Charlie Cheap
Active member
Looking for the best replacement motor for my 65 Mustang. It is bored to the max at .060" with an adaptor for the 2-barrel. I want a more dependable block as .060" over is the very maximum, especially here in west Texas. I also have the kit to mount a 2-barrel on a machined head. I build for dependability, MPG and highway running...not max power. The cam makes most torque in the 2,000 - 3500 range and I do not run a tube header due to the heat they produce. I know I can wrap it but cast iron is quitter and I have a nice stereo with extra speakers. The ignition is Home-Built by me running PerTronix. The rear gears are 2.83 and the tires are almost 2" taller than OEM. Torque is little effected (header to stock) if a straight-thru short muffler is used and all bends in the system are straightened using 2' tubing. I run factory AC with a Sandon compressor and lots of comfort and suspension mods. Front discs with 15" wheels, rear sway-bar with poly bushings, front poly bushings in the sway-bar, gas shocks all around, Monte Carlo bar and export brace, heavy GT front coils cut 3/4 turn and rear 1" blocks. I built a cool-air intake but disconnected it for a long trip to Tennessee and Mississippi because it hit the hood occasionally and I did not want trouble on a trip. It still got 24.5 MPG on 2,275 miles running the AC all the way. I built drivers frame-up for over 50 years...yes I am old at 75, but now I build what I want and I love to drive to new places with the wife of 53 years riding shotgun. I need the complete engine as I am an ASE engine builder, so I will take it from scratch to finished, but I do not want to bore it over .030" for dependability reasons. I'll look for it myself if I know what to look for year/car wise. THANKS!
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