Looking for a Change...need advice.... Reply #30 – December 16, 2005, 09:23:56 PM Quote from: DMC24guyBut it got me wondering, did the Mark VII's or the Cougars come with the H.O. stock? I know the Thunderbird's didn't, so I assume the other two cars didn't either. I think it could have been a swap, but who would want a 5.0 H.O. in a Mark VII!?I also found a Mustang (not sure of what year, but looked like something from the 80's) with a 2.3L 4 Banger in it. I didn't look Turbo Charged, and there were no Turbo Markings on it either. Was this pathetic excuse for an engine actually an option for the Mustang at the time?These guys are the ones who want a HO in their Lincs... I can gaurentee the are more "FAST"(and faster)Lincs over there, than we have Birds and Cougs combined..http://www.fordvschevy.com/forum/index.phpThe 2.3 non turbo was the base engine from '74-'93(OK the '74-'78 were Stang IIs), thats 20 years, so yea there are a lot of them out there... Actually they ain't bad in a stickshift version, but the automatics were total bow-wows...I owned about 8-10 way back when, with the last being a FI '87. Daughter finally sold it 2-3 years ago with 192k mi, still ran decent..Of course there are the carbed 2.3 turbos from '79-'81('82 in Canada). The FI turbo appeared in '84 through '86 in the SVO versions...A 2.8 V6 was available '74-early '79, when it was replaced by the 200(3.3) inline 6. Lasted till '83 whem the 3.8 became available, it made it through '85. Then reappeared in '95 through '03...The 302/5.0 was available from '75-'79 and again '82-'95. There was no V8 option in '74 and the '80-'81 got a 4.2L(255) V8....R model Cobra's got a HO 351 in '95... Since they only built 250, you ain't likely to run up with one... My son-in-law actually got to drive one... Lucky stiff...Schools Out... Quote Selected
Looking for a Change...need advice.... Reply #31 – December 16, 2005, 09:27:50 PM H.O out of a mark swaps in pretty easy. Check out http://www.coolcats.net/tech/advanced/mark50_swap.html Quote Selected
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