Hello all,
My 86 mustang burns A BUNCH of oil(100 miles/quart) so I recently purchased a 99 explorer motor and I just got it on an engine stand to start tearing it down to rebuild. My current plan is to do new gaskets, bearings, and rings on the explorer motor to freshen it up, along with moving the 86 CAM over as I have heard the explorer cams are not setup right for mustang driving. To make it easier I also plan on using my current cobra intake so I don't have to modify the explorer intake to work in the car. I know I will also need "P" headers to go on the car because the spark plugs sit at a different angle in the GT40p heads than the standard heads, or GT40 heads.
a couple questions:
- Overall, am I going about this correctly?
- Any major issues I might run into while I am trying to put this motor in? Things such as will my distributor work on a distributorless car?
- I plan on converting to MAF soon, but I don't think my explorer wiring harness or computer will work for this correct? I'm thinking the sensor might, but it might not be the correct diameter.
- If my clutch feels strong, and I was told it has less than 5000 miles on it. If it looks OK what is everyones opinion on running a used clutch? Might be worth just changing out while I am in there.
- Worth using the Mustang CAM or just get a new one? If new what is recommended for a car that I drive to work on nice days and autocross on weekends?
- Long tube or short tube headers? I was thinking Ford racing "P" headers, but I am going to be getting all new exhaust anyways (IRS) so it might be worth going long tube?
- Power levels expected with this setup? shooting for 260 WHP, but that might be expecting a lot.
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