5.0 and 5.0 H.O.

**HOT_ROD_CAR** · 05-19-2008, 11:59 PM

Hello. Could someone explain to me the differences between a 5.0 and a 5.0 H.O.?

Can you install an H.O. cam into a non H.O? Do the pistons have to be changed?

Thank you.

**KULTULZ** · 05-20-2008, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by HOT_ROD_CAR

Could someone explain to me the differences between a 5.0 and a 5.0 H.O.?

Can you install an H.O. cam into a non H.O? Do the pistons have to be changed?

Yes and no.

**Mr.Ed** · 05-20-2008, 06:38 AM

Thanks for the reply Kultulz. I too have often wondered what the difference was.

Later!
Mr. Ed

**KULTULZ** · 05-20-2008, 06:46 AM

No Problem!

There are other differences, but those are the main ones concerning the late 5.0L FI. Then there is the earlier 5.0L and the 302.

**HOT_ROD_CAR** · 05-21-2008, 01:14 AM

Thank you for the excellent information.

**lees6t** · 05-21-2008, 04:00 AM

If you swap to an HO cam, you'll have to change your firing order, too (from 1,5,4,2,6,3,7,8 to 1,3,7,2,6,5,4,8)

Lee



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