I appreciate you my friend! This is just a quick how to, I initially was going to upload it as a short, but I recorded it in the wrong format so I made this instead 😂! Ive been working on installing a set of gears for some time now, learning experience for me!

@MrBlitzkrieg1987 I have a set of 3.31's I've been meaning to get to. My install kit came with the new GT500 style pinion bearing. I'm wondering if that's going to add a challenge to it.

@@89G Im curious about that too! I know that some sites list a different kit for 79-04 than 05-and newer but I don’t know exactly what the difference or what would make them incompatible. 😐🤔

@@MrBlitzkrieg1987 it appears to have more bearings in the race. That's about all that looks different to me.

Not race... lol. Geez, I need to wake up

I really appreciate you watching and leaving a comment! Thanks 🙏

💯 I had to buy a press specifically to do the gears, but Im sure I will find other reasons to use it 😎 thanks for support brother!

@@SleazysGarage it’s funny because I had a “setup bearing” same brand and everything, but after doing all the work and pressing my new bearing on the pattern was off, I learned they aren’t always the exact same height 🤣

@@dalesadventures I appreciate you watching Dale, hope you have a great weekend

@@ogsuperflygarage I appreciate you watching bro! And yea, there was no way I was gonna keep buying those $30 bearings every time I needed a shim adjustment 🤣🤣

@@MrBlitzkrieg1987 That can add up quickly! LOL

Hello, the 6.8 V10 is a completely different engine, it’s closely related to the newer 4.6 and 5.4 modular engines. Most of the things I’ve done to this truck would not apply, other than possibly the full tuneup I did using factory parts!

@@Hollywoodhouse74 that sounds about right! 😎👍

@@Annie-wn1zx congratulations on your new truck, and thank you so much for subscribing! Im working on new content with my truck, will be installing a new exhaust on it soon!

Awesome! I am looking forward to it!!

@@Odessa45 I appreciate you watching and commenting! Good luck with your 97, let me know how it goes 😎🤘

@@Odessa45 K&N filter is definitely optional, I know lots of people hate it, but Ive been using it for a long time! It’s apparently an issue if your vehicle has a MAF sensor of if you do heavy off road driving, non of that applies to mine 🫡

@@ThomasH7 it’s an old flow bench made by Launch tools, I got it from ebay many years ago still works great

@@MrBlitzkrieg1987 oh alright thanks for the quick response

Thanks for watching and yes, but you don’t really need a dyno test, the summit cam has more lift and also duration that favors the exhaust side, you can clearly feel the difference between both cams, Ive ran both cams and the summit makes more power! However some folks may be after that iconic B303 sound and you won’t get that from this cam. Ill be honest, for the money the summit cam is impossible to beat, I would run it again specially on a sleeper build 🤣💯.

@@markweber7275 these heads are actually already installed on my 88 T-top, It’s basically a garage port job that anyone can do at home, unfortunately I don’t own any flow measuring equipment, so I won’t be able to post any flow numbers. That’s actually the reason why I kept the work really simple (basic bowl cleanup) without doing major port reshaping. I appreciate you watching and leaving a comment! 🫡

@@joshuapitz4906 I appreciate you watching and leaving a comment! Thanks 😎🤟

Yeah that works too!

@@andrewhatton1606 The Chevy 454 is legendary! I wouldn’t mind owning one on a Truck, yeah these were never meant to be good on gas, the problem is that in the beginning I was getting single digits like 8mpg. After a good tune up it started getting what you see on this video. Thank you so much for watching

I really appreciate your comment and thank you for watching! Im certainly not a professional, but I have a little bit of experience from a few sets of heads Ive done in the past. You are 💯 correct, the exhaust port is the downfall of the SBF head, going to a slightly bigger valve would have done wonders, but I wanted to keep this video simple and budget oriented! I have a set of Gt40 heads that I plan to do a slightly more advanced port job on in a future video. Thank you subscribing, it means a lot to me!

@@trailerparkcryptoking5213 hey, realistically you are looking at a 30-40hp increase doing what you see in this video, I don’t want to mislead you. To get 350-375hp out of a 302 you will probably need a set of AFR or trick flow heads and a good cam. You can definitely feel the improvement in performance when you drive it, but I don’t want you to think that this will get you to your desired hp level

@@MrBlitzkrieg1987 I don’t know for a fact, but many gearheads online claim that GT40P heads will flow 340 HP with no work.....along with a alphabet cam and carb....I have a ‘62 Falcon Ranchero that weighs 2500 lbs with a 5.0 EFI conversion in it that still needs wiring to run, it’s a bone stock engine. I also have a newly rebuilt 5.0 HO with a B cam and GT40P heads (long block) sitting there and considering sticking it in there with a carb setup. Just trying to decide whether to use those P heads, port some factory cast iron or go aftermarket aluminum. The best option is expensive, but if I could get 350 HP I could easily crack 11 second quarter miles in that light weight Falcon, which is good enough. Expensive heads would put me at low 11’s or high 10’s, impressive, but more than I need....

@trailerparkcryptoking5213 it’s not beyond the realm of possibility to hit 340hp with a set of factory Iron heads on a 302, but Im willing to bet the gt40p heads were probably worked on, or at the very least they must have been milled down to increase compression even more. That jump from 225hp to 340hp is wild! 😎🤟

@@trailerparkcryptoking5213 also keep in mind going from an EFI to a Carburetor setup usually adds to the power gains because the carb intake flows much better 💯

@@MrBlitzkrieg1987 For sure....I haven’t ever seen anyone quantify the HP gain going from factory HO EFI intake to a good intake and carb. Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s a good 30+ HP.

