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86 5.0HO vs 87-93 5.0HO motors

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Old 03-06-2007, 11:07 PM
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Default 86 5.0HO vs 87-93 5.0HO motors

what teh different between teh 86 5.0HO and 87+ HO?

i know 87 + 88 both were SD and 89+ were SD

i know 93 used different pistons... is that it?

86 have forged internals or anything? anything at all different?

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Old 03-07-2007, 01:21 AM
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Default RE: 86 5.0HO vs 87-93 5.0HO motors

not 100% sure,but if i remember right..85-86 were not aas agressive on the cam.. i think there were a cpl more things
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Default RE: 86 5.0HO vs 87-93 5.0HO motors

86 has e6 heads which are the worst heads ever you pistons are flat tops so you will have bad valve to piston clearance with most heads even gt40's other than that i think the nose looks better than 87-93 and that goes for the interior too
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Default RE: 86 5.0HO vs 87-93 5.0HO motors

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86 has e6 heads which are the worst heads ever you pistons are flat tops so you will have bad valve to piston clearance with most heads even gt40's other than that i think the nose looks better than 87-93 and that goes for the interior too
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