what is an E7TE head!!

[rockylammon]

pulled the heads off today and found this #... any help would be great

[BIGDATOWN]

That is a stock 5.0 head. I believe they came on all cars from 87-95

[rockylammon]

im a lil confused if they only cam on H.O. motors or just your normal 5.0

[rockylammon]

ok thanks

[BIGDATOWN]

H.O cars

[SlowJoe]

and trucks.

[EHardy1971]

and trucks.
Yep, they were originally truck heads that Ford put on the H.O. engines starting in '87.

[rockylammon]

thanks guys...having them worked this week and i think i will be going with the x303 cam!!

[grabbinandstabbin]

i believe the x cam is a little big for e7 heads.

[EHardy1971]

i believe the x cam is a little big for e7 heads.
:yup: You need some GT40 irons at the minimum for that cam, unless you're getting them ported and cut for bigger valves.

[Craig K.]

like others said that is way to big of a cam for E7 heads, even with bigger valves, you would need a ton of port work and the cost involved (unless doing it all yourself) would be much hogher than looking for a better head (GT40) or perhaps an aluminum head.

If you have a small amount of work done to the heads then the E303 or B303 cam may be a better choice...there are also some very good cams by the main cam suppliers they may be better.

[SlowJoe]

I put a b cam in a stock motor and it worked and sounded great. Had power all through rpm range. With the stock heads i would do a b cam.

[EHardy1971]

I put a b cam in a stock motor and it worked and sounded great. Had power all through rpm range. With the stock heads i would do a b cam.
And put the Trick Flow valve spring upgrade kit on them too.

[SlowJoe]

This guy runs a B cam :jester:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkxARjSgddg

[EHardy1971]

This guy runs a B cam :jester:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkxARjSgddg
:lol: I saw that posted up on the corral, Grey Goose on there is friends with the guy in that video. He pissed Ken Herring off pretty good.:rofl:

[SlowJoe]

its Randy aka 10.5 on SCF

[rockylammon]

The heads are going to be worked... not sure what he's going to do..taking them this week!
He's a great machine guy and a huge ford guy in town.. he's hooking me up

[waypastcrazy]

This guy runs a B cam :jester:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkxARjSgddg
:rofl:

[Craig K.]

The heads are going to be worked... not sure what he's going to do..taking them this week!
He's a great machine guy and a huge ford guy in town.. he's hooking me up

BAck in the day, typically you grind down the exhaust cold air injection hump, port match hog out the intake/exhaust bowls and run a 1.84" intake / 1.56" exhaust valves and do a real nice 5 angle on the valve seats, that is about the max you can do on the E7's, you can do more but it would cost more and you get into the price opf cheaper aluminum performance heads.

[EHardy1971]

its Randy aka 10.5 on SCF
Ahhh, ok! I haven't been on SCF in a long time.
BAck in the day, typically you grind down the exhaust cold air injection hump, port match hog out the intake/exhaust bowls and run a 1.84" intake / 1.56" exhaust valves and do a real nice 5 angle on the valve seats, that is about the max you can do on the E7's, you can do more but it would cost more and you get into the price opf cheaper aluminum performance heads.
:werd: Honestly, for what you're probably going to pay to get those worked, you could get some GT40 irons. They're around $300 or less a pair now, or you could find some at a pull-a-part on a 96-EARLY 97 V8 Explorer for about $100. I had some E7's on my coupe that I port matched, and ported out on the exhaust side that did OK. Then I got my GT40's, had them milled down .030", with no porting, and it made a drastic difference on power.

[rockylammon]

The guy is doing them for me for much of nothing...been spending a lot of $ on other parts and interior stuff..and tranny...so that's what I've got..either going with b or x cam ... just have to see what my buddy does and what he thinks...were the pistons in a 5.0 flat top or what..pics would help

[rockylammon]

nevermind found what i was looking for!!! thanks for all yalls help

[badbrad]

go with an f cam over the b cam......x___to big for your combo

[coupe]

F too big for heads too.

Me like E303 or B303 for worked E7's.

[lukem80]

These are some beautiful answers.

I wanted him to swap in a 350sbc with column shift but he woukdnt listen to me
:banana2:

[1Quik85GT]

go with the E cam, or B cam and retard it...great sound cam

[EHardy1971]

Go with the B if you're going to keep the 1.7 rockers. Trust me on that one. And like Steven posted, get an adjustable timing set and retard it 4* if you want more top end, or advance it if you want more bottom end/midrange on the street.;)

[BIGDATOWN]

Or you could always price the 1.7 rockers :)

[rockylammon]

Leaning a lil toward the b cam... already have 1.7 rockers

[QWKSNKE]

Leaning a lil toward the b cam... already have 1.7 rockers

This will give you an idea of what to expect. B cam was installed 'straight up' (no advance or retard)

http://www.streetstangs.net/showthread.php?t=1243