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SO to HO rebuild

anybody know if there were any weird 5.0 changes from 88 to 90? im using my 88 block and rebuilding it with the HO pistons, and while it's apart, i can also throw in the crank/rods from the HO if there better.

also, i dont know if they were undercut from factory for any kinda dumb reason like some of AMC's stuff was. bearings are like 25$ so its no big deal, just id like to do it once lol...

SO to HO rebuild

Reply #1 –
No weird changes
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Reply #2 –
Ho stuff have forged internals check the crank resize the rods if necasary.Are you gonna have the block worked on ?
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Reply #3 –
If I remember right, the internals of an S.O engine are the same as the H.O except for the pistons and cam and double roller timing chain. More on the outside of the engine, like the heads, upper intake, t-body,and headers.
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Reply #4 –
SOs had double chains too, as long as they were roller. HO's have E7 heads and SO's had E5s or E6s. The HO's also had larger TBs and upper intakes.
Internally the HO had forged pistons with valve releafs and a little dish, the SO had cast pistons with no releafs or dish.
88 Cougar LS 5.0 .030 over, ported E7s with GT40 valves & trickflow springs, Proform roller rockers, HO cam, removed air silencer, K&N filter, smog pump delete, 2.25" dual flowmasters, Pacestter H-pipe & headers, HO computer, 65mm TB, Explorer intake, 19# injecters, 3.45s, rebuilt posi, and TCI shift kit.

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Reply #5 –
Quote from: Bruce M;356808
SOs had double chains too, as long as they were roller. HO's have E7 heads and SO's had E5s or E6s. The HO's also had larger TBs and upper intakes.
Internally the HO had forged pistons with valve releafs and a little dish, the SO had cast pistons with no releafs or dish.

Both of the '87 SO 5.0 I dissembled had std chain, the '88 did have roller... I don't think you'll find a E5 head on any SEFI SO, but you may find them on a early '87 HO...

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Reply #6 –
I never found a double roller on a factory built 5.0. Maybe a replacement chain was a double roller (on the SO engines).
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #7 –
I don't remember mine having a dbl when it came apart
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SO to HO rebuild

Reply #8 –
My 88 had a double chain stock. I know that it had never been changed cause my car has been in the family since it was new. I have a complete repair history on the car. Maybe my car was just a fluck but it's not the first SO motor that I've torn into that had a double chain.
88 Cougar LS 5.0 .030 over, ported E7s with GT40 valves & trickflow springs, Proform roller rockers, HO cam, removed air silencer, K&N filter, smog pump delete, 2.25" dual flowmasters, Pacestter H-pipe & headers, HO computer, 65mm TB, Explorer intake, 19# injecters, 3.45s, rebuilt posi, and TCI shift kit.