@@thomsoncarter3121 Thank you, I appreciate you watching and leaving a comment! Im honestly always looking for reasons to use those tools, I love them 😄

@@AwakeDude911 yes and no 😆… I was able to run the weld prostars 15x3 with a small spacer, but you need at least a 16 inch wheel to clear without problems!

Hi, no that hole is there from the factory I usually leave it alone, the main objective is to grind down the thermactor bump

If you are using a factory intake, you will find that the intake also has those holes and the gas that travels through there actually ends up in the egr bolted to the throttle body spacer

@@Cryptobo23 how is it going? No actually we had a leftover set of used pushrods from another 302 I built a while back, but they were stock factory ones. I used the same springs that came with the Cobra heads and honestly they looked like the factory springs too! If you can afford to upgrade those items do it 💯, I chose to put it together like that because as you can see in the video I wasn’t even sure the car would run after all the damage I found

@MrBlitzkrieg1987 it's going good! Thanks for responding! I ended up just spending way more on everything now haha. Push rods, Springs, heads ect.

That’s honestly the way to go, you will do it one time and be done 💯

@tech595 hello, thank you for watching and commenting! On my truck the hoses do not collapse, they are fairly sturdy… but I had a car before that had a similar problem and it was because the heat of the engine and the oil that it would suck in from the valve covers had broken down and weakened the rubber. Does your intake hose feel soft when you squeeze it? If it does Most likely you will need to replace it

@MrBlitzkrieg1987 they feel real good, not soft. I cut them last night. I will try at some point this week.

@@fatheadmeetoo2891 I appreciate your feedback brother! Thank you for watching 🤟

I probably should have done the same thing bro 🤣

Yes, that works too, apparently there is more than one way to skin a cat! 🤣🤟

Awesome! I wish you good luck, most of the time engines are in good or at least rebuildable shape, mine was super rough because it sat outside without being properly covered and water got inside! I really hope yours is better 🤟

@@MrBlitzkrieg1987 One of the pistons is stuck in the cylinder due to rust. I don't want to risk damaging it any further. If the block does not need more than a .030 overbore then I'll probably go with the blown race engine.

Shane, you’re a great friend! Thanks for checking on me, all is well my friend, I’ve just been a little busy with work lately, so I haven’t had much success creating content. Hopefully I can get everything back in order and get back to RU-vid, because I really miss it!

@MrBlitzkrieg1987 I'm glad to hear that you're doing well. Sometimes work gets right in the way of everything! Looking forward to more content. Take care Luis!

Hi, these are from a company called neway I got mine used from ebay

Neway Gizmatic Valve Refacer

Hi, so if you have a foxbody you don’t have upper control arms in the front. You can use the stock lower control arm with the sn95 spindle but the balljoint on the fox is smaller! You can fix this by buying a set of balljoint spacers, but the easiest way is to have a set of sn95 ball joints pressed into the foxbody control arms! The tie rod ends you can get away with using the stock ones.

This is excellent advice! I haven’t installed a wide band O2 yet, but I did do several small changes to the truck. The best mileage I got is 14mpg! But I will definitely consider your recommendations to see if I can improve on it further!

Hi, thank you for watching and leaving a comment. What you see me using in that video is actually diesel fuel, I was testing it out as a degreaser, but honestly it doesn’t work very well and it smells kinda bad! I’ve used kerosene as well which does a better job. All that stuff is flammable, so you can also get away with using regular simple green or dawn soap with warm water! But make sure you dry everything really well and spray the inside of the rails with wd40 after to prevent corrosion!

I think you’re right! Maybe if I really wanted to squeeze every ounce of economy out of it I could get smaller street tires and convert over to Maf, but Im ok with what it’s getting now. Im really trying to get some more power out of it, I had saved up to buy the banks headers and exhaust kit but they discontinued it 😳

Your opinion means exactly that to me 🤣

I appreciate your comment! I love the simplifying things, yes there are people who can completely reshape a port and improve it, but the majority of the people (even most professionals) do exactly that Im doing here. I also have a video about porting E7 heads that seems to be getting some appreciation, because I made it as simple as possible without using any of the lingo and confusing words that professionals usually do 🤣. Thanks again my friend!

I appreciate you watching! I definitely do relate to what you are saying! Sometimes I splurge on tools whenever I know that I will use them for something important, but I also buy cheap stuff when I need something disposable 🤣! There are a lot of people who think like you and me, people who rather learn to do a job and to make sure it is well done! Take care my friend! 🫡

It’s definitely a learning experience 🤣

@@MrBlitzkrieg1987 I 💯% know what you mean

Im curious too! I haven’t finished it, but Im sure better than it looked before I cut it 🤣👍

It works well enough in my opinion, the first time I tried using it I didn’t have a punch so the blade would jump around, I also broke a few blades, but once I used it correctly it worked really well

Have to get it done 🫡

I got that one from habor freight Im sure it’s the same thing 🤣! Works good if you use a punch right in the middle of the spot weld

@@MrBlitzkrieg1987That's good to know! Thank you so much.

The bolts that hold it to the intake where loose that’s why that one was whistling like that! But I know what you mean, I had one that would whistle like that and what I did is pulled out the IAC valve and I smoothed the inside casting on the throttle where it mounts! That took care of it, try that if you ever have that situation 🫡💯

@@MrBlitzkrieg1987 I'll have to try it because mine whistles and it's hella annoying 🫡🦇

Definitely a future Fox Body fanatic

It means a lot coming from you James! I look up to you as a person and as family 😎💯

@@MrBlitzkrieg1987 Thank you for thinking so highly of me Luis! 🙏🏾I couldn't ask for a better Lil Brother!💯🤟🏾

Appreciate you so much!