Right now I'm currently in Iraq saving some money up to put into my car when I get home. I currently have these thoughts in mind. *Convert from points to Electric *4 bbl Carb w/ Intake *Hot Cam with a nice lope to it *Headers I got an idea of what I need, but there are so many options a specifics, I was just curious what would be a good setup for all these for a decent price. Also what does the 302 redline at? I was looking at performance CAM's that run 2000-6500 RPM, but wasn't sure if the motor would keep up to it. The carb I wanted to stay with a Holley 600 cfm, and Dual Plane High Rise Intake. The points conversion, I'm going to just do the cheap way and change the inside of distributor. I'm worried about how the headers are going to fit, there is no room in the engine bay. Any tips on installing them? Any idea's and specifics would be nice. I need to start ordering for December.
Oh yea, bucket seats for the comet are they the same as the mustang bucket seats or are they different. If they are the same I am just going to order refurbished ones, instead of hunting some down.
Hi, good luck and get home safely. I have the Hooker 6901's in my Maverick. Most headers won't work with a column shifter but there are a few that have modified their linkage. Also if you have power steering you need a drop down bracket. The 6901's fit really good but they do have to go in from underneath. You need to put the car as high as you can on jackstands. I can get the passenger side on, but I have to take the motor mount bolt out on the drivers side and lift the engine a couple of inches.
Forgot to add that some people on here also use Headman headers and Doug Thorley now makes a set of shorty headers. If you use the search function on here you can pull up any threads on these subjects and a lot more.
the 302 can rev as high as it is built for. that is determined by alot of different parts in the motor. with you cam get the kit that comes with lifters and valve springs. the stock valve springs only are good for the stock cam and up to about 4500 to 5000 rpm when new. they wear out as they are used. the stock botom end, crank, rods, and pistons are good to aprox 6000 to 6500 rpm. the stock clyinder heads really dont flow enough air to perform well above 5000 rpm. so consider all this when you pic your parts. a great combo to go with is the edelbrock performer rpm package that comes with the intake, heads, cam, carb and all the accessories that you need to install them. ive driven a few cars with this package and they are fast.
Whats the difference between regular headers and shorty headers? I have manual steering, so do I have to make any adjustments to get the headers to fit with that? I don't want to switch the heads out right now, if anything I want to get them port, polished, and bored to 10:1 compression. It's alot cheaper than new heads. Any specific brand of cams that are trust worthy to buy?
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might want to get a duraspark dizzy, and aftermarket ign box, MSD nows sells a street version for $150 and it comes w/a rev limiter.
Does it matter which diameter header I order? I have the option of different sizes, and I don't know whether the size tubes are for performance or if they are to fit up to different engine sizes?
you probly will want to stay around 1 5/8s or smaller. you will probley find that puting all that time and money into some stock head will end up costing about the same as the alum. heads and the aftermarket ones will make more power than the stock ones ever could. and you dont have the down time while the heads are being worked on. good cam makers: comp cams crane cams crower cams
Regular headers come all the way down underneath the car. The shorties end in the engine compartment, almost like stock manifolds do. You shouldn't have to make any adjustments for the manual steering, but you might have to move the column shifter to the floor if that's what you have. I second the go with the aftermarket aluminum heads. They are also a lot lighter. Easier to do in the beginning then to pay for the machine work, then still need to buy the heads.
