D.L. Man

Ok I have the engine and its out of a wrecked lincoln. It has emmission
stuff on it and the tranny is AOD. I don't know what to throw away and what
to keep. I do have a donor thunderbird that I can use the parts off of for
the suppension but I don't know if it will work or not?

What can I do to the engine for performance? Trade the intake for a better
one change the cam shaft and lifters, holly double pumper or edelbrock 4
barrel and headers with dual exhuast. That should make it pretty fun to
drive right?

Thanks for your input in advance.

D.L. Man

66 6F HCS

"D.L. Man" <bravedave96@yahoo.net> wrote
> Ok I have the engine and its out of a wrecked lincoln. It has emmission
> stuff on it and the tranny is AOD.

What year lincoln? 348? For the AOD you'll need some special adapter plates,
mounts and TV cable adapter.

>I do have a donor thunderbird that I can use the parts off of for
> the suppension but I don't know if it will work or not?

None of it will work. Now if you had an old Falcon, then you might have had
some interchangeable parts. The T-bird and the Mustang were completely
different cars.

> What can I do to the engine for performance? Trade the intake for a better
> one change the cam shaft and lifters, holly double pumper or edelbrock 4
> barrel and headers with dual exhuast. That should make it pretty fun to
> drive right?

You gotta figure out what you're starting with before you know where you can
go.
--
Scott W.
'66 HCS Mustang 289
'68 Ranchero 500 302
'69 Mustang Sportsroof 351W
ThunderSnake #57
http://home.comcast.net/~vanguard92/

D.L. Man

"D.L. Man" <bravedave96@yahoo.net> wrote in message
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> Ok I have the engine and its out of a wrecked mid 80's lincoln. The engine
was rebuilt and bored from
305 -> 348 the lincoln was wrecked after 30,000 miles and the engine pulled
and put in storage.
It has emmission
> stuff on it and the tranny is AOD. I don't know what to throw away and
what
> to keep. I do have a donor 83 thunderbird that I can use the parts off of
for
> the suppension but I don't know if it will work or not?
>
> What can I do to the engine for performance? Trade the intake for a better
> one change the cam shaft and lifters, holly double pumper or edelbrock 4
> barrel and headers with dual exhuast. That should make it pretty fun to
> drive right?
>
> Thanks for your input in advance.
>
> D.L. Man
>
>

66 6F HCS

"D.L. Man" <bravedave96@yahoo.net> wrote
>> Ok I have the engine and its out of a wrecked mid 80's lincoln. The
>> engine
> was rebuilt and bored from
> 305 -> 348 the lincoln was wrecked after 30,000 miles and the engine
> pulled

Well AFAIK, Ford never built a 305, Chevy did and it was a POS, and there's
no way in hell you can bore a block that far out and have anything left but
a chinese lantern if you put a lightbulb down a cylinder.

Now if it's a stroker motor, then you have something to start with. Again,
the actual year of the motor is important, as then you will know if you have
a carb engine, a Speed Density EFI, or EEC-IV Mass Air EFI. The last being
the most desirable for streetability.
--
Scott W.
'66 HCS Mustang 289
'68 Ranchero 500 302
'69 Mustang Sportsroof 351W
ThunderSnake #57
http://home.comcast.net/~vanguard92/

D.L. Man

"66 6F HCS" <92bottledance_spammit_@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> "D.L. Man" <bravedave96@yahoo.net> wrote
> >> Ok I have the engine and its out of a wrecked mid 80's lincoln. The
> >> engine
> > was rebuilt and bored from
> > 305 -> 348 the lincoln was wrecked after 30,000 miles and the engine
> > pulled
>
> Well AFAIK, Ford never built a 305, Chevy did and it was a POS, and
there's
> no way in hell you can bore a block that far out and have anything left
but
> a chinese lantern if you put a lightbulb down a cylinder.

