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Looks like an HO....must be an HO?...

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PuppyDawg

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Hey guys....

Sorry to bother you or ask you stupid questions.....which ever one i'm doing this time,lol.....but anyways....i purchased a 88gt manual some time ago, and it was said to have the HO set up.....when HE got this car.....it came with no engine, and he put in a 85 towncar Lincoln engine in it with about 60k on it that they were selling cheap......anyways, he also upgraded that engine an had them put a HO cam in it.........even the firing order on the plugs are HO (13726548) can i assume this is an HO?
 

QDRHRSE

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I don't think so....

If it was an 85 motor is not an HO, cam or not. It will have the wrong heads. It will lack the E7 castings. Also, if I recall, I might be off on this one, an 85 would not be a roller motor.
 
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As he said, that would not be a roller cam block from the factory. It also would have the e5 heads on it which are not as good as the e7's.
 

5spd GT

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eric88gt said:
As he said, that would not be a roller cam block from the factory. It also would have the e5 heads on it which are not as good as the e7's.
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Yeah most E5ers...go to e7's...and if your on a budget buy some new heads and port them yourself or buy thumpers for around $600

David
 

88stangmangt

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man i didnt think anything could get worse than the e7's
 
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