[Shotimes] SHO engine in RWD

[Bill Murray]

Don, the SHOstar was a Windstar, not an Aerostar, so it was FWD.

Bill Murray

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donald Mallinson [mailto:dmall@mwonline.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 5:46 PM
> To: rsdesi@jps.net
> Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] SHO engine in RWD
> 
> 
> Been LOTS of SHO engines put in RWD format.
> 
> SHOstar minivan (Aerostar)
> SHOranger pickup
> Cobra kit car.
> 
> and the Monster Healey that we are featuring in the magazine 
> now.
> 
> Easy to turn around the intake, plum the water line from the 
> (now) back of the motor to the front is the hardest thing, 
> but easily done really.  Water flow is traditional as far as 
> that goes.
> 
> The engine mounts to the ranger/aerostar tranny bolt 
> pattern, so that solves one big problem.
> 
> Don Mallinson
> 
> rsdesi@jps.net wrote:
> 
> > I was cruising a Ford Ranger site recently and they were 
> talking about what
> > it would take to put a SHO engine in a Ranger.  One guy was 
> saying that the
> > engine would have problems cooling in the North/South 
> configuration due to
> > the coolent flowing in a direction for a FWD car.  He said that head
> > gaskets would need the sides swapped in order to fix the problem.
> > 
> > I have seen that a few guys are using the SHO engine in RWD 
> cars, but this
> > is the first I have heard coolant flow direction being 
> different.  Anyone
> > have comments on this?
> > 
> > Rich
> > 
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