Going V8

[Jquintel]

Well, i was going to swap in a 2.3 Turbo from a 88 turbo coupe however, a guy i work with is selling 2, 5.0's to me for $100 so it looks like ill be doing that instead... unless i find another 2.3 mustang, then i could probably put one of the v8's in that, and still swap..... oh well

 

[Red_LX]

I agree!

 

[mr_woodster]

lol , well thats a great deal on a 5.0...gonna be ALOT of work to swap over though, Good luck!

PS: 4 bangers rule!

 

[351wcoupe]

Well, i was selling 2, 5.0's to me for $100 :

lol I think your getting screwed.

 

[mr_woodster]

LOL didnt even catch that! a penny saved is a penny earned! one 5.0 on a stand is worth two in the junkyard! Are you paying yourself for the swap aswell?

 

[Dr_EluSivE]

i could have gotten $100 for 2 5.0's??? Damn i gave the two i had away for free

Dr.

 

[notched86]

Nice deal, but I think it's going to come back and bite you in the ass, especially when it comes time to fill up. It might cost a tiny bit more for a 2.3 turbo (you have to find one first too) but it will quickly pay for itself at the gas pump, especially with gas as expensive as it is now. You'll be crying when your getting 17 mpg in your 5.0 and you have to fill it up with $2.00 a gallon gas.

 

[Jquintel]

Nice deal, but I think it's going to come back and bite you in the ass, especially when it comes time to fill up. It might cost a tiny bit more for a 2.3 turbo (you have to find one first too) but it will quickly pay for itself at the gas pump, especially with gas as expensive as it is now. You'll be crying when your getting 17 mpg in your 5.0 and you have to fill it up with $2.00 a gallon gas.

Well its not going in anytime soon! and i plan on building one of em up, so hopefully ill find another mustang to put it in.. either a 5.0 mustang or a 4 banger......even possibly a ranger, but i'd rather not

 

[Bearded Forever]

What?

 

[Mustang5L5]

Nice deal, but I think it's going to come back and bite you in the ass, especially when it comes time to fill up. It might cost a tiny bit more for a 2.3 turbo (you have to find one first too) but it will quickly pay for itself at the gas pump, especially with gas as expensive as it is now. You'll be crying when your getting 17 mpg in your 5.0 and you have to fill it up with $2.00 a gallon gas.

It ain't thaaaat bad. I mean look at the bright side. I am on first name basis with a LOT of gas station attendants! I mean how cool is that?

 

[93 teal terror]

17mpg??? I can get 24 around town and 30 on the highway

 

[mr_woodster]

hehe, i think you patrol here teal waiting for anyone to post about 5.0 gasmileage...my 88tbird gets about 17 around town and a little over 21 on the highway (gets better the longer its on the highway moving) ..around town id go with a 2.3milage over my 5.0, still depends more or less on how you "drive" the car i guess~

 

[Jquintel]

got the engines yesterday, didnt have time to do anything to them yet....

but heres pics

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[Mustang5L5]

Those aren't HO motors. SInce they have manifolds they look like town car engines. Depending on the year they are 180-200HP and 250 TQ.

I think those AOD's are 1" longer than a Mustang AOD requiring a custom driveshaft. I would sell em both and convert to a 5-spd anyway.

There are quite a few parts you need to change to make those 5.0 HO motors. bottom end is the same but you'll need different cam, heads, injectors, upper intake manifold and throttle body and ditch the manifolds

 

[mr_woodster]

H.O.'s have the manifold pointing the other direction correct? also the firing order is differnt (i think ) drop a trickflow or edy intake and some exhuast and call it a day

 

[Lex]

To to remind everyone, they were Only 100 bucks.....

 

[Bearded Forever]

Yeah the intakes are facing the wrong way!
Those damned pesky canadians.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Well, not only do they face the other way, 87+ spec HO intakes are a little bigger internally too

 

[Red_LX]

Make em carbed, should be able to get some decent power numbers for not too much money.

 

[Jquintel]

Make em carbed, should be able to get some decent power numbers for not too much money.

Thats exactly what i had planned

oh and i forgot to say that a guy already wants one of them, he told me he'd give me $150 for one!