rebuild and port?

[Anonymous]

what kind of performance gain could i expect out of a ford 200 with the cilfford rebuild kit( 264 cam, pistons, lifters, springs) along with the oversized valves and a 2bbl carb, prolly a holly 350 cfm?

also do headers relly make enough of a difference to make them worth it or not?

thanks for the help

 

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[wallaka]

what kind of performance gain could i expect out of a ford 200 with the cilfford rebuild kit( 264 cam, pistons, lifters, springs) along with the oversized valves and a 2bbl carb, prolly a holly 350 cfm?

also do headers relly make enough of a difference to make them worth it or not?

thanks for the help

It would be an appreciable difference. Maybe 30% more power. Though, I would lean more to a Clay Smith cam as offered by http://www.classicinlines.com. Much more modern profiles than Clifford, Isky or the like. He has reasonably priced rebuild kits too, and I have heard of customer service problems with Clifford in the past couple of years.

Headers? Well, when you upgrade the intake and cam, headers are a natural choice. I'd probably upgrade the ignition first of all, at least to Duraspark specs and a hotter coil.

I'd also recommend the Performance Handbook. There are a lot of helpful tips and specs in there.