Is this Stock

[chaz]

Just opened up my old motor and found this

is the cam stuff stock, I know my PI heads dont look like this

 

[GDTrumbo]

As I remember, the Romeo's are equipped with the cam "girdles" as shown here. The Windsors just have the caps only.

GT

 

[chaz]

what are they for? how do i find out if my new heads and block are R or W? If im not mistaken the valve covers from this NPI motor will work on my PI motor?

 

[NERD]

All NPI's are Romeo. There is no more proven strength in either R or W head design. It doesn't matter if you use Windsor heads on a Romeo block (or vise verse). I'm running W heads on a R block.

This is a Windsor head.

 

[chaz]

thank you

 

[duff daddy]

here are some other Romeo heads

PI Ported Patriot Performance with comp 270's

NPI

 

[MustangChris]

yes.

 

[chaz]

Looks like my old valve covers will not fit on my new PI heads. Still wondering if the timing cover will

 

[MustangChris]

did you count the bolt holes?

 

[duff daddy]

Why wouldnt they, how do you feel they are different. (romeo and windsor do use a different number of bolts for the valve cover so you may need to see the other style. but other then that npi and pi timing covers are the same.

 

[chaz]

I put the valve cover on it and nothing lines up.

 

[MustangChris]

count the bolts. you might have romeo when you need windsor (or vise-versa)

luckily those valve covers are super common and super cheep.... go to any ford-part sales place (www.cjponyparts.comhttp://, jegs maybe, summit maybe, local dealer, local junk yard) and snag a set

 

[NERD]

I put the valve cover on it and nothing lines up.

haha, i know what u did, lol. Fit it again. its going to hang over in front about 3 inches

 

[MustangChris]

he not get them over the back valves? or cam craddles? i do that too when i put mine on, but i figured it was because mine were so much larger than the stock ones. lol.

 

[chaz]

i figured it all out... back to work on it tomorrow

 

[MustangChris]

watch out for your clutch cable on the fire wall on the drivers side, along with the dipstick.

watch out of the air conditioner plumbing on the passenger side.