Ford racing Crate Engine Q's

94504u2nv · Mar 29, 2012

I'm going to be ordering this ford crate engine part # M-6007-x302 this week, http://www.americanmuscle.com/frpp-306ci-crate-engine.html, and i was wondering if any efi intake will work with the m-6049-x306 heads, like the trickflow or edelbrock performer, holley systemax, and will my alternator clear the tall valve covers they supply part #302-070 or would i have to use fox valve covers but will the fox covers fit over the 1.6:1 roller rockers, also with either the valve covers that come with the engine or with fox covers would i have to run a phenolic spacer on the intake to clear them, thanks.

Raffaelli · Mar 29, 2012

The intakes will work fine.

I doubt those valve covers will clear the alternator, and even may foul an EFI intake. IDK.

Fox valve covers clear alot of rockers. Sometimes a smidge of grinding is needed, look at the sticky on it.

Why are you deciding to buy this motor? If you have the mechanical ability, you could save yourself over a thousand bucks...

94504u2nv · Mar 30, 2012

thanks, i just dont have enough time to rebuild an engine

MIKE93SVT · Mar 30, 2012

that's a lot of money for what you're getting. i would strongly urge you to pick up a used stocker on craigslist or a junkyard. buy some real heads and cam for it and spend less in the process. will make plenty more useable power too.

if you have money burning a hole in your pocket, then go for it

94RedGt · Mar 31, 2012

Dude try to get a low milage explorer motor that already comes with the gt40p heads and all ull need is a cam and intake and ull prolly have an engine with as much power as that one . Well maybe a little less but ull save alot of money wich u can use to mod other stuff on the car.

bluebeastsrt · Mar 31, 2012

I have to agree with everyone else. find a decent low milage block and throw a trick flow top end kit on it and make as much power for a lot less money.

Paul · Mar 31, 2012

If you're planning on using that crate motor, you'll need to pull the balancer off, and swap the timing cover with a 94-95 5.0 timing cover. The one that's on it is for a foxbody. As for the intake, yes, most any EFI intake will bolt right up. Any of those that you mentioned would be good choices.

You'll likely need a spacer to clear those valve covers, and I someone else said - check my sticky on valve covers for more info. Those valve covers have a slightly different shape than the Ford racing "tall" covers, so they might clear your alternator.

Paul.

94504u2nv · Mar 31, 2012

so i looked at the sticky on the valve covers and i have a question im going to be running fox valve covers with the holley systemax intake and i was wondering how much of a phenolic spacer will i have to run to clear the valve covers and will it clear a cobra r hood with 1.5" rise over stock and plus with the holley intake can i still retain all of my stock egr and not have to convert it to fox body style, thanks

Paul · Apr 1, 2012

Well, there's a couple of things that become challenging there...

The systemax would probably clear the fox valve covers without a spacer; however, the SN95 "elbow" that you'd need to buy to keep everything using the SN95 throttle body and EGR setup might not.

Since you have a Cobra hood, you'll probably be fine in the end. Here's what I would do:

- Buy the motor, put it on a stand
- Mock up the variations of manifold/valve covers/spacer until you get everything to clear the way you want. Don't buy the spacer until you know you actually need it.
- Then bolt it in the car, I'll think you'll be fine since you have a cowl hood.

Paul.

Rice_slayer · Apr 1, 2012

I needed a 3/8' spacer to clear my trickflow valve covers on my old 5.0L. And you need the EGR adapter too because the spacer obviously raises the intake lol. Buy the trickflow kit, it's a really good kit!