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    Posted: March-14-2019 at 1:25am
My S.N. has the Pro Boss H.O. engine -- 1994. Did PCM use the Ford 351W roller block in their marine conversion engines?

I assume that the casting location on my block is on the starboard side of the engine block, down by the starter. I used my inspection mirror, but I can't quite make out the block casting numbers.

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It's possible- all blocks after a certain date were roller capable. You really need to check the casting. I'm not sure you can see it unless the starter is removed. Your looking for F4TE cast into it. I have a picture but cant at the moment get it off the phone to the PC. The number is on a ledge that faces down toward the starter
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I think I have the answer now to around when Ford marine blocks went roller.

I picked up a GT40 core from a 1995 SN. No roller block there. Just pulled apart a 1996 carby PCM 351. Roller block in the 1996.

Your 94 is likely a flat tappet block.
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Well...off to the junk yards to find an F4TE block. No real hurry, I'm just thinking about next winter's project.

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To resurrect this old thread I started a couple of years ago...Back then, I had a 1994 high-output non-GT40 SBF engine.  Now my 2001 model SNOB year has the GT40.  I've been toying with the idea of warming the engine up with new aluminum heads, cam, etc.  Running at altitude has decreased my HP to-the-wheel by 25%.

Is this 2001 block roller ready?  If so, why did PCM choose to NOT go roller valve train?

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I figure they wouldn't change something that was about to disappear from their lineup and besides, they bought the engines from Ford, they didn't turn a 351W into a Gt40 themselves, Ford built the engines and sold them to PCM, OMC/Volvo with minor differences.

You should toy with the idea of finding someone who's done what you're thinking of and didn't have tuning issues because of the tuning limitations of the ECM with substantial power changes.


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Ken:  I'm aware that ECM tuning will likely pose a challenge when dealing with significant performance upgrades.  This may seem bassackwards to some, but retro-mod from MP-EFI to a conventional distributor and carburetor may provide the best net results.  The performance upgrades won't come cheap...I'm guessing $3,500 to $4,000 for cam, lifters, intake, roller rockers, fully-dressed heads, dizzy and carb.

I may get the bore-snake camera and pull a valve cover and see if I can get a look into the lifter valley and determine if I have a roller-ready block.

How bad do I really want to do this?  (Please make the voices in my head go away...)
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Now I get it

You're suffering from DUI/QF separation anxiety.

You and only you can make those voices go away Jonny Wink

If it was me, I'd probably spend some more of your money and build a whole new engine and keep this one as a spare or sell the engine whole when you're happy with the new one. You might come out ahead dollar wise selling it afterwards

I'm a real big help aren't I ?

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As long as we can watch!

Seriously, came to the wrong place to be talked out of it

Yeah I think answer the roller block question first


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Why not just pull the starter and get the block casting number? F4TE is a roller block. If I recall correctly any block after 94 is a roller block. Why not consider something like a Megasquirt conversion? What did Dominic end up with on the Longhorn boat? Seems to me he stuck with FI
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Originally posted by KENO KENO wrote:

 
You're suffering from DUI/QF separation anxiety.

That made me laugh...probably more true than you realize.  I haven't touched a 4-barrel carburetor in over a year and now I get the sweats when I see an empty rebuilding bench in my shop.

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I vote build another engine and leave alone what you got. My friend had a very weathered Moomba Outback with a carbureted 351 HO in it. Pretty sure it was a PCM. Would have been a perfect donor for you. Hydrodyne was also using PCM Fords.
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