um yeah your right i dont.

 

you can get the MAF roller cam, Forged piston engines out of the 1988-1992 models. Those are the ones to get. You can get basically the same engine out of any 1988- 1992 Lincoln Mark VII. Earlier than 1988, the only Lincolns that had the Mustang spec engine were the Mark VII LSC's but after 88, all the Mark VIIs got them.

Differences are basically the roller cam and the forged pistons.

For the HO engines-

Forged pistons came out in 1985, but they lacked MAF

MAF came out in 1988

Forged pistons went away in 1993.

They were all roller engines (remember, HO engines only! Crown Vics and trucks had flat tappets still)

They arent hard to find.

 

injeced 302, ZF, and a twin sticked np205. you could help everyones false impression of "twin sticked" around here

 

trucks had rollers after 1992

 

I am not really interested in a manual though. sorry.

 

you asked lol.. Justin an me are the manual and old school style lovers! lol

 

Im tellin ya

c6 FTL

Zahnradfabrik Friedrichschafen FTW!

 

nah c4 i think


idk maybe ill find a 6.0L chevy and put in it. budget build under 2k and over 380HP

 

i think i just had a minor cardio infarction

 

I thought you were anti brand mixing beard? Or was that someone else?

 

If the only reason for not running the 4R70 is the VSS you could always run something like I'm running, a ring off of the t-case output... just an option...

 

he just made that 6.0 comment to russel feathers (and good job Beard it worked)

 

at least I think so...

 

tell you what, i have no speed signal from the rear-end and mine works like a charm

 

I thought about that as well. I have seen the cramped engine bay with the explorer 302, not much room at all.

I am tossed up about it and which way to go, I think it would be cheaper to go older but it would be better to go with the explorer 302.

Seems like there were a few reasons about the explorer setup. 1 was the vss, the other was something with the ABS, Something the PCM reads off the abs which was different from the ranger.

 

how does that work? i thought the trans would go into limp mode.

 

nah i was kinda serious. it would be a cheap alternative to some power! that 6.0 has some guts.

 

6.0 does have some guts.

To me a engine is a engine. Who cares who makes it.

If he never popped the hood of the truck no one would ever know...unless he was running a 350 or another popular engine. They has a distinct sound.

This is a budget build.

$2,000 with the explorer and he has a S/C V-6 Power.

$2,000 with the 6.0 and he has 100 more HP then a S/C V-6 with a lot more tourqe

I vote 6.0 if it fits decent. Outside the frame headers will be needed, but all drag cars do that.

 

I agree, I would go with the most bang for your buck (which I think is what Beard wants) but thats just me. Use the money left over for something else

 

I want simple yet powerful. I want the headers on the inside of the frame not outside. so its got to be somewhat decent in size.

the 6.0 is the same platform of the 5.7 and 5.3 engines. i am not really a chevy guy though.

I have a local guy that would help me build up a 351 which would be a good fit for the truck.

 

A 351 is a beast. Do it!!!!

 

How does the 351 compare to the 302 size wise?

 

from my understanding just a few inches wider.

a guy quoted me once a 1000 to install a 351 with an AOD and a manual 1356 in my truck. that was parts and everything. should have taken him up on that offer.

 

lol its 49 cubic inches bigger lol...

overall size its just little bigger

 

2 inches wider at the heads. Its taller as well but i dont remember how much. I want to say about an inch.

Have some fun and find a roller 351W! they are more work to get ahold of than a roller 302 but cubes are fun.