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Bought a - 5/9/2008 10:20:43 PM

Hollister Hoodlum

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New motor today, well new to me anyway...

going to rebuild a 1988 lincoln mark motor.

Payed for it today, supposed to pick it up tuesday!

What should i do to it?

Open to ideas.... i know i want a new cam and intake, but not sure if i can afford good heads or not.

GIVE ME IDEAS PLEASE!!!

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RE: Bought a - 5/9/2008 10:45:24 PM

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RE: Bought a - 5/9/2008 10:51:48 PM

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You can delete, sorry! i couldn't find the post.

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RE: Bought a - 5/9/2008 10:58:24 PM

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but seriously...your budget / how much Dinero you got will determine this

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RE: Bought a - 5/9/2008 11:28:15 PM

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well i spent 500 on the motor

the only local one left, except one that was 350 that had a battery explosion/fire that melted the heads and intake....

So i should be looking at around 700-800 to play with...

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RE: Bought a - 5/10/2008 12:42:23 AM

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You can delete, sorry! i couldn't find the post.

chill dude i was just taking you back to what i was saying.

since your on a budget nothing really better than the gt40's and a trickflow cam is better than a e cam

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RE: Bought a - 5/10/2008 4:21:33 AM

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Should have tried to find an Explorer engine

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RE: Bought a - 5/10/2008 6:19:07 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Hollister Hoodlum

well i spent 500 on the motor the only local one left, except one that was 350 that had a battery explosion/fire that melted the heads and intake....

So i should be looking at around 700-800 to play with...

well I assume your staying carbed which I'd reccommend with your budget...but 800 won't get you much...300 for a cam , 300-500 for gt-40 heads and 175 for a good dual plane intake, plus all gaskets and fluids will put build at 1000.00 and if it were me I'd strip the bone yard motor apart and put bearings and lightly hone it and new rings in and paint it blue call it new deal...that way you'd know the integrity of the motor going in ......with such a build above as long as you got gears and exhaust you should be able to run 13's, oh you'll also need to buy the proper valetrain components with cam upgrade

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RE: Bought a - 5/10/2008 9:49:36 AM

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alright, well i have the cam and intake picked out...

I want a set of gt-40 heads and want to get them ported... about how much would that cost... along with getting new rings and other things?

EDIT- all the explorer motors i found were missing heads and were just a block, and the guys wanted like 200 for just that.. so ill just try to find some gt-40 heads.

and i decided to get a trickflow cam, and the rpm air gap intake from edelbrock.

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RE: Bought a - 5/10/2008 3:19:50 PM

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Thats cool, its getting harder to find complete Explorer engines

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RE: Bought a - 5/10/2008 4:00:31 PM

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how about a junkyard diy turbo system?

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RE: Bought a - 5/10/2008 9:52:09 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Hollister Hoodlum

alright, well i have the cam and intake picked out...

I want a set of gt-40 heads and want to get them ported... about how much would that cost... along with getting new rings and other things?

EDIT- all the explorer motors i found were missing heads and were just a block, and the guys wanted like 200 for just that.. so ill just try to find some gt-40 heads.

and i decided to get a trickflow cam, and the rpm air gap intake from edelbrock.

NOW IF YOU CAN FIND THE HEADS AND GET THEM PORTED .you should have a decent little power plant

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RE: Bought a - 5/10/2008 9:54:45 PM

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Ok, whats the deal with the Explorer heads? GT40? what years and how can you tell if there the right ones?

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RE: Bought a - 5/10/2008 10:17:01 PM

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gt40 was 96-97.5 they will have 3 bars on them. gt40p's are from 97.5-2000 (please correct me if i am wrong it dont look right) IIRC and they have 4 bars on them

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RE: Bought a - 5/11/2008 6:12:44 AM

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^^^plus these heads were meant for a heavy truck, so they have better flow then the 5.0 which equals more power for less coin.

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RE: Bought a - 5/11/2008 6:19:22 AM

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immediately go buy hot rod build that exact motor except add a forged rotating assembly so you can turn around 8000rpm and make over 500hp N/A

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RE: Bought a - 5/11/2008 6:23:46 AM

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oops just realized you were on a budget, i concur on the gt40s and a nice cam

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RE: Bought a - 5/11/2008 9:58:22 AM

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how much should i pay for a set of gt-40 heads? i dont want to get screwed over, like some of the guys were trying to do yesterday.

(i don't look like the average car enthusiast) and im only 17... so some guys were trying to sell me a motor for 2k... so yeah... i want to have a basic idea of what the highest i should pay for a set of gt-40 heads should be.

And what to look for to be sure they are actually gt40 heads.... where are the 3 bars at?

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RE: Bought a - 5/11/2008 10:25:27 AM

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explorer head 2-400$ for a remaned set from the zone is like 600$ so you dont want to go overboard i bought a complete explorer 5.0 motor for 200$ so it all depends on the seller. dont let the gt40p scare you away either, if you dont have headers you gotta buy some anyways right?

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RE: Bought a - 5/11/2008 12:42:10 PM

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haha i have shortys about how much does it cost to have a set of heads ported?

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