Windsor/Cleveland?

MEDIK418 · 02-12-2003, 04:24 PM

I had forgotten about the oil pan. It's a Moroso pan I got from Summit for about $270 with the pickup tube. Canton also makes one and the price is about the same so it's a toss up. Watch the thing though. It really sticks itself out on bottom. Mine now looks kinda like an upside down spoiler in front now.
I have the 4 bbl heads and don't let anyone tell you these things don't make bottom end power. This thing pulls like a bull from 1500 on up to 5800 for mine. The cam I have in it is pretty mild. .509-.512 lift at 226 deg. The next cam I'm going to go with will be a roller in the .560 range.
THe things do cost a little more to build but they're a lot of fun. Mine is pretty much stock, 10.5:1 forged pistons, and a good rebuild and it still cost me in the neighborhood of $3500. . and I did all the work! The heads cost the most to refurbish. New valves, springs, roller rockers, hardened seats, bronze guides, milling and a $475 bill when I picked them up.
Like I said it's still out in the driveway but it's real tired. At least two lobes flattened and it smokes a little now so it's time to do another one. My son drove it from the time he got his license till last year and he was a little rough on the poor old thing. 3 years of teenaged lead feet are hell on an engine.

02-12-2003, 04:24 PM	#11
MEDIK418 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Amarillo, Texas, USA Posts: 780	I had forgotten about the oil pan. It's a Moroso pan I got from Summit for about $270 with the pickup tube. Canton also makes one and the price is about the same so it's a toss up. Watch the thing though. It really sticks itself out on bottom. Mine now looks kinda like an upside down spoiler in front now. I have the 4 bbl heads and don't let anyone tell you these things don't make bottom end power. This thing pulls like a bull from 1500 on up to 5800 for mine. The cam I have in it is pretty mild. .509-.512 lift at 226 deg. The next cam I'm going to go with will be a roller in the .560 range. THe things do cost a little more to build but they're a lot of fun. Mine is pretty much stock, 10.5:1 forged pistons, and a good rebuild and it still cost me in the neighborhood of $3500. . and I did all the work! The heads cost the most to refurbish. New valves, springs, roller rockers, hardened seats, bronze guides, milling and a $475 bill when I picked them up. Like I said it's still out in the driveway but it's real tired. At least two lobes flattened and it smokes a little now so it's time to do another one. My son drove it from the time he got his license till last year and he was a little rough on the poor old thing. 3 years of teenaged lead feet are hell on an engine. __________________ 1986 four-eyed LX coupe, 358 Cleveland, Tremec TKO600/centerforce clutch, dish cut Probe forged pistons, comp cams hyd.roller cam, .579/.588@224/230, Edel.performer, 670 holley street avenger, CPR custom built long tubes, ported and polished 4bbl heads, manley valves, beehive springs, MSD peo-billet dist/MSD6AL, fluidamper, 5 lug conv. with 17x8 bullits there's more but it's still not finished yet. Oh, and the oldest boy is turning his 89 GT into a FFR cobra this next summer.