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1987 ThunderBird Turbo Coupe to 5.0Li and AOD

Reply #60
Quote from: TOM Renzo;411622

There is also another alternative but if i post it all HELL WILL BREAK LOOSE!! Once again i stand corrected from all the pressure.

LOL You have no idea the contemplating I did going back and forth on my current project before deciding to go with another 5.0.
87 TC
HO Swap, T5 Swap, Mach Springs, CHE Upper and Lower control arms, Mach Chin spoiler, soon to be Procharged.

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1987 ThunderBird Turbo Coupe to 5.0Li and AOD

Reply #61
ffff
I spend money I don't have, To build  cars I don't need, To impress people I don't know

HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY!!

1987 ThunderBird Turbo Coupe to 5.0Li and AOD

Reply #62
Quote from: TOM Renzo;411640
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http://cars.yakaz.com/1988-turbo-coupe-for-sale#lo=4&docid=0004tne5cb2hv00e
 

I assume you're ???????????????????? about the guy asking 12k.  But what has that got to to with this thread?  Maybe I missed the connection.

1987 ThunderBird Turbo Coupe to 5.0Li and AOD

Reply #63
Ok h
I spend money I don't have, To build  cars I don't need, To impress people I don't know

HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY!!

1987 ThunderBird Turbo Coupe to 5.0Li and AOD

Reply #64
Tom, just let the guy V8 convert already.  He's already decided, he's got stuff, if it doesn't work out the way he thinks it will, he'll just have to do it again.  Everyone's journey with these cars is unique, why shouldn't his be?

1987 ThunderBird Turbo Coupe to 5.0Li and AOD

Reply #65
it was said before Tom........


Not everyone lives by this
I spend money I don't have, To build cars I don't need, To impress people I don't know

in all honestly its his car, he came here for advice on the swap and not someone to tell him how he wants to build HIS car.

1987 ThunderBird Turbo Coupe to 5.0Li and AOD

Reply #66
Btw Tom, I am building another 5.0 for my swapped turbo coupe because its what I want to do

1987 ThunderBird Turbo Coupe to 5.0Li and AOD

Reply #67
Well the block is cracked so I'm not going to be messing with that any longer.
I called junk yards for an engine all I found was a Grand Marquis and a Town Car, and a few trucks... I don't have any years for them though. I'm going to call back on that but what do you think on those v8 I want to stray away from trucks just cause their built a bit different...

What about getting a modular v8 out of the newer mustangs? Their easier to find but how much would pure conversion cost be??

1987 ThunderBird Turbo Coupe to 5.0Li and AOD

Reply #68
hhh
I spend money I don't have, To build  cars I don't need, To impress people I don't know

HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY!!

1987 ThunderBird Turbo Coupe to 5.0Li and AOD

Reply #69
Quote from: Gekell;411651
Well the block is cracked so I'm not going to be messing with that any longer.
I called junk yards for an engine all I found was a Grand Marquis and a Town Car, and a few trucks... I don't have any years for them though. I'm going to call back on that but what do you think on those v8 I want to stray away from trucks just cause their built a bit different...

What about getting a modular v8 out of the newer mustangs? Their easier to find but how much would pure conversion cost be??

If you want some good power, get a 5.0 from an explorer and install an HO cam.  Easy enough

1987 ThunderBird Turbo Coupe to 5.0Li and AOD

Reply #70
Quote from: TOM Renzo;411652
Sorry for the confusion and my thoughts. Actually i should have know better. My mistake!!
Exactly , you are constantly trolling for an argument.I don't like butting in on these types of threads,but frankly,I am sick of you wrecking threads.
nobody wants to get on here and see this BS every other week.....................I am done ranting now,good day.
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1987 ThunderBird Turbo Coupe to 5.0Li and AOD

Reply #71
What year did they stop using the V8 EFI in the explorers?

Can you block people from threads?

1987 ThunderBird Turbo Coupe to 5.0Li and AOD

Reply #72
You can block any user by clicking on their user name, its in the drop down thingy.

The v-8's (302's anyways...) ended in about 2001. I believe they started in 1996.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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1987 ThunderBird Turbo Coupe to 5.0Li and AOD

Reply #73
Best bet these days is a Explorer engine, unfortunately they are "dressed" differently than the orig 5.0 in Birds, Stangs etc of the era... By that I mean the electrical configuration is entirely different, uses crank sensor, coil packs(no distributor), etc...

I'd recommend looking for a 5.0 Bird/Coug parts car to help with all the little pieces necessary... I found one for $100 when I did my swap, was worth more like $500 for all the parts...

1987 ThunderBird Turbo Coupe to 5.0Li and AOD

Reply #74
there are also some odds and ends that you will need to find to make the explorer engine work, but the block is the same as a fox 5.0 engine.