5.0 HO in Cougar

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stangman8825

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I came across a newer body style cougar...probably 94 or 95.... It says Bostonian Edition on the side. I raised the hood and it was a 5.0 HO motor. It has the elbow like the SN95 cars do on the intake. It has factory headers but that's all the further I observed. I was wondering if anyone knew if this is the same as the mustang motors and if it isn't what's different about it i.e. heads, intake, cam, internals....

 

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I'm no cougar expert but I don't think any of the late model Cougars came with 5 ohs. I've seen a few conversions on 91 - 93s but nothing later than that.

 

Michael Yount

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Thunderbirds did - so did the Cougars. Ford's camshaft data sheet notes that the same cam that was in the 93-95 Cobra was phased into the 93 t'bird/cougar because of it's good torque characteristics.

 

5spd GT

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Yeah a buddy of mine had a 93' Cougar with a 5.0 in it...it was actually a fun car just to mess around in...I was going to buy it a couple years ago (when he left to the Navy) for $400 (heck of a deal)...he was just getting rid of everything he had...but I called a few hours to late and my other friend got it

It was definatly going to be my beater...

We would do donuts, burnouts, etc...in it...it was fun...that motor took a beating...

 

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so is there a chance that this engine is worth keeping?

 

Michael Yount

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What part of HO roller with Cobra cam don't you understand? Yeah - it's worth keeping. Intake/exhaust/heads can be improved as with any Stang, and most will tell you to lose the Cobra cam - although I like it as good torquey street cam.