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Title: 86 bird 3.8 to a carb breathing 5.0
Post by: Base92 on April 10, 2012, 06:22:10 PM

ok so ive posted here a few times before looking to try to beef up my 3.8 cfi. after all the help every1 has given me i think ima tear the little guy out isnt really worth it. so now im looking to go with a nice 5.0 but carb since i was told it would match up to my 3 speed auto tranny. now im not guna do the swap for maybe a year but i wana start looking for a block and start piecing it together. now my question is what would be the best car to pull the motor out of that will hook up to my car with minimal mods

sorry about the essay lol

Title: 86 bird 3.8 to a carb breathing 5.0
Post by: 88turbo on April 10, 2012, 08:37:13 PM

Mustang GT or Lincoln mark VII will probably be your best 2 options.

Title: 86 bird 3.8 to a carb breathing 5.0
Post by: Base92 on April 10, 2012, 10:45:59 PM

is there a specific year to keep an eye out for? like a fox stang or some thing of that nature

Title: 86 bird 3.8 to a carb breathing 5.0
Post by: turbotrav on April 13, 2012, 10:33:14 PM

87-93 mustang 5.0, 88-92 Mark 7, heck the 302 from an F150, E series would be alright. But you would want a 92 or later 5.0 from the truck for the High output.

Travis

Title: 86 bird 3.8 to a carb breathing 5.0
Post by: Shadow on April 24, 2012, 12:20:41 AM

an explorer motor is a good start, as well.. you'd be starting off with arguably the best heads ford ever dropped on a 302.. only real mod you need to make to run a carb is the cam.. a simple cam swap and dropping on a carb intake with an aftermarket HEI distributor, 1 wire and fuel supply.. turn the key and you're running :hick:

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Technical => Engine Swapping => Topic started by: Base92 on April 10, 2012, 06:22:10 PM