ valves, Sanderson shorty headers and a 600 CFM Autolite 4100 carburetor with about 9.5 compression to...
  14. All Ford Techboard
    So to start off Im new to building engines, and this is the first engine I have even attempted to rebuild. I have no mechanical background, no schooling, just what my grandpa and the internet has taught me. I took the engine all apart cleaned the block got an edelbrock top end kit, rotating...
  15. Mustang Pages (1965-1973)
    Hello, I’d like to replace original (but worn) C7AZ-6250-A cam in 390 FE with two barrel carb (2V). I am rebuilding the engine these days and I want to keep her in original numbers matching condition. But I cannot find any online shop with identical cam, even further shop with Ford numbered...
  16. Truck Forum
    Hello, I’d like to replace original (but worn) C7AZ-6250-A cam in 390 FE with two barrel carb (2V). I am rebuilding the engine these days and I want to keep her in original numbers matching condition. But I cannot find any online shop with identical cam, even further shop with Ford numbered...
  17. Torino Pages
    Hello, I’d like to replace original (but worn) C7AZ-6250-A cam in 390 FE with two barrel carb (2V). I am rebuilding the engine these days and I want to keep her in original numbers matching condition. But I cannot find any online shop with identical cam, even further shop with Ford numbered...
  18. All Ford Techboard
    I have a 1982 Bronco with a 351W that needs a new cam. What kind of cam is in the engine? I've called around to a few parts stores one tells me its a hydraulic lifter and the other says its a solid lifter. I'm just looking for a factory replacement. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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