Hit hemmings, ebay and craigslist for an old Taurus
and rebuilt it ( that will be fun).
Michael shortt
On Aug 15, 2013 12:31 PM, "Larry Mayfield" <drmayf@mayfco.com> wrote:
> Ok, so a few weeks ago, I asked about alternative motors for the WFS
> version 2014. I received a plethora of suggestions (don't you just love
> that word!) and some ver pretty dang good. But, while surfing this morning
> I remembered a motor that may fit the bill better and has some performance
> parts support. That is the 1988 SHO V6 which produced good power, over 200,
> and can be mounted longitudinally. It shares a bell housing pattern with
> the Vulcan V6 motor. And is it just under 3 litres displacement and
> conveniently uses the EEC IV efi system and it might be cheaper than the
> national debt. It is a DOHC motor but with a 60 degree bank angle so it
> will likely fit. And although it is a Yamaha, if comes from Ford so falls
> in my list of druthers for Ford stuff.
>
> The trick now, is to find one that can be bought complete for a song or
> at least a loud yodel. Anybody have a clue as to where I might start
> looking for one or two of them? Might even turn out to be a good
> transplant for either a Tiger or Alpine... Of course, a manual trans
> version would be lovely also as I am tired of wrestling with my AOD trans
> good as it is... it is large....
>
> And I have thought of stretching the wheel base for next time... 130
> inches vs 90 sure seems better for salt racing stability.
>
> Went to the salt, Mon, Tues and yesterday for a look see. Salt is poor.
> very bumpy, lots of soft spots and more spin outs in the day and a half I
> was there that most of the meets I have been to combined! Lots of broken
> motors and car parts. If it does not rain and smooth things out, it will be
> a tough go. On a side note, my new F350 King Ranch Dually tow truck was a
> marvel..once even hit 95 mph, ahem, passing a big truck.... and still got
> 16.7 overall mpg up and back and around town....
>
> shoot me considerations for the SHO motor, 1988 specific and a manual
> trans set up for same....
>
> mayf
>
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