I have a 68 Mustang and I pulled the 6 cyl. and installed disc brakes and V8 springs. Now I need an engine and tranny (plus rear end) and am unsure of the best combination for horsepower, fuel economy, and maintenance?
2007-07-02 10:08:50 · 6 answers · asked by 68ponys 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
boss 351 would be my first choice...with a top loader 4 speed
and a posi with about 3.90 gears....
2007-07-02 10:26:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fuel injected boss 302 with a borg warner tranny and good street gears. Or, if you can't do the injection, and want to go less money on the motor, drop in a 289 with a small holley single feed 4 bbl and jet it down, a manual tranny will of course get better mileage, but a ford C4 drops right in and can be had pretty cheep. Again, pick the right gears for the rear end.
Good luck and have fun
2007-07-02 10:23:34 · answer #2 · answered by randy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ditto, it particularly is accomplished, yet at vast attempt and price. My sixty 9 CJ Mach1 substitute right into a actual soreness purely to locate all the areas to return it to unique. Engine mounts $50.00, physique mounts $one hundred.00 the two area, oil pan $one hundred.00, pulleys & brackets $4 hundred.00, Fan $one hundred.00... those have been purely a small fraction of the areas required for a automobile that initially cam with the vast FE & already you will locate the price including up... most of the areas have been engine/year/kind specific and there have been no substitutes accessible... i won't be in a position to think of the fee of this modification... you would be lots greater efficient off looking a respectable sixty 8 with a foul engine and swapping it out with the FE... on a similar time as the 390 is an incredible engine for a 40 year previous automobile, it particularly has no place between the newer lighter weight autos... So sure it particularly is technically a probability, yet in accordance with fee on my own i could tremendously advise against it...
2016-11-07 23:41:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A nice 302 add a 4 bbl maybe headers or just good exhaust and a C4. Boss 351 or 302's don't run all that well on the street for economy besides try to find one,
2007-07-02 11:57:21 · answer #4 · answered by Charles C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 69 Mustang with a 351W and FMX auto. My recommendation would be for a warmed up 302 (cam, intake,4bbl,headers), C-4 or AOD, and 3:55 gears. This would be a great street combination and an easy swap
2007-07-03 01:57:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A 347 stroker with a Performer RPM air-gap intake and 600 Edelbrock carb. A C4 tranny with a 3.50 geared 9" rearend would be powerful and quite streetable.
2007-07-03 18:46:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