About That LS-powered Mustang

Keith Tanner wrote:

Knurled wrote:

bravenrace wrote:

David S. Wallens wrote: Glad that you enjoyed the piece. He didn't swap in the LS to piss off people. It was based on logic and stuff. Also, 455-powered Model A? Wow.

Two teenagers in the summer of '76 with nothing better to do...

I think putting a 455 in an A rockets to the top of the list of things to do, no matter what else you have going on...

They had girls in 1976, didn't they?

You tell me that two guys with the mechanical acumen to put a 455 in a model a have the ability to pull the ladies in high school and ill call you a liar.

mndsm wrote:

Keith Tanner wrote:

Knurled wrote:

bravenrace wrote:

David S. Wallens wrote: Glad that you enjoyed the piece. He didn't swap in the LS to piss off people. It was based on logic and stuff. Also, 455-powered Model A? Wow.

Two teenagers in the summer of '76 with nothing better to do...

I think putting a 455 in an A rockets to the top of the list of things to do, no matter what else you have going on...

They had girls in 1976, didn't they?

You tell me that two guys with the mechanical acumen to put a 455 in a model a have the ability to pull the ladies in high school and ill call you a liar.

True story - My girlfriend lived directly across the street from my buddy's house where we built it. AND she liked cars as much as we did. AND she was gorgeous. AND she ultimately dumped me after 5 years together. AND my buddy's dad had a competition 427 Cobra in bare aluminum in their 1 car garage. AND we built the whole truck in the driveway. AND we eventually put a small block chevy in the front to stop it from pulling wheelies.

In reply to bravenrace:

Was the sbc hooked to anything? Or just ballast?

In reply to gearheadmb:

Just ballast. It had spun bearings.

NOHOME wrote: The mod motor is cool enough, but compared to the 302 or the LS OHV architecture, it is quite sophisticated and dare I say intimidating. I would expect that the same middle of the road mechanically experienced person who is willing to pull apart a 302 or an LS as a learning experience, is not going to be comfortable pulling apart the 4 cam? And if they do, they will probably screw it up the first time. Along the same lines, the power recipes and budgets for the OHV engines are well established. Not so much for the 4V mod engines. I am willing to bet that the same price differential that exist for the foam mock up versions of this engine ($350 for the 302 versus $600 for the 4.6)will apply to just about any aspect of the mod engine swap. The Mod engines are EFI only unless you want to jump though some expensive hoops.

The recipe for making power with a mod motor is easy: boost. The initial expense begins to make a lot of sense when you look at the price for replacing 4 cams, 32 valve springs, etc.

As for the Mustang swap: I'm more or less a Ford fan--I've owned 7 T-birds, including a 57 with a 4.6 DOHC. I didn't want an LS1 in that car, even though the swap would have been much, much easier. But I can't say it bothers me a bit when someone puts an LS1 in a car, any car, that I don't own.

Well, okay, there was the guy who replaced the 302/4 speed in his 69 Z/28...