chevy engine in a ford...

[TheStang00]

Originally Posted by SVTcobra306

Oh, and a few posts back, someone flamed a guy that mentioned a 5.0, Hello, buddy, the 5.0 is a 302. (you oughtta see the "technologically more advanced" ricers hang their heads when I remind them my '94 has a motor designed in 1968.....)

i think your talking about me... i was joking lol. he was talking about how the 5.0 is really a 4.9, but no had used the term 5.0 throughout the entire thread up until that point, we simply used 302. i know they are the same motor. if any1 was flaming it was him by trying to diss one of fords most popular motors.

[tturnpaw]

Originally Posted by silverstangs

I seen that too, It irks me when they do that. I remember about a year ago, a guy wanted to "hangout" with me and some of my friends. He had a 87 Fox body with a Chevy 350 in it. We basically asked him very politely to go find another group to "hangout" with. We run into him every now and then, he used to bad mouth us, but every time he tried, and other "Stangers" found out he had a Chevy engine, he would get dogged. Last I heard, he moved to Dallas TX. I have not seen him in about 4 months.

So if i send you a shotgun......will you get em 4 me? lol jk

[silverstangs]

[quote=Muscletang]Most of those "opinions" coming from LS-1 owners.
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No, it was from the Chevy and Ford camps.... the only thing respected was the Cobra's between 96-98.

Originally Posted by Muscletang

It depends on what kind of driving and racing you're going to be doing. If you race mainly on the open highway get a 4.6. If you cruise the streets from stop light to stop light the 5.0 is a force not to mess with.

Sorry but the force is not that strong anymore....... I've been running into mostly tired 5.0's. I just watched a few dyno runs where a 91 GT was putting down 202rwhp...... and made 267rwtq. The other 5.0 was a 87 LX that did 193rwhp and 274rwtq. They had the typical flowmaster's and H-pipe and air filter and not much beyond that. The next fox body was actually stroked to 331 and he fair much better at 234rwhp and 291rwtq........... and I beat him at several lights. But his car sound mean as hell. His 4.10's and severe lack of traction killed him... he ran out of rpms and could put the power to the ground at the light. I actually gave him 3.55's and a Ford 8.8 Inch T-loc that I just rebuilt and some 5 - lug rotors. He is going to do a 5 lug conversion.

The last 5.0 dyno of the day was a 94 GT..... made a healthy 178rwhp and a whopping 257rwtq..... and only had about 140k+ miles... again minor bolt on's.

The 5.0's becoming more of those glorious warrior's that used to strike fear into the hearts of people, but are becomming obsolete. I do miss my 5.0, and I definately want another one. Hopefully soon I will find that clean 2.3L Mustang and do a conversion. I'll more than likely stroke it to 331 and add a vortech to it.

Every now and then I get a nicely worked up 5.0 that gives a good run for the money, for the 1st 2 gears... and then it's all over.... they run out of steam... On rare occasion, I run into a blown 5.0, and that's when I have the most fun......

But then again, I'm sure if I was closer to being bone stock, the tired 5.0's would surely be better competition.

[silverstangs]

Originally Posted by goodmana

You know what they say, Ford tough with Chevy stuff.
I have a 85' Mustang 351W 5spd man. 1/4 mile time 11.3 seconds
and a 84, GT350 with a 350SBC 6spd man. 1/4mile time 10.5seconds

The chevy motor was cheaper to build up and has less problems mechanically.

And what are the tranny gear ratio's? Hp ratio's? rear end gearing?


There are too many variables to eliminate.....