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Re: 65 Mustang Engine Transplant
walt peifer wrote:
> <michaelvogel@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1137970305.114116.214210@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
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>>Hello,
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>>I'm looking for some opinions on the smallest useful engine that can be
>>transplanted into a 1965 ford mustang... Is it a stretch to say that a
>>honda accord engine might be compatible and/or even strong enough to
>>drive the mustang?
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>>Or maybe the easier option is to modify the stang's 289 v8 to make it
>>more fuel efficient. Comments/suggestions?
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>>Thanks!
>>
>>Michael
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> rebuild the 289. carefully select the cam, run a 4-v intake with a small
> (low cfm carb with vacuum secondary. upgrade the ignition (petronix, unilite
> ect) use high quality cap, wires and plugs. Find a 35 amp alternator, no
> after market electronics, quality using a manual trans convert to over
> driven T-5, lighten the flywheel and pressure plate, with an auto for an
> over drive type AOD. lighten the drive shaft (carbon fiber, aluminum) find a
> set of 2:11 or 2:34 gears, change the tires to the narrowest highest
> pressure p-metric radials you can find and are comfortable with. remove the
> carpet and trunk mat and the insulation under them, reinstall the mat and
> carpet. don't carry anything extra in the trunk. Drive as if there is and
> egg between your gas pedal and the floor,
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>
or better yet, sell the 65 and buy a prius.
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