- Joined
- Aug 6, 2007
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- Location
- Macon/Fort Valley, GA
- Vehicle Year
- 1999
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- V8
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
He'd have to catch up for that to matter, and I'm not playing in the dirt. Even if he did manage to catch up, I'm not sure that truck would stay in one piece long enough to play dirty.I have the feeling Petroleumjunkie would not be afraid to race dirty...
I skimmed through his thread. He's not the first or last person to play with a "worthless" ignored undersized V6. Like I said my 2.8L wasn't exactly stock. Fresh bottom end, performance cam, ported heads, offenhauser intake, holley 390, long tube headers, etc. Don't recall all the exact specs, been too long. Biggest things holding the engine back was a shitty transmission. Just before totaling I was collecting parts to improve rest of truck to match engine. Had parts for lowering, all new suspension, and bigger brakes. Was going to get a later model 5 speed from a Mustang and start playing with gearing. When this happened nothing else mattered:
Now I'm playing with this:
Once that's closer to done I'll be back to the 86 Ranger V8 swap, then maybe find something to do with the 2.8L. Fair warning, don't hold you breath. It's already been 9 years since I started the V8 swap truck, keep loosing interest.