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For a Ford-in-a-Ford, I think a mid-late '90s 5.0 would be an awesome driver engine. They're like our Jeep 4.0s, an old engine at the last of its updates.
For a low mileage driven rig like this would be I don't know that it's that big of a concern. But a later 5.0 or 5.8 FI would be a fun but for a street rig I don't know that having FI is as much of a concern as it is off-road.
The biggest benefit of switching to modern fuel injection is reduced maintenance, and cold starting. For a car like my Chrysler that's all original and drives just a few hundred miles per year, swapping to FI, or even electronic ignition, wouldn't make sense. But for a car like my buddies '54 that is driven daily, it makes sense. With an engine like the Ford 5.0 it has been around long enough that you can go carb or FI, factory or aftermarket, distributor or distributorless, and with good plentiful parts. That's why I like them.
The '54 is actually LS/4L80 and airbags for the purest.
They've been burning 15-20,000 miles per year with this car. It's the "baby hauler", which is why it's a 4-door.
The biggest benefit of switching to modern fuel injection is reduced maintenance, and cold starting. For a car like my Chrysler that's all original and drives just a few hundred miles per year, swapping to FI, or even electronic ignition, wouldn't make sense. But for a car like my buddies '54 that is driven daily, it makes sense. With an engine like the Ford 5.0 it has been around long enough that you can go carb or FI, factory or aftermarket, distributor or distributorless, and with good plentiful parts. That's why I like them.
The '54 is actually LS/4L80 and airbags for the purest.
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Believe me I understand all the benefits of going FI over a carburetor. And yes if I was driving it everyday then I'd want Fi too. I miss the ease of tuning a carb sometimes or setting a set of points but I also like the reduced maintenance of modern electronics.
I just still hate to see a Chevy stuffed into a Ford platform.
A friend of mine had an '89 Mustang GT with a 5.0 (4.9L) and 5 speed manual back in the day, was actually a really nice combination. In a deuce with hood and side panels, might make a really nice cruiser...and you're still "keeping it in the family".
A friend of mine had an '89 Mustang GT with a 5.0 (4.9L) and 5 speed manual back in the day, was actually a really nice combination. In a deuce with hood and side panels, might make a really nice cruiser...and you're still "keeping it in the family".
Save some weight SVO 2.3 with a turbski.
Not exactly ass kicking terrain. and since it's a tour rig I doubt it spends more time in the air than the General Lee.
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The only real objection I have to this is that it has been done to death. There was a time when you couldn't walk through a car show without seeing car after car after car running the SBC 350/350 combo. I mean, I get it, but man...dare to be different, for crying out loud.
Of course nobody complains that the same 350/350 car had to have a chromed 9" on a 4 link.
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Of course nobody complains that the same 350/350 car had to have a chromed 9" on a 4 link.
Well, a 9" Ford in a Ford makes perfect sense. Of course, I'm sure the point you're making is that the 9" Ford seems to find its way it dang near everything else, as well, and no one says a word. I have had some of my Mopar friends run 8.75" Mopar axles in their vintage rides, but they're pretty hardcore about stuff like that. A Plymouth coupe running a 340/727/8.75" setup is a sight to behold.
It only makes sense that the SBC 350 was the most popular for years is because it was the best engine around. Now day it is the chev LS for the same reason.
Quite possibly....but if I'm not mistaken, it was also the cheapest to build by a remarkable difference. Cheap horsepower is always going to have a following, well, until internal combustion engines are outlawed for us common folk...
I'm all for pumped up 4 pots and have no issues with snails, but that's just not going to bring the same soundtrack. If I recall correctly, those 5.0 LX's and GT's of that era sounded pretty good from the factory, and were very "Ford" sounding. But to your point, it would save a bit of weight and "adding lightness" always helps when you want to go fast.
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