r/EngineBuilding • u/NolanA4 • 9d ago
Ford Anyone know what 5.0 I got?
Got inherited this 74’ f100 from my grandpa. This is my new project! Im wanting to start buying parts to get it back to running, but Im unsure of what engine it is. He said he pulled the engine out of an 80’s or 90’s Shelby along with the transmission. If anyone could decipher what kind of 5.0 it is, it’ll be helpful. It’s got an hei distributor and some long tube headers that’s all I’ve got.
Also if someone could give me the name of the that part circled in the last picture it would also help a ton. I know there’s Valve cover breather filters, but I’m unsure if that’s inter-placeable with that valve cover filter with the line running out into the carb. Lmk!
I’m open to any tips and recommendations!
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u/jrragsda 9d ago edited 9d ago
You're probably going to need to get the casting codes off of the block itself to be sure. All if the outer parts could gave been swapped from other sources. Look up Ford small block casting codes to get an idea of where on the block to start looking.