I finally found the car I am looking to use for my H.O. swap. Being as I have only see two 4 banger stangs and maybe 5 or 6 marks,(all pre 87) It looks like this is the engine I have been looking for. I think that it has been played with. It has a 2 1/2 to 3inch exhaust and 2 1/2 split after the axel. The interior has diffrent seats in it and it lhas custom exhaust manifolds. I suspect that this engine maybe be swaped in it. the engine is unusally clean. It has a much smaller radiator then any other 91 to 93 cougar 5.0 I have seen. There is also a v-6 badge on inside. The only thing that bugs me is that there is no damage to the car exept a missing radio and busted window. Meaning that it is either stolen, or a blown engine or tranny. I am looking really hard to get an H.O., or at least most of the parts. I just so happen to have a $500 check comeing on thursday night.
There's one up for sale on ebay,eng and tranny 300.00 buyitnow,not sure how far it is from you.
Someone stole the radio while it was sitting at the shop waiting for a motor! :D
Tell him you want some results from a compression test and then drive the thing if possible.
I should have mentioned that it is in a local junkyard. It had rims welded to the frame to hold the car up, so I doubt that I will be test driving it. It is at a u-pull it yard. I should be able to get the whole engine for less then $250 maybe less.
also I live in the middle or nowhere, just a few miles from Salt Lake City Utah. The closest that I am going to find anything is prolly gonna be dever. Even that is a 8 to 10 hour drive. I have almost never found a good H.O. car for cheap. So I am stuck junkyarding.