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What is a 5.0 H.O. M?

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TheDog

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My wife's dad said he found a 1996 Lincoln Mark VII with this engine in it. (I personally thought the Mark VIII with a 4.6 was out by then but that's besides the point) He's trying to find me an engine for a swap out on my stang. The only thing is that on the top of the manifold it says "5.0 H.O. M". The "M" was in caps but was in a smaller print. He doesn't know what the M means and if it will make a difference. Only thing I can think of is maybe it was a police interceptor engine with bigger injectors or something. Can anybody help me??? Thanks!
 

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If it's a 1996, it's a Lincoln Mark 8 and has a 4.6L DOHC motor in it.

If it's a Mark 7, it either has a 5.0 or a 5.0 HO. The HO is the same as the Mustang HO. There is no other motor...police or anything.

5.0 HO is as good as it gets aside from Cobra.
 

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Can u post pic????
 

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sorry no pics. i will try to get more info though on it...
 

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If the car had an "M" in the VIN means it's an '86 H.O. motor - E6 heads, smaller TB, flat top pistons and smaller intake.

That's what my '87 used to have in it.
 

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I bet he meant 1986 Mark 7.

In that case i would pass on the engine that is inside it.
 
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Change the pistons and heads and you have a 87-93 spec motor. If you are planning a rebuild it'd be a fine candidate.
 
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Difference in H.O. and Cobra

What is the difference beteen the 5.0 H.O, and the Cobra motor?
 

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93ponypatrol said:
What is the difference beteen the 5.0 H.O, and the Cobra motor?
Click to expand...


Gt-40 iron heads
Cobra intake
65mm TB
24# injectors
larger MAF
cam
computer
1.7 rr's
slight pulley differences
black stamped valve covers

only came in 93-95 Cobras
 
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