CC's Gt40p top end swap on a budget

[CC'S95GT]

215HP aint enough anymore. Duh I got a super deal on an exploder 5.0 so I'm using the heads and intake.

I pulled off the intake and began minor porting and polishing the guts of it.



I made each runner about 1/8" larger and smoothed out the casting roughness on the inside.
note: it's hard for the camera to pick up the smoothness in the runners.

 

[CC'S95GT]

Now for some outside beautification
I liked the look of the cast alumnium but there are numerous casting marks and flash that's butt ugly.
AS an experiment I ground off some of those marks on the bottom of the intake.


and used by spot sand blaster to "roughen" the look to match the stock look

pretty close.

 

[CC'S95GT]

On to the outside. Say good by to the ugly bracket.

and ugly flash on the front

 

[CC'S95GT]

now to make it look stock



At this point the intake is pretty close to being done. I might work on it more if I can find some media to make the outside rougher and more like stock.
This is most of the alumnium renoved from the intake

 

[CC'S95GT]

Now it's onto the heads. I poped those suckas off and found this inside of the cylinders.

Cross hatching.
Port and polish pics of the heads to come.

 

[RichV]

I hate cleaning up after those type of head gaskets.

What is that bracket looking thing above the cyliders in the pic?

 

[Musturd]

Yea those gaskets suck to clean off and same with header gaskets like those

 

[CC'S95GT]

I hate cleaning up after those type of head gaskets.

What is that bracket looking thing above the cyliders in the pic?

Don't know. I suppose it's some kind of guide for the push rods

 

[Musturd]

That's what I was thinking, definitely different then what I'm used to seeing. Damn yours cars going to be a but load more fun

 

[Walking Tall]

Nice! Looking forward to see how it turns out. I plan on the same except adding a TFS 1 cam.

 

[RichV]

It will definitely be noticeable. You doing a cam too? If not, see if you can find a set of 1.7RR, aftermarket or a 5.0 Cobra.

And make sure you don't use the Explorer valve springs. Upgrade them with TFS or OEM Cobras at least.

 

[CC'S95GT]

I already have a spring kit and the adapter elbow. Thinking about RR's too. I'm getting a little overtime in my ck currently so I might be able to squeeze some $ from the wifey.
I'm still undecided about the cam, it's between steeda 19, FRPP E cam, and the TFS stage 1. the Mustang gets its butt sniffed yearly so I need to get something that's runs clean.
parts

I'm also going to try to run my BBK shorties.

 

[RichV]

My Fox BBK shortys work fine, but you'll probably need 90* boots and some sort of heat shield/material around #7. Not sure if there is a difference between the Fox and SN BBKs other tan the emissions port. Also, while the heads are out/off test fit the headers, then try and install spark plugs. That will tell you how close the headers are with plugs. Get plugs for a Cobra as well, they are deeper than E7 plugs.

Can't think of anything else ...

 

[5-oh-MUSTANG]

How much power you looking at now?

 

[Ferocious]

I love how you're grinding down all the ridges and brackets that you don't like.
It's gonna look really clean once youre done.


Not to mention it'll feel like a whole new car.

 

[AaRoN]

Looks really good so far man. Definitely gonna be much more fun to drive.

 

[CC'S95GT]

How much power you looking at now?

Stock 215 hp. Rich has almost the exact same set up only the intake wasn't ported and put down @ 265 HP and 305tq.

 

[hottwheels04]

keep us updated!

 

[RichV]

That was after I backed the timing down to 10. At 14* BTDC It made best of 272/305. That's with an e-303, u/d pulleys, and 1.7RR.

It is a fresh motor, but zero portwork.

 

[ram360]

nice work so far. You plan to dyno it afterwards? FWIW my 94 cobra has the p head (yes p heads, no orig cobra motor), 1.7's, and tfs 1 cam. Runs pretty good. I might get it on the dyno on the 15th.