Rebuilding an engine on a budget

[convoy]

To my knowledge it shouldn't cause you any problems.

[hobbyturnedobsession]

I think the good old motor that came in it will do just fine. 150,000 on the original motor sounds like a good run so why not follow the same pattern?

[Dust]

FWIW...

In the past few years there has been a development that some may consider.
It turns out that in the ever interesting quest to be 'Green' the powers that be have
determined that Zinc is a bad thing and so to preserve Catalytic converters they
have removed it from engine oil.
Now in a roller engine this is not really a big deal.
However in a flat tappet engine it "can" cause the Camshaft to fail, which will virtually destroy the engine.
I know of several 'unexplained' failures.
Thus if it was $200 to get the roller engine personally I would.

Just a tid-bit from the Center of Oregon.

[ChaseTruck754]

Hence the reason weirdos like me are adding 2 stroke oil to the gas tank when we fill up our diesels. Gotta love the greenies...

Oh wait - that's because they also took the zinc out of the fuel. Same comment about the greenies

[SteveG]

I use an oil additive with lots of Zinc at every oil change in all my cars. I have a roller motor in the Bronco, but it's good to have the extra protection just in case.

[ChaseTruck754]

Care to drop a name Steve? I'm always up to hear what others use regularly for this type of stuff.

[SteveG]

BG MOA. I use it and Valvoline every oil change.

[PaulW]

BG MOA. I use it and Valvoline every oil change.

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What is the ratio. I heard the to much could be bad?
PW

[SteveG]

What is the ratio. I heard the to much could be bad?
PW

No idea. I just know it's intended to be used with regular oil changes. We (at the shop) have been using it for a long time with good results.

[hobbyturnedobsession]

HUH? I've never even heard of that. I'll definately have to check into it. So it'd run better and not throw codes? Would there be anything i'd have to buy in order for it all to come together? I'm sorry, its just hard because I know they have a a mass air and idk if that makes a difference.

[Dust]

HUH? I've never even heard of that. I'll definately have to check into it. So it'd run better and not throw codes? Would there be anything i'd have to buy in order for it all to come together? I'm sorry, its just hard because I know they have a a mass air and idk if that makes a difference.

All of the parts off the original engine will bolt on.
The single part that MIGHT cause a problem is the distributor drive gear and with a new engine put a new distributor in it, and that solves that. Other then a small amount of power gain there will be virtually no other problem.

[hobbyturnedobsession]

shoot i saw either an f150 or a bronco with the same engine & drivetrain at a junk yard in victorville!

[hobbyturnedobsession]

do i need a different flexplate? My buddy asked me this and he brought up a good point. Is there a difference?

[philofab]

do i need a different flexplate? My buddy asked me this and he brought up a good point. Is there a difference?

5.8 engines all use the same imbalance, 5.0 changed from 28oz to 50oz at one point.

[hobbyturnedobsession]

oil pan be ok?
im sorry for all the questions, i just dont want to plan on spending 2500 and it turn out to be 5000 you know?

[philofab]

oil pan be ok?
im sorry for all the questions, i just dont want to plan on spending 2500 and it turn out to be 5000 you know?

Stock oil pans work fine.

[hobbyturnedobsession]

i looked up the stock distributor for my 92 to compare it to a roller 95 and they have the same part number from auto zone.

[philofab]

i looked up the stock distributor for my 92 to compare it to a roller 95 and they have the same part number from auto zone.

Be careful, roller cams require a different material for the distributor gear. If you don't have the correct one for your cam you will be replacing one or both quickly! SteveG can attest to this! I wouldn't trust Autozone computers for that info.

[hobbyturnedobsession]

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MSD-8 ... refilter=1

I've always been a fan of summit racing, and they say this one will work from anything 78-96. Would this work then?

[philofab]

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MSD-8 ... refilter=1

I've always been a fan of summit racing, and they say this one will work from anything 78-96. Would this work then?

Yes, in the notes it says the following "Steel distributor gear included, designed for use with roller camshaft only. " Honestly it won't gain you any power or reliability over a stock distributor with a good rotor, cap, and plug wires.