Damn am i stupid or what..

[jstang209]

79 mustang in my back yard

there a 79 mustang in my backyard.. i barley noticed today that it is a v8.. is it a 5.0 or 4.2.. i read from a site that only 4.2l and 2.3t's were only made in 79.. someone help me out and please tell me i got a 5.0

 

[Pro-Hawk]

Theres this mustang in my back yard that been there for at least 3 years and i never really paid any attention to it til i looked at the engine today and noticed thats it a v8.. and the only v8 engine were 5.0's right? its a 79 i belive.. and to think i was going to go purchase a project car to do a 5.0 swap. lol i feel sooooooo stupid and i paid 1150 my car when i coulda put that money into the car in the back yard hehe.. looks like i got a new project now.. you guys just dont know how dumb i feel.. i want a 5.0 so bad and theres one in my back yard and i never noticed it.. prolly b/c there arent 5.0 emblems on it and there only 1 exhaust pipe stickin out the back.. its missing the carb though.. other than that i think it should run it has 99k miles on it tho too..but yea just thought i should share this moment with you.

Well slow down just a bit... I think they used that other V8 thats only like 150 hp. Also with the carb off is there something covering the intale holes up? If not then the motor may need rebuilt.

 

[jstang209]

yea i found that out.. 150hp.. thats kinda gay.. but i bet it'l sound better then my 4cly.. and will my manual tranny bolt up to this engine.. b/c i read that they were only made with auto's.

 

[Red_LX]

You had a '79 Mustang sitting in your yard and only just now noticed?

Anyway, if it's a 79 it's most likely a 4.2L. I believe 4.2's were debored 302's, and they can't be bored back out to a 302. From what I've heard they're basically boat anchors because you can't get any decent performance out of them.

 

[jstang209]

I believe 4.2's were debored 302's, and they can't be bored back out to a 302.

I alwayz thought it was a 2.3 i never really looked under the hood.. but what does bored/debored mean.. and is it any faster than my 2.3.. also since its comming out of a fox body will it easly bolt up to my 89.. im not really trying to race anyone... but wont it sound like its fast lol. will my manual tranny bolt up to it to?

 

[Asha'man]

Some moron just went through the boat-anchor swap recently, against the advice of us and the 5.0 board. The 4.2 is really such a piece of **** that it's not worth your time or effort to swap it. If you're such a masochist as to still want to swap in a nearly-useless motor, at least get a 5.0 from a Lincoln or Cougar or T-bird or something....then you'll have at least some kind of performance potential, and it'll be a much easier swap. Don't be an idiot - ditch that 4.2 ASAP.

Ash

 

[Pro-Hawk]

Some moron just went through the boat-anchor swap recently, against the advice of us and the 5.0 board. The 4.2 is really such a piece of **** that it's not worth your time or effort to swap it. If you're such a masochist as to still want to swap in a nearly-useless motor, at least get a 5.0 from a Lincoln or Cougar or T-bird or something....then you'll have at least some kind of performance potential, and it'll be a much easier swap. Don't be an idiot - ditch that 4.2 ASAP.

Ash

Hey Hey now that 4.2L would be a great motor...on Junk yard wars if that was all that was left to pick from

 

[jstang209]

well its not a 4.2 its a 5.0 just not a High Output 5.0, if you baiscally got a free one, you wouldnt "ditch" your 2.3... anything is better than a 2.3

 

[The Shape]

Dude has it really been that long since you mowed the yard? How do you find a car you didn't know you had in your own backyard. That is hard for me to believe and I'm from Arkansas, a place where broken down cars are considered lawn ornaments!

 

[red89lxstang]

lol.. its just i never paid any attention to them.. we only got 3 back there.. i knew it was a mustang, but it looked gay and slow so i never looked under the hood

 

[Pro-Hawk]

lol.. its just i never paid any attention to them.. we only got 3 back there.. i knew it was a mustang, but it looked gay and slow so i never looked under the hood

Wait tell you get a hot rod and come up against a sleeper

 

[tiny4lx]

Hold on guys. I had a 79 ghia and it had a 302. Numbers did match and i used all 302 parts intake,headers.cam and pistons for a 302.

 

[The Shape]

Yeah the '79 had the plain 302. The '80 and '81 models had the 4.2 and the 5.0 H.O. showed up in '82.

 

[Pro-Hawk]

Yeah the '79 had the plain 302. The '80 and '81 models had the 4.2 and the 5.0 H.O. showed up in '82.

Ok I just coudn't remember the years on them. It came with a 140 hp 302 but the probly still remains of what shape its in I would totaly rebuild that sucker before I droped it in. While its being rebuilt I would get a few things like: Cam, Intake, and a Carb for it. Now if he's got some money I would do something with those heads

 

[351wcoupe]

yeah nobody mentioned the 79 pace cars had 302's so a 302 came in something. You can say what you want about any of the engines that came in those cars......88 Turbocoupe still out powers it.
The 4.2 is a 255ci. I'm talking race car.....I encourage you to do the swap.I'll supply the engine because I probably have one I'll give you.:ralugh:

Just kidding
I've just never heard anything good either though.