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ran across a decently upgraded but blown headgasket '89 Thunderbird SC... what about putting in the Mk VIII engine with a Cobra 6-spd?
Thanks,
Posted by: evillally
My take; after all of the aggravation, work, wiring, time, modifcations, stress, and money you will spend shoving the 4.6L 4V engine under the hood of what is pretty much a Mark VIII, you might as well have just bought the damn Mark VIII.
And as for the 6-speed, that's a whole notha' thread!
Posted by: my95mark8
There are a few guys at www.tccoa.com who have done it.
Posted by: chickenviii
im puttin one in a 95 bird
Posted by: Calabrio
They're going to blend the 32valve AND the six speed, or just swap the engine?
Posted by: CTX-SLPR
Well I was thinking more along the lines of just the motor swap with the stock 5-spd but I doubt that it would last long behind a stock Mk VIII DOHC 4.6L, so the Cobra 6-spd was a likely next step. I would bet you'd have to use a Cobra ECM with the stick.