Hmm... looks like the stock crank is cast but good to 600hp or 7k rpm, stock rods are forged as are 87-92 pistons.
I had no idea the stock bottom end was so stout.
Shipping from Iowa to Florida might cost an arm.
I am on the fence about what i should do for a short block, The current block is a xxx casting but has been machined twice and is 30 over now. I was contemplating buying a new block to build, possibly using an explorer long block to start over with.
LS Swap?Don’t say it...don’t say it....don’t say it...
Meh, when the 308 in ElSuperPinto pukes (and it will, shifting at 6200rpm will split the block eventually)...Sorry tanner I am NOT DOING AN LS SWAP.
Went to look at an engine today... had rust in the bores and was .060 over...
So let's talk junkyard explorer engines, same crank as mustang and has forged rods. No problems there, I think the pistons are hyperutectic?
Anyone have the low down on what to expect from a decent low mile block?
I am bouncing ideas around now.... I really want that I6 4.0 but unobtanium since you have to ship it into the US in pieces....6 cylinder,...
Put a 6 cylinder from a 1978 Maverick in it...That'll solve all of your problems.