ok, guys

as we all know, i am ditching my MPFI 3.1 for a brand new carbed V8 crate engine...................

i just want to know if i am forgetting anything here..............

what i will need: radiator, motor mounts, coolant hoses, headers, bellhousing, V8 clutch fork, throwout bearing, flywheel, pressure plate, V8 clutch with a V6 center hub,

is a vacuum canister necessary?
and where do i hook my power brake's vacuum line to?

i also have to change my tach to a lower redline...........i think i know of a way to do that quite easily.........


and i also need to move a brake line to clear the V8 mounts.......

what size (CCA) battery will i need guys?

the motor i am buying a COMPLETE TURNKEY ENGINE rated at 260 HP..........a nice starting point

oh yeah, AFPR

which hose is the send and which hose is the return line?

how do i set my timing?

also, i suppose the wiring distrubtion to the alternator, starter and battery is a different harness than the MPFI system harness..................so i can techinally just leave it and hook up the new battery, starter and alternator to it??????

 

the only thing I thought of is the fuel pump in the tank will put out to much pressure for the carb so you will have to remove it or replace it with a lower presure pump. The ccc carbed engines used a pump in the tank and a mecanical, well at least mine did. maybe that setup would be the way to go. oh and did you think about the springs for the extra weight. well good luck.

 

oh yeah the srpings


i have the fuel pressure problem addressed with an ajustable fuel pressure regulator (AFPR)

maybe the sending units??

i just bought a new oil sending unit.........will that fit the 350?
ummmmmm a temp sending unit......where does that hook up to?

btw, i am gonna throw a T56 in ASAP, i just need the capital first

i am also gonna swap in a posi/disc 4.11 rear later on

 

TTT

 

The temp. sending unit, should be located on the drivers side of the block on the cylinder head, (duh brain fart, i think that it is on the head) but it should be on towards the front on the drivers side of the head...

 

cool thanx

 

most carburetors have a port on the back of the carburetor, this is where you hook the power brake booster.

 

thats what i thought, just wasnt sure

thanx