69 mustang engine

[lalojamesliz]

ok im 21 yrs old and my dad is giving me his 69 mustang. it needs some cosmetic work inside and out(paint and head line,seats,carpet,dash board,and the rear dash were the speakers are.thats alot.)well i want more power so... what engines can i put or is preffered for power and sound right now its completely original with the inline six 250 engine but i want a big V8 like a 351 cleaveland or windsor but is it possible to do. yeah gas is expensive but i would rather be happy and what else will i have to change besides the transmission?.thanks

[tturnpaw]

Originally Posted by lalojamesliz

ok im 21 yrs old and my dad is giving me his 69 mustang. it needs some cosmetic work inside and out(paint and head line,seats,carpet,dash board,and the rear dash were the speakers are.thats alot.)well i want more power so... what engines can i put or is preffered for power and sound right now its completely original with the inline six 250 engine but i want a big V8 like a 351 cleaveland or windsor but is it possible to do. yeah gas is expensive but i would rather be happy and what else will i have to change besides the transmission?.thanks

hmm 351 windsor, c4 tranny, 8.8 rear, maybe different driveshaft. this will make you happy. its possible.

[fmfgnarly]

Also suspension, brakes, and some frame work(stiffening)wouldnt hurt

[tturnpaw]

Originally Posted by fmfgnarly

Also suspension, brakes, and some frame work(stiffening)wouldnt hurt

Shutup spast. Frame work isnt necessary until breaking 400 hp. U can but u dont need 2. If getting any brake upgrade go 4 the upper class. ie: Brembo, Wilwood, Baer...etc. Its nice that you have a frame....

[fmfgnarly]

kiss me ass ya jackass. with that big motor, and old ass frame it would be a good idea.

[spy604]

thats not that big of a motor for a 69, that year was designed to hold a 429, so shoving a 351 in there isnt gonna be too much of a problem, just make sure she's rust free and youll be fine

[fmfgnarly]

I know that they came with bigger motors than a 351, but the car is 36 years old, so the frame and body ect will be tired. And im sure that the thing was beat on back in the day.

[SkylineUSA]

Yes, it would not hurt to stiffen the frame.

Anyone else starts the name callin again, I'm sure you have read the rules. I get sick and tired of see this crap on here. So, cut it out.

[duplox]

Pretty much any motor but the 429 and the newer 4.6s will drop right in. A 429/460 may fit without notching the shock tower, but it would be extremely tight with the headers. The headers on my 351c are a tight squeeze. In '71 they changed the design to be able to fit a 429, not '69. No '69 or '70 mustang came with the 429, except of course the Boss 429 which had its shock towers modified to fit the motor. However the Boss heads are larger than the normal 429 heads... so maybe, but it'd be in your best interest to notch the towers with a 429. I doubt you want/need that huge motor in there anyways.
As for stiffening the chassis, if you want it to not handle like a boat, subframe connectors are a MUST. They will make more difference in your handling than any suspension work. The chassis simply isn't stiff enough to have any potential whatsoever for handling.
For v8s you can fit any windsor, any cleveland(including the 351M and 400), and any FE engine, except the 427 SOHC. I run a cleveland in my '69, it is my smallblock of choice, although its all personal preference. All the engines I mentioned just require a set of motor mounts and the correct transmission and they'll fall right in. You can easily get anywhere from 250hp to 500hp with a very streetable combination from the engines that will fit without modification. A stroked 351w or 351c can easily give you over 400 cubic inches, put a good set of heads and a nice ~.540 lift cam and you should have around 500 streetable hp in a small block package.

[fmfgnarly]

sorry about that skyline, we are friends and were just messing around.

[SkylineUSA]

See, now its funny

Well then carry on

[fmfgnarly]

LoL...lalojamesliz, what are your plans for the car, it would help everyone out for the input that they give (on top of what has already been said about the motors)??? drag, daily driver/cruzzer, show?

[tturnpaw]

Originally Posted by fmfgnarly

LoL...lalojamesliz, what are your plans for the car, it would help everyone out for the input that they give (on top of what has already been said about the motors)??? drag, daily driver/cruzzer, show?

lol....bikes, matt, bikes. Some nice shocks and leafs should work nicely. Ladder bars are a nice thing to own. 302s are nice 2, but 351s are common for the years. Slap a holley on er and watch it go! Big blocks are cool 2, just more work.

[fmfgnarly]

ya ya shut up

[tturnpaw]

Originally Posted by fmfgnarly

ya ya shut up

SPAST!!!