New guy from belle plaine

[Doug1969]

just would like to say hello to everyone out there . And hope i dont bug anybody out there lol. but i just got a majoir bug on cars , i just got a 1993 ford police interceptor mustang that i want to build..i would like to put a stroker motor in it but dont know what way to go ? 302 or 351 ? been reading so much my head is spinning everytime i get on a pc to look at stuff . lol . any hope i can get some good help here on the great iowa form ... .

[StreetSweeper]

LSX FTW. Im sure Chekal has some spare parts for ya!

Nice car btw!

[AutoMods]

+1 for the chevy ls swap . if a street car and manual, its hard to beat the ls and t56 for drivability and power, mpg's and the weight savings of the aluminum blocks.

if mainly drag and automatic then you have more of a case for staying with the ford

[86svo9L]

Nice looking fox!

If you are not concerned with keeping the current engine I would say 351w stroked to a 408. Find a 94 and newer 351 block and you get the added benefit of a roller cam.

[snickerlicker]

Whatever you do don't put a junk LS engine in it...Let them rot in the junkyard where they belong.

[slow ride]

I figured the junk yards were all filled up with mod motors pushing up daisies through the sparkplug holes. Anyway the bigger the better if you plan to keep it NA or spray it. A nice 400+ inch whatever will make it a fun ride for sure.

[93stang5oh]

Welcome to the site Doug. Nice looking notch.

[Doug1969]

Thxs guys , I was looking at a 331 create motor or a 408 ? The 331 puts out 445 hp and the 408 puts out 475 hp. Just don't know what way to go more cubes ? More problems lol. But with car at 2700 lbs both should work out good for a weekend car. And DAM the Chevy and Ford people are ruff on each other on here lol, remember only little boys wear bow ties lol, just kidding I own both and a Jap car lol. I just want to run a all motor car to with out spray or turbo also. So any guys out there that have 331 or 408 let me know please.

[FiFdYnUtZ]

U ever have the car out? Never seen it before

[Doug1969]

well only drove it 3 times and then tore motor out of it lol . So now im working on it in heated garage ..rebuilt rearend and added gauges and things like that ..

[StreetSweeper]

Chekals car is ALL motor you could run him but the ford engine may not keep up on all motor ; )!

[Larsons Fox]

Thxs guys , I was looking at a 331 create motor or a 408 ? The 331 puts out 445 hp and the 408 puts out 475 hp. Just don't know what way to go more cubes ? More problems lol. But with car at 2700 lbs both should work out good for a weekend car. And DAM the Chevy and Ford people are ruff on each other on here lol, remember only little boys wear bow ties lol, just kidding I own both and a Jap car lol. I just want to run a all motor car to with out spray or turbo also. So any guys out there that have 331 or 408 let me know please.

I would go with a junkyard f150 coyote. A few bolt ons and they are 450-480whp. Price is about the same as the pushrods. Nice car btw!

[93stang5oh]

My combo is estimated at/around 450 hp at the flywheel. It's a D and D Motorsports Comp Hawk 500 long block. Basically a 302 sportsman's block stroked to 342 with AFR185 heads, forged crank, Holley Systemax II Plenum intake with a custom ground cam. It's a fun car to drive, but not near as fast as a lot of the cars on this site.

[Doug1969]

yea im seeing alot of motors like summit and jegs ... i figured ill spend around 6g for long block i know that ant much now days but dont want to have it drain me and family also ... because i know ill need a heavy trany like a tko 600 ...

[RedRocketZ28]

LS swap and be done with it. You can get a 6 pack of them at the yard for half of what you are planning on spending.

[DustinsDuster]

+1 for the chevy ls swap . if a street car and manual, its hard to beat the ls and t56 for drivability and power, mpg's and the weight savings of the aluminum blocks.

if mainly drag and automatic then you have more of a case for staying with the ford

i'm really not sure on this, but i'm fairly certain all cop Mustangs were autos.



But with car at 2700 lbs both should work out good for a weekend car.

no offense, but have you actually weighed the car to confirm that? my good friend had an '88 LX police package car when i first built my car years back, and IIRC his car weighed right around 3100 lbs. his might have had an amp and sub in it, but it was still pretty spartan at that weight. just curious.

cool car, looks pretty clean.

[snickerlicker]

i'm really not sure on this, but i'm fairly certain all cop Mustangs were autos.




no offense, but have you actually weighed the car to confirm that? my good friend had an '88 LX police package car when i first built my car years back, and IIRC his car weighed right around 3100 lbs. his might have had an amp and sub in it, but it was still pretty spartan at that weight. just curious.

cool car, looks pretty clean.


Wrong. Not all of them were autos.

[Doug1969]

yea i call neb. on the car and on the vin. and it was a 5 speed .. and as far as the weight i was going bye whats on the title ..

[Doug1969]

LS swap and be done with it. You can get a 6 pack of them at the yard for half of what you are planning on spending.

yea but i dont want to do that lol. no mix and match here ... It might cost a little more but she will run good... looking at a dart block and arf heads ...already have the top end so im good there .. looking at maken it a 408 stroker :) fun car for fri and sat and a few car shows ..

[93stang5oh]

yea but i dont want to do that lol. no mix and match here ... It might cost a little more but she will run good... looking at a dart block and arf heads ...already have the top end so im good there .. looking at maken it a 408 stroker :) fun car for fri and sat and a few car shows ..

Good to see it kept in the all ford family. :)

[snickerlicker]

yea but i dont want to do that lol. no mix and match here ... It might cost a little more but she will run good... looking at a dart block and arf heads ...already have the top end so im good there .. looking at maken it a 408 stroker :) fun car for fri and sat and a few car shows ..


Car will be a beast with that combo!

[Scott]

yea but i dont want to do that lol. no mix and match here ... It might cost a little more but she will run good... looking at a dart block and arf heads ...already have the top end so im good there .. looking at maken it a 408 stroker :) fun car for fri and sat and a few car shows ..

If your interested I will have a full set of 6.250 H beam eagle rods with brand new L-19 bolts, JE pistons to go with it 4.04 bore to make a 410 CID with a 9.5 deck block. Pistons are for inline valve and have extra deep valve reliefs and flat top. Just need a 4" stroke crank and you would be set.