Ford heads????

[waterslinger]

Just got my 520 ci Big ford back from my engine man. Motor has Edelbrocks
head on it now with 2.19 in and 1.7 ex. Heads were ported but now Trick flow
has a new head for the 460. Half of me is ready to sell the Edelbrocks for the
Trick Flows with the 2.25 in.
Not sure what my jet will like the best.
Any thoughts????

[LakesOnly]

Just got my 520 ci Big ford back from my engine man. Motor has Edelbrocks
head on it now with 2.19 in and 1.7 ex. Heads were ported but now Trick flow
has a new head for the 460. Half of me is ready to sell the Edelbrocks for the
Trick Flows with the 2.25 in.
Not sure what my jet will like the best.
Any thoughts????
Both the new TFS Street/Strip and Edelbrock heads are tailored after the factory cast iron 429 Super Cobra Jet heads with slight improvements. Between the two, they are practically the same head. No need to swap.
LO

[waterslinger]

The Edelbrock looks like a velocity approach. Small ex port but good shape. Have had great luck with Trick Flow heads in the past. The TFS head just
looks better. Big valve may not be the way to go in a low RPM deal.

[Blown 472]

The Edelbrock looks like a velocity approach. Small ex port but good shape. Have had great luck with Trick Flow heads in the past. The TFS head just
looks better. Big valve may not be the way to go in a low RPM deal.
Velocity is your friend.

[78Eliminator]

Hey ford fellas. I am working on a 86 Bronco with D8OE heads. You guys know anything about small block heads? I am wondering if there is anything in the junk yard that might wake this motor up, or if the difference will be so miniscule that it wont be worth the hassle.....

[Blown 472]

Hey ford fellas. I am working on a 86 Bronco with D8OE heads. You guys know anything about small block heads? I am wondering if there is anything in the junk yard that might wake this motor up, or if the difference will be so miniscule that it wont be worth the hassle.....
Go get the heads off a v8 explorer, I think they are the gt 40 castings, from what I have read they are the hot ticket for a stock head.

[LakesOnly]

Hey ford fellas. I am working on a 86 Bronco with D8OE heads. You guys know anything about small block heads? I am wondering if there is anything in the junk yard that might wake this motor up, or if the difference will be so miniscule that it wont be worth the hassle.....
Elim is that a 302? How bout some Australian Cleveland heads? The Cleveland was a 302 in Australia and so the combustion chambers of the Cleveland heads were made really tiny so as to maintain compression with the 302 stroke. good street sized ports for a 4x4 too.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/350GT40_1.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/350GT40_3.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/350GT40_2.jpg
Or if it's a 351, then WOW you will have compresison and could add a big cam.
Fist on,
LO

[boatslayer]

Hey ford fellas. I am working on a 86 Bronco with D8OE heads. You guys know anything about small block heads? I am wondering if there is anything in the junk yard that might wake this motor up, or if the difference will be so miniscule that it wont be worth the hassle.....
haha cool im working on my 87 bronco, im geting my heads sent in to get new valve guids ,, and ported and polished

[78Eliminator]

Elim is that a 302? How bout some Australian Cleveland heads? The Cleveland was a 302 in Australia and so the combustion chambers of the Cleveland heads were made really tiny so as to maintain compression with the 302 stroke. good street sized ports for a 4x4 too.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/350GT40_1.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/350GT40_3.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/350GT40_2.jpg
Or if it's a 351, then WOW you will have compresison and could add a big cam.
Fist on,
LO
Damn Lakes, those are purdy. You can even see all three angles in the seats. Do they have the thremactor exhaust ports in the back?

[Blown 472]

Damn Lakes, those are purdy. You can even see all three angles in the seats. Do they have the thremactor exhaust ports in the back?
You planning on running your efi? if so cleveland heads wont work unless you weld up an intake for them, or espoxy holmes.

[dave186]

go with the GT40s if you are on a budget, ported out they arent that bad. they are what are on my 95 lightning. if you gots da cash get a set of AFRs, they are all the rage right now.

[78Eliminator]

You planning on running your efi? if so cleveland heads wont work unless you weld up an intake for them, or espoxy holmes.
Yup. I should have been more clear. I have a 86 Bronco with an EFI 302, manual trans yadda yadda. When I bought it, she was a basket case. I bought it, cause I hate myself and instead of sticking shards of broken glass in my eyes, I try to resurrect cars that are worthless, running or not. So, all I gain is the experience of dealing with a basket case.
Anyway, I was running super duper rich, and I had no idea why. The exhaust fumes would burn my eyes, like I was standing behind an blown alky hydro. So I did a leak down and found that the two middle cans on the passenger side would not hold air, and both the plugs were fouled. So I pulled off the rocker arms, filled the cans with air, and banged on the valves with a copper hammer. Low an behold, the valves seated and I got a good leakage reading. So mean while, I decide to pull of the intake manifold. I figure, while I am at it, I should get new gaskets everywhere since it's:
A: Running rich
B: Two cans are fouled
C: Shaking like a vibrating bed at idle
So I pull the manifold off and snap a couple rotten bolts. So now the heads need to come off so I can helicoil all the messed up threads. So that's where I am now. I went to the junk yard and got two new injectors to replace the ones that were shooting into the cans that were fouling. Also checked the heads for warping and cracks, etc. So I am at the point where I start putting it back together, and was wondering if I should find some nice heads. In all honesty, I should just run the ones I have. That way, I will really be able to find out if I determined the reason it was running rich and fouling two cans. If this doesn't work, then it might be the distributor module or the CPS. Fun times.. :jawdrop:

[LakesOnly]

Damn Lakes, those are purdy. You can even see all three angles in the seats. Do they have the thremactor exhaust ports in the back?
No thermactor, nor the bumps for it. In fact, the exhaust ports (middle photo) are better (as-cast) than any of the factory BBF iron in the US.
I guess Blown has a point about the manifold, and being in Califrornia you need to pass smog I suppose...?
LO