351 to EEC V camsensor ?

UdoFink · Post by **UdoFink** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 11:01 am

I just build up an 351W stroker with an Whipple 2.3 blower that I want to run on an EEC V AOL2
For crank sensor I use Explorer balancer and sensor but Exlporer use 3pin hall cam sensor AOL2 use 2wire inductive.
Is there some that fit ? My idee is to use standard distributor cut all thees exept one and install the 4.6 cam sensor in the distributor housing

Thanks for help Udo

LeadHead · Post by **LeadHead** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:51 pm

Are you stuck using that particular computer? There is an EEC-V that supports the TFI distributor a 351 would have came with. The 1996 F-150 5.8 EEC-V is what you'd need.

UdoFink · Post by **UdoFink** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 6:02 am

jep but there the blower I have no space for distributor

LeadHead · Post by **LeadHead** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 9:18 am

Why not just use the 4.6 inductive two wire sensor and make it fit into the Explorer cam sensor housing?

Post by **cgrey8** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 10:40 am

The Explorers came with 2 style cam sensors. I don't know if either of them are what he needs. The older 96-98ish cam sensors were the 1/2 circle type. I don't know what the newer one looks like. I just recall someone discovering that the newer Explorer 5.0Ls had a different cam sensor than the older ones.

Paulie · Post by **Paulie** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 12:44 pm

cgrey8 wrote:The Explorers came with 2 style cam sensors. I don't know if either of them are what he needs. The older 96-98ish cam sensors were the 1/2 circle type. I don't know what the newer one looks like. I just recall someone discovering that the newer Explorer 5.0Ls had a different cam sensor than the older ones.

The later ones have a single thin tang instead of the half moon.

UdoFink · Post by **UdoFink** » Mon Aug 22, 2016 5:54 am

I have ordered an Explorer cam sensor housing at RockAuto when it is here I will see what is better to fit the cam sensor.
Exlorer cam sensor housing ore 5.8 distributor.
Not sure but I think that the oilpump drive is different 5 and 5.8

LeadHead · Post by **LeadHead** » Mon Aug 22, 2016 1:06 pm

The 5.8's oil pump drive is slightly bigger, so you'll have to use the 5.8 distributor.

ironmanisanemic · Post by **ironmanisanemic** » Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:01 pm

If you want to use a cam sensor in a 5.8, you need 2 cam sensors. You need 1 from an explorer for the housing, and another from a 3.8l for the shaft. Like stated above the explorer used both VR and hall effect sensors, They also had either the half circle and the small tang. I dont think there is a difference operating wise if you use a vr sensor with the small tang, and the VR sensor with the half round or vice versa. I believe it triggers off of the rising edge and ignores the falling edge so the type of shaft shouldnt matter.

UdoFink · Post by **UdoFink** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 1:36 am

great thanks for that info I try to locate an 3.8 cam sensor... not easy in Germany....

Stengun · Post by **Stengun** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 11:25 pm

Gowdy,

I built my own from a MSD cam sync plug and a 4.6 cam sensor.

Easy peazy. Works great.

Paul

ironmanisanemic · Post by **ironmanisanemic** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 11:57 pm

Stengun wrote:Gowdy,

I built my own from a MSD cam sync plug and a 4.6 cam sensor.

Easy peazy. Works great.

Paul

If you can still find the cam sync plugs from msd. They stopped making them from what I've seen.

Stengun · Post by **Stengun** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:18 pm

Howdy,

Yes, MSD no longer makes the cam plug but a regular 351W distributor can be modified as well.

Paul

UdoFink · Post by **UdoFink** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 11:30 am

Have done..

I oredered from Rockauto an Explorer and a V6 sync unit and build one that fit with the Expolrer housing and the V6 shaft and sensor.
Wiring is ready too and I hope to find time to start next weeks

LeadHead · Post by **LeadHead** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 10:00 pm

Glad to hear it

Pat Olsen · Post by **Pat Olsen** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 11:35 pm

UdoFink wrote:Have done..

I oredered from Rockauto an Explorer and a V6 sync unit and build one that fit with the Expolrer housing and the V6 shaft and sensor.
Wiring is ready too and I hope to find time to start next weeks

Got any pictures to show what you did?

UdoFink · Post by **UdoFink** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 5:05 am

No sorry,

but it is very simple. Do you nedd partnumbers from Rockauto ?

Pat Olsen · Post by **Pat Olsen** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 4:21 pm

No, thanks. I've already grabbed a couple 3.8 V6 sensors at the junkyard, guess I need to grab an Explorer one as well. I'll figure it out ... if I ever get around to actually doing this!

UdoFink · Post by **UdoFink** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 10:40 am

you are lucky.....you have the junkyards

UdoFink · Post by **UdoFink** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:11 pm

it is running starting first time and run great

Thanks for your help

LeadHead · Post by **LeadHead** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:39 pm

Glad to hear it.

XR9UTE · Post by **XR9UTE** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:47 am

Remember also, that apart from 1/4" vs 5/16" oil pump shaft, the 5.0L block has a smaller hole in the block than the 5.8L. Plus the Explorer Balancer is for a 50oz imbalance engine not 28oz like the 5.8. We do a custom encoder wheel to press fit onto to a step we machine on the back of an aftermarket 5.8 Balancer for this purpose.

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