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mustang engines?

can i use 1984 engines and up? 302
1988 LX coupe. a dressed up motor with full exhaust and BBK shorties with flowmasters, BBK CAI, accufab 65mm tb, HO upper intake, cobra valve covers.

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Reply #1 –
Technically you could use '82 and up, as that was then the 5.0 returned, but they didn't really have the "good stuff" on them til '85

Garrett H.
'94 F250 XLT- 4x4, 5 speed, 7.3 IDI Turbo Diesel, 4" intake, 4" exhaust, 5" turnout stacks, manual hubs, etc.
'87 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
Engine, wheels, tires, etc!
Exhaust sound clip
Another clip

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Reply #2 –
Why?
It's Gumby's fault.

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Reply #3 –
Didn't roller start?.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

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Reply #4 –
I re read We.Any 302 will work.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

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Reply #5 –
Roller started in 1986.

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Reply #6 –
Trust me, 84 back is bad for persomance. 86 and on is EFI. If you go 302, go better heads and you'll need another intake if you go carb anyways. What do you plan to be doing, as this may help the question

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Reply #7 –
In Mustangs,weren't roller engines started in '85,but with the 4 bbl carb,then they went injected in '86.I'm pretty sure that's right.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #8 –
All I know is I was told mine was a m. flat tappet. To be proven when I pull the motor. Which actually might be sooner then later.

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Reply #9 –
87 to 92 is what to look for.
The 86 had py heads and flat top pistons.
93 and newer had hyper pistons(not real good for a power adder).
87-92 had forged pistons with valve reliefs(good for most head swaps)and the better E7TE truck heads already installed.

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Reply #10 –
Quote from: 84 Fila;131235
All I know is I was told mine was a m. flat tappet. To be proven when I pull the motor. Which actually might be sooner then later.

And its also not a mustang engine.
It's Gumby's fault.

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Reply #11 –
Quote from: Ifixyawata;131204
Roller started in 1986.


'85's were roller motors in the Mustang.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon

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Reply #12 –
Quote from: Chuck W;131326
'85's were roller motors in the Mustang.

I second-guessed myself even as I posted that.  Whoops.

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Reply #13 –
I have the '86 H.O.It has forged flat top pistons,my ported E-7's work nicely with this engine,and it'll flat haul.I'll be going to a 5.8 in the next year,so I'll leave it as it is for now.It'll be sold when the 5.8 is ready to go in.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #14 –
If you have the space/skill to do it you could pull the engine and have it rebuilt to HO specs. Your engine is a roller 5.0 after all.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.