Hey guys,
I just had the strangest phone call. Supposedly the son of the last registered owner of an '89 LX I just bought the other day for around $1100 wants to trade his car -- a '90 GT with some bolt-ons -- for my car. This is odd because he's asking $2500 on craigslist, and I get the impression that I might've gotten an even better deal than I originally thought. Or maybe not. When I bought the car, I was told that it had a motor swap from a '92 police interceptor -- but a crown vic, not a mustang. A little bit of research later and I discover that those cars -- I think -- have the 4.6 modular, instead of the 5.0 H.O. that we all love because you can throw (relatively) cheap bolt-ons for big gains. So this guy calls me and I ask him about the swap, if its the 4.6 or not, and he immediatley says "yup, you'd be better off with the 5.0." Yet, the intake says Ford 5.0 EFI on it, which originally led me to assume that it was a non-H.0. 5.0, as it feels slower than the last mustang I test drove, yet sounds kinda lopey and is loud as hell. I'm confused. This is my first mustang, so I don't really know my way around them yet, but could it really be a 4.6 modular with a 5.0 intake on it? Or is it more likely out of tune, which is why the power is so disappointing? Or, is it a non-H.O. 5.0 (which I'd love because I'd assume it wouldn't be as beat as as an H.O. 5.0 and the only differences are I think H/C/I which I wanted to swap anyways). I think this guy might just be trying to get over on me . . . oh btw, I have receipts totaling $2600 for rebuilding the tranny which came w/ the car and are less than 2 years and less than 10,000 miles ago, though I don't think he'd want the car just for the tranny with it running this weak unless it is a non-H.O. 5.0 and H/C/I swap = instant 100 hp. I'm confused.
Any thoughts?
I just had the strangest phone call. Supposedly the son of the last registered owner of an '89 LX I just bought the other day for around $1100 wants to trade his car -- a '90 GT with some bolt-ons -- for my car. This is odd because he's asking $2500 on craigslist, and I get the impression that I might've gotten an even better deal than I originally thought. Or maybe not. When I bought the car, I was told that it had a motor swap from a '92 police interceptor -- but a crown vic, not a mustang. A little bit of research later and I discover that those cars -- I think -- have the 4.6 modular, instead of the 5.0 H.O. that we all love because you can throw (relatively) cheap bolt-ons for big gains. So this guy calls me and I ask him about the swap, if its the 4.6 or not, and he immediatley says "yup, you'd be better off with the 5.0." Yet, the intake says Ford 5.0 EFI on it, which originally led me to assume that it was a non-H.0. 5.0, as it feels slower than the last mustang I test drove, yet sounds kinda lopey and is loud as hell. I'm confused. This is my first mustang, so I don't really know my way around them yet, but could it really be a 4.6 modular with a 5.0 intake on it? Or is it more likely out of tune, which is why the power is so disappointing? Or, is it a non-H.O. 5.0 (which I'd love because I'd assume it wouldn't be as beat as as an H.O. 5.0 and the only differences are I think H/C/I which I wanted to swap anyways). I think this guy might just be trying to get over on me . . . oh btw, I have receipts totaling $2600 for rebuilding the tranny which came w/ the car and are less than 2 years and less than 10,000 miles ago, though I don't think he'd want the car just for the tranny with it running this weak unless it is a non-H.O. 5.0 and H/C/I swap = instant 100 hp. I'm confused.
Any thoughts?