Yeah I grabed a free motor that a buddy of mine was giving away, its a Ford small block 302. I plan on putting in about $6000 to push that motor up to 500hp. blown and over bored. Its almost compleat, its in parts right now, I've got almost everything ecept pistons and connecting rods, push rods, and the pully acc. Looking at droping her into a ranger or something, I do have the tranny also. So, just got it today and haven't even really touched it, plan on droping it off at a neer by shop to start the show on the road! I don't have an ranger. But thats the only really light ford I can think of...but maybe you guys can give me ideas of some cars to drop it in...maybe even will sell it rather than build it. Who knows? What do you guys think?
I got free motor!!! WHOOHOO
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Dustin_m
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Then why put it in a ranger. get a mustang, you can find plenty of 87-93 stangs for sale. most of them are either 4 cyl. or v8s that have been driven to hell. either way you can find one cheap, probably under a grand. if its 4 cyl it'll take a little mod to fit the engine mounts but other than that you could have a lot of $$ to put in tha car. Plus those stangs are hella light and with the right suspension setups they have tons of potetnial. Getting them to hook up is the hardest part. that years of 5.0 's came w/ 225 hp stock, and stock they will beat a lot of cars, u just gotta be good at the take off( with 500 hp, and suspension work u could runn good times!!)
head ever to nissantech.com then look up datsun 240-280Zs 2400-2800lbs depending on what model you get RWD and IMO look sweet Mmmmmmmm
also for swaping motors to V8s check out www.hybridz.org
look around and you will get an idea of how fast the car will be as with how much work it takes
I know with 350s they make bolt up kits so all you do is drop the motor/tranny in the car
Jeff
also for swaping motors to V8s check out www.hybridz.org
look around and you will get an idea of how fast the car will be as with how much work it takes
I know with 350s they make bolt up kits so all you do is drop the motor/tranny in the car
Jeff
put it in an old school Bronco and make the Bronco a rock crawler
240 weighs about 2400 as with the 2800 being 2800ish
come race me I would love to hand your ass to you
btw I've owned a 280ZX Turbo running 15PSI stock is about 6
I also had a Corvette motor I was going to drop in it
4 bolt main step up cam pistons performer intake 4bb carb should have put down 280 horsepower pretty easy with it being close to a stock motor
I sold the motor for twice what I paid and if my Datsun had the 350 in it and tried to race my honda.... well it would have got its ass kicked
why don't you try to ebay the motor and see what you can get if nothing then use it in whatever you find around your area that is the cheapest
come race me I would love to hand your ass to you
btw I've owned a 280ZX Turbo running 15PSI stock is about 6
I also had a Corvette motor I was going to drop in it
4 bolt main step up cam pistons performer intake 4bb carb should have put down 280 horsepower pretty easy with it being close to a stock motor
I sold the motor for twice what I paid and if my Datsun had the 350 in it and tried to race my honda.... well it would have got its ass kicked
why don't you try to ebay the motor and see what you can get if nothing then use it in whatever you find around your area that is the cheapest
Dustin_m
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I guess it just depends, of course if ur honda runs 10's then no shit the z would probably lose, but most hondas that are swapped run 12-13 and probably have arond 200 hp. a Z, with 350ci and probably around 400 hp, 400 tranny w/ shift kit, 4:11 gears or something around there, would be running pretty damn fast.
Blah. It's probably an old truck engine... DO yourself a favor. Get some good aluminum heads, a good FI setup off an 87-93 Mustang ($100 or so, COMPLETE), and drop it in a 4 banger coupe. Those cars are pretty light, and with a 300 Horsepower engine, can be running low 13's pretty easily.
Rangers are quite a bit HEAVIER than Mustangs, BTW. Probably 300-500 pounds.
There is NO custom work that needs to be done to fit a 302 into a 4 banger mustang. Just use the stock 5.0L motor mounts and drop it in.
Rangers are quite a bit HEAVIER than Mustangs, BTW. Probably 300-500 pounds.
There is NO custom work that needs to be done to fit a 302 into a 4 banger mustang. Just use the stock 5.0L motor mounts and drop it in.