Ok I checked and I have some more information. It was a 302 out of a 78
lincoln. It was bored 30 over and it had a throttle body. The carb with 2
fuel injectors in there.

I want to go low tech since it is going in a '66 mustang. I think it would
be nice to have a engine that can handle top speeds but I like tinkering
with it so I will have to pull out the intake and exhaust and the start
over.

66 6F HCS

"D.L. Man" <bravedave96@yahoo.net> wrote
> Ok I checked and I have some more information. It was a 302 out of a 78
> lincoln. It was bored 30 over and it had a throttle body. The carb with 2
> fuel injectors in there.

It would have had a carb in '78. You could use any of the aftermarket stuff
for the 5.0 and have a nice motor.

> I want to go low tech since it is going in a '66 mustang. I think it would
> be nice to have a engine that can handle top speeds but I like tinkering
> with it so I will have to pull out the intake and exhaust and the start
> over.

Stick with basics, heads, intake carb, maybe a hotter cam. You need to
decide if you want a stump puller or a high revver, or somewhere in between.
--
Scott W.
'66 HCS Mustang 289
'68 Ranchero 500 302
'69 Mustang Sportsroof 351W
ThunderSnake #57
http://home.comcast.net/~vanguard92/

elaich

"D.L. Man" <bravedave96@yahoo.net> wrote in news:kdqdnbZsOftrWz_fRVn-
3g@comcast.com:

> Ok I checked and I have some more information. It was a 302 out of a 78
> lincoln. It was bored 30 over and it had a throttle body. The carb with 2
> fuel injectors in there.

A '78 302 is a smogged down gutless wonder. Like 120 HP or thereabouts. To
get anything out of it you'll need better heads, more compression, and a
better cam.

D.L. Man

"D.L. Man" <bravedave96@yahoo.net> wrote in message
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>
> "66 6F HCS" <92bottledance_spammit_@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:P7SdnfRrMJJOzj_fRVn-3w@comcast.com...
> >
> > "D.L. Man" <bravedave96@yahoo.net> wrote
> > >> Ok I have the engine and its out of a wrecked mid 80's lincoln. The
> > >> engine
> > > was rebuilt and bored from
> > > 305 -> 348 the lincoln was wrecked after 30,000 miles and the engine
> > > pulled
> >
> > Well AFAIK, Ford never built a 305, Chevy did and it was a POS, and
> there's
> > no way in hell you can bore a block that far out and have anything left
> but
> > a chinese lantern if you put a lightbulb down a cylinder.
>
> Ok I checked and I have some more information. It was a 302 out of a 78
> lincoln. It was bored 30 over and it had a throttle body. The carb with 2
> fuel injectors in there.
>
> I want to go low tech since it is going in a '66 mustang. I think it would
> be nice to have a engine that can handle top speeds but I like tinkering
> with it so I will have to pull out the intake and exhaust and the start
> over.
>
>

I have an update. I brought the engine home today and like a dumbass my
friend dropped the engine and broke off the pulley on the water pump. I have
look at it some more but in the morning but I think that it will be fine. I
have to pull the pump if I want to get a new cam in there. And I have to
pull a bunch of junk that ford bolted on there.

I have to pull the ignition stuff from the harmonic balancer. But I should
be able to put a nice distributor in there. And ideas that don't use points.

66 6F HCS

"D.L. Man" <bravedave96@yahoo.net> wrote
>And ideas that don't use points.

Simplest and least expensive- Pertronix Ignitor or Crane XR-1 points to
electronic conversion.
Next simplest but better- MSD Ready to Run Billet Distributor. No brain box
necessary.
Expensive but the best- MSD Billet Distributor, 6AL brain
More Expensive but better than the MSD- MSD Billet Distributor but use
Jacob's Electronics Pro Street Kit for the brain and coil.
--
Scott W.
'66 HCS Mustang 289
'68 Ranchero 500 302
'69 Mustang Sportsroof 351W
ThunderSnake #57
http://home.comcast.net/~vanguard92/