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Finally got one!

Welp, I will finally be joining the ranks of the 5.8L crowd!:tg:
Bought a good running 351W out of a '92 Econoline van for $250, paid $300 for him to deliver it to my place.
Just gotta get a new oil pan, intake and a set of headers and Flywheel and she is ready to go.:evilgrin:
Are there any other things I will be needing for the 351EFI swap to go smoothly?

Finally got one!

Reply #1
berry nice.... need anything else :D lol

i got a flywheel given its for an auto... is that whatcha want?
motor mounts? ;-)

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Reply #2
Intake and that's it. Is the 351 going in the Tbird?
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.


 

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Reply #4
I used my shorty header off of my 5.0. What intake are you going to run? If you have the 5.8 EFI intake you can gasket match it to a GT 40 or the Eldebrock upper.Just a little info.
  Or professianl products make a Eldebrock knockoff for about $400 for the upper and lower.




SCT Tuned by Me(Greg@SpeedyDyno.com)

E.T. 10.28 @ 136.5 MPH 1/4 mile: List of Mods; 351 EFI, AFR heads,AOD,Rousch 13in frt brakes,11in rear brakes, AirRide Tech air ride system, Sub frame connetors,2400 RPM stall, 3.50,BBK shorties,T62PT Turbos  air to air intercooled, Home built kit.
Car weights 3705lbs without driver:burnout:

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Reply #5
This is sweet ass... I love it man. 250, that's  good price!

I'm planning on doing the 351 swap too. Is there a list somewhere with all the 351 engined cars/vans/trucks. My junkyard wont give me any info.

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Reply #6
Quote from: Cougarcruisin
This is sweet ass... I love it man. 250, that's  good price!

I'm planning on doing the 351 swap too. Is there a list somewhere with all the 351 engined cars/vans/trucks. My junkyard wont give me any info.


Grand marquis
econoline vans
F-150's
LTD's

just to name a few..

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Reply #7
OOHH. I might have to join you. I might have a 5.8 and a tranny for around that price. Actually the whole truck.
"Real cars dont power the front wheels, they lift them"
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
1984 Mercury Cougar GS 5.0:cougarsmily: BBK Equal Length Shorties, BBK O/R X-Pipe, Magnaflow Magnapacks, Mustang GT Stainless Tailpipes, 18" Magnaflow Rolled Edge Tips. Turbo Coupe Hood, Mach 1 Chin Spoiler. 17"x9" Cobra R's, Falken Ziex 255/50s, and 245/45s.
1984 Ford Thunderbird 3.8L "Drag Queen"
2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Lone Star Edition 5.7L Hemi 400hp, lex DOD14M Magnaflow retro-fit ler kit

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Reply #8
I got this 351W for $100 and some random change I had in my pocket, 45,000 original kilometers.



Of course it was attached to this



I sold the wheels/tires, doors all around, seats, and some interior pieces  so the 351 cost me about $-350 in the end :D Now I just need something to put it in, hmmm
1980 birds X 3, 1982 bird, 1984 XR7, 1988 TC

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Reply #9
Quote from: tbirdscott
Now I just need something to put it in, hmmm


5.8L box bird anyone?  :D

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Reply #10
Quote from: 5.8fastcat
I used my shorty header off of my 5.0. What intake are you going to run? If you have the 5.8 EFI intake you can gasket match it to a GT 40 or the Eldebrock upper.Just a little info.
  Or professianl products make a Eldebrock knockoff for about $400 for the upper and lower.


Excuse me if I am reading this wrong but you say you were able to use 5.0 shorties on a 351w? I know the 351 shorties extend down further because of the taller deck but is the only purpose of that to hook to the stock exhaust? Thought 5.0 shorties would hit something on a 351:dunno:  Sorry for the hi jack.
TC#1- 2.5T- 10.14@134....9.76@138 with a 50shot
TC#2- Turbo BBF project
TC#3- parts car

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Reply #11
Quote from: 5.8fastcat
I used my shorty header off of my 5.0. What intake are you going to run? If you have the 5.8 EFI intake you can gasket match it to a GT 40 or the Eldebrock upper.Just a little info.
  Or professianl products make a Eldebrock knockoff for about $400 for the upper and lower.


There must be more than one 351 lower out there then... All the ones I've seen use a  oval port setup. It ain't nuthin like the truck 5.0 intake...