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graylx
Member # 3919
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Hi...kinda wierd question but here it goes... I have a relative that has a 1987 Lincoln Continental (real fuggin ugly car) but it has a fuel injected 302 that just turned over 80k miles. I am guessing it may be similar to the one in the Mark VII of that year but I'm not quite sure. Anyway, I was wondering if anybody would know anything about this particular engine. I am thinking of removing it and dropping it into a 1986 Mustang GT shell w/o an engine or transmission (I would obviously get a different transmission). I believe the car also has 4 wheel disk brakes and five-lug rotors. Wondering if this may be a worthwhile project. Just looking for decent transportation that wouldn't embarass me.
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Fostang
Member # 3752
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Not an HO motor
The mark is an HO though.
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graylx
Member # 3919
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Darn...was keeping the fingers crossed....
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Fostang
Member # 3752
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If it's your last resort you can use it but it wont have forge pistons and all you would need to do is do a cam swap.
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GHOSTDOG
Member # 522
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one other thing the intake manifold faces the other direction towards the driver side fender and hella accesorie pulleys i used to have a 89 town car, and i think the cam and heads are dfferent
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graylx
Member # 3919
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Actually, on this Continental, the upper intake manifold faces the exact same direction as my '89 5.0 (toward the passenger side fender). Airbox is in same exact location. It looks pretty similar. But as Fostang noted, the heads and cam as well as pistons are probably different. I dunno...just a shot in the dark. Perhaps I could just use the block for a future project...Thanks guys.
P.S. I wish I could upload pics but I am retarded. [ March 11, 2004, 09:33 PM: Message edited by: graylx ]
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street_illegal_stang
Member # 1554
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quote: Originally posted by graylx: Hi...kinda wierd question but here it goes... I have a relative that has a 1987 Lincoln Continental (real fuggin ugly car) but it has a fuel injected 302 that just turned over 80k miles. I am guessing it may be similar to the one in the Mark VII of that year but I'm not quite sure. Anyway, I was wondering if anybody would know anything about this particular engine. I am thinking of removing it and dropping it into a 1986 Mustang GT shell w/o an engine or transmission (I would obviously get a different transmission). I believe the car also has 4 wheel disk brakes and five-lug rotors. Wondering if this may be a worthwhile project. Just looking for decent transportation that wouldn't embarass me.
-------------------------------------------------- yes, you can install it in your stang but you'll have to switch out a few things like the intake has gotta go especially with that very very small throttle body. the cam will have to be replaced with a stock mustang (ho) cam or better.change firing order. the heads i believe the heads are the e7te's if not maybe e6se's,and i maybe wrong but i thought the 86-whatever had forged pistons.? good luck
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graylx
Member # 3919
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Yeah...I'm not exactly sure what I am going to do yet. I'll have to do a little more research. I was just considering a hands-on project where I could learn a little bit more. Thanks for the responses guys.
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DropTopFox
Member # 1689
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if you have the pictures already on your computer you can go into ford pictures up top click on member's phot albums and everyone gets a free album. Upload them there then you can post them
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wrk horse
Member # 3922
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I do alot of "yarding". For mostly odd ball parts. All makes/models. Even if intake points to the pass. side Check the firing order!! Ho's different than standard 5.0. If you find a lincon lsc. Smashed pounce on it.
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