So we are planning on pulling and rebuilding this Cologne 2.8L V6 in my son's '79 Tangerine coupe and having it back together before next summer. Doing some reading and looking at options recently, there are a lot of directions a person could go and some expensive parts to buy to do it. I know my son is not really concerned with high performance (to start with) and would just like to have it on the road.
So the question is what can be done to squeak a little more out of this engine? As much as getting the four barrel Offy intake ($550 new online), special t-stat housing for it ($?), the small four barrel carb (?$) for it or even after-market tubular headers (I saw some but can't find the site now- $600) would all be great but it probably won't be in the budget this go-around.
I've read that I can do some mild head porting as well as possibly using a set of 1985 Aerostar exhaust manifolds (which are basically headers I'm led to believe). Other than that it will be just a basic rebuild at this point. Are there any other low-cost options or other ideas that may be worth pursuing? This website has been somewhat helpful: http://www.therangerstation.com/tech...rformance.html
It's all stock right now. We are hoping to keep the look as much as we can. Thanks for your input.
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