Whats the deal with the brackets, could the Novi1k on my 302 bolt up to the front of a windsor without any probs or could I run into any other kinds of probs?
Thanks
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Whats the deal with the brackets, could the Novi1k on my 302 bolt up to the front of a windsor without any probs or could I run into any other kinds of probs?
Thanks
I'll let ya know in about a month:D
Doug said all of the bolts will line up except for the bottom one on the block. I'm gonna give it a try.
Yeah the bracket will only be held on by the head though.
I was looking into this for the future as well.
I'm gonna try and run that way. If it chucks belts then i'll try and fix it. If i can't fix it i know alternative auto in MI makes a windsor bracket.
I figured maybe the lower hole for going into the block could be slotted out for the increased deck height. Kinda ghetto yes but better than nothing.
I am sure some sort of bracket could be added to attach the main bracket to the block. You could also run a blower support from the bracket to the shock tower as well..
Ian
the alt. auto bracket is for the vortechs
maybe fred, blue91 will chime in. He has a 2k on his 351 car.
I believe Vortech and Paxton share the same main bracket.
So the Alternative Auto one would work if you wanted to go that route.
Thanks everyone.
I went and looked through Alternativeauto.com, and they didn't have their products section running, so does anyone know a part # or know what kind of price they are- so I don't have to call.
I'v heard there are motor mounts that can allow for a 351 to be tucked under a stock hood, is this rumour true?
Thanks again
I'm pretty sure the base is universal between vortech/paxton. I'd be willing to try the strut tower brace for sure. I'll know for sure in mid january. The rumor on the motor mount is true as i just recieved a set of hpm 3/4" drop motor mounts today.
OK BOYS! what am i gonna do about headers? remember i have a panfill C4. Anyone have a windsor/fox pan and some headers to spare? LOL
The t5 headers and the C4 headers are the same. The AOD headers will not fit your car.
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Originally posted by sinner
Whats the deal with the brackets, could the Novi1k on my 302 bolt up to the front of a windsor without any probs or could I run into any other kinds of probs?
Thanks
Hey sinner..........Ditch the windsor and go with a stroker and upgrade to a Novi 2000!!:D :D
The Vortech, Paxton, and Powerdyne back cast brackets are all very similar and can be interchanged. Fred/Blue91 had a Vortech back bracket that was originally modified by Alt Auto to mount a Vortech on a 351w. I borrowed his bracket and too it, along with a new Vortech bracket, to a local fab shop and had them copy it. Both of us are using these brackets to mount our Novi 2k's to our 351w's. I wasn't able to use the lower block bolt hole because of a couple of issues.
- I'm running a 9.2 deck 351 instead of a 9.5 deck
- I don't have a hole in the block at that location
The red bracket is Fred's/Blue91's. The plain aluminum one is mine:
http://saleen.v8mustang.com/pics/mis...t/bracket1.jpg
You can find a few more pics here.
Awsome, thanks for the pics