Nice!

They did the same build many years ago in a Pro 5.0 or MM&FF issue.

AFR heads, 1.7 rockers, and a few other bolt ons. They also used the stock camshaft and got 400 horse out of a stock 5.0 longblock. Pretty badass for what little went into it.

I wouldn't push the stock block much over that though, most guys who push further crack blocks right down the middle. FWIW I remember the factory power rating on my old 5.0 at 225, not 250+. It was the torque that got that little car moving quickly.

 

earlier blocks are better.

 

It makes me glad that Ford brought back the BOSS block with the 4 bolt mains. Now there is an engine that can be built!

As for the power numbers, the stock engine was tossed on an engine dyno for those, but with a demon carb and performer RMP intake instead of the FI system. That may make up for the extra ponies there.

 

 

Has anyone here dyno'd a small block ford with a low-mid RPM turbo? I reckon that with under 10psi, which could run with stock internals, you'd be pushing similar power #'s- and not at 6300rpm, for about the same cost.

 

http://www.theturboforums.com/smf/index.php

poke around on there for a while

 

I just run link bar lifters on roller cam motors... I hate that spider web tray

 

X2... At least on the early block... Isnt worth adapting the spider and having to run a small base circle cam...

...But on the Roller block the factory setup is more than adequate for the power levels a stock roller block will handle... 7k is no problem for the factory setup, and above that and your pushing the limits of the roller block.

EDIT: Just so Im clear... Thats bursts of 7k...

 

Those power numbers with a stock cam are good and all, but with the fresh valve train of the new heads you would be stupid not to upgrade the cam, not saying it has to be crazy big, but a good off the shelf low-mid 500 lift cam designed for tq would do wonders for less than 200 bucks.

 

True. But their point was to make the best numbers as possible while keeping the guts as stock as possible. With the HO 5.0's you can run into valve/piston clearance issues in a hurry as well. But I do indeed see your point.

 

hey does anyone know if I could get 400+hp 405 HP and 380 lb-ft of torque out of my 1993 F-150 302 engine? Its fuel injected so not sure if I can or cant get that and if it would be a good idea to try. If I could what would I have to do to it?

 

I think the first thing you would need to do is to swap out the speed density to mass air flow. Not sure but I don’t think the F-150 has the 302 roller motor like was used in the article. You can get the mass air off a 95 or 96.

I’m looking at doing the mass air swap on my 92 nite that has the 351 and adding an S-trim super charger. That should wake it up.

 

You can, but you need to ditch the speed density fuel injection system to either a carburetor, the MAF system from a later 302 or a stand alone FI system. The reason is that speed density systems are not able to handle changes to the engine. All adding exhaust or a better intake system will do is cause the computer to freak out and make your motor run funny.

Really, it seems that this head swap and a decent cam will bring you right into the range your looking for :smokin:

 

thats awesome and all, but lets see that with stock fuel injection/intake, and i will give you a gold metal lol