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Old Feb 25, 2008
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SOHC 4.0 roller rockers

yea are they out there
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008
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no.....I don't believe so
 
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A sohc engine is different than a regular pushrod motor. I don;t think they have "rocker arms" persay.
 
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they kinda have rocker arms but you cant get aftermarket ones to get more lift...you would want to look into cams to get more lift
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008
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they are called followers and they are "roller" from the factory. the ratio on the followers are 1.86 so I really doubt you want to change them. The factory ones are in it for the win.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2008
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they are called followers and they are "roller" from the factory. the ratio on the followers are 1.86 so I really doubt you want to change them. The factory ones are in it for the win.
yea if you want to make more performance out of the heads i would also suggest doin a port and polishing job, but idk ive only worked on carbed motors at the engine shop
 
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yea if you want to make more performance out of the heads i would also suggest doin a port and polishing job, but idk ive only worked on carbed motors at the engine shop
only way that will do any good is if you follow it up with a full exhaust system (headers, cats, mufflers, ect.) and to really make it worth wile, forced induction...
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
only way that will do any good is if you follow it up with a full exhaust system (headers, cats, mufflers, ect.) and to really make it worth wile, forced induction...



well i plan on building a ranger soon. I want to run a 94 body style and I am gonna build my own custom long travel setup and I wanna build a 4.0 SOHC with a eaton 112 blower. I know what I am gonna use for heads, cams, pistons, rods, work to the crank. I just wasnt sure about the rockers...or followers as some one said up above. I have done work to OHV motors just never on a SOHC.
 
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you do realize that heads on a SOHC is different than the OHV......
 
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yea
 
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Old Feb 26, 2008
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you do realize that heads on a SOHC is different than the OHV......



yea why...im not using the motor from the truck to build im gonna get a donor block.. I know of a few lying around that I can get.
 
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there isn't much you can get/do to a SOHC head.......
 
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yea and make sure when you time it you time it right...last time i rebuilt a sohc 4.0 i had to get special ford timing tool to get the cam in the right position, make sure you do that or all your work it done for
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
there isn't much you can get/do to a SOHC head.......
there isnt???
 
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there isnt???

come on nick... I think he would know a little bit better than you
 
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there isnt???
from what i have read there isn't much for them....not saying there isn't parts, but they are not readily available.....

Originally Posted by Alon@ModBargains
come on nick... I think he would know a little bit better than you
and that was called for why
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
from what i have read there isn't much for them....not saying there isn't parts, but they are not readily available.....


and that was called for why
because it made me lol
 
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Nick & D = 4.0L SOHC masters

Supersix FTW!
 
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01

Supersix FTW!

meh...
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
from what i have read there isn't much for them....not saying there isn't parts, but they are not readily available.....
now that the 4.0 sohc has been introduced into the mustang world, things have changed. there are more and more parts becoming readily available every day.
 
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Originally Posted by Alon@ModBargains
come on nick... I think he would know a little bit better than you
yea, that wasnt very nice... he didnt deserve that one...
 
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Old Feb 27, 2008
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Originally Posted by NicksterSVT
now that the 4.0 sohc has been introduced into the mustang world, things have changed. there are more and more parts becoming readily available every day.
yea i just talked to bruce over at modern driveline and he saiod an adapter is in the works to boly a tremec tko tranny to these motors
 
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i think that advanced adaptors makes them for the OHV......and if they do, it will bolt to the SOHC also.....the transmission bell housing is the same bolt pattern.....(i just put a SOHC manual transmission on my OHV and all the bolts lined up...)
 
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