Crsytal Ice

Hey, I'm looking at buying an 86 5.0lx. I am new to the 5.0, I currently have a 95 sixer....which is great, but its no v8. What I want to know is what should I look for when I go to look at this car, like is there anything special thats commonly wrong with them, or what. Like I am trying to figure out if there is special things to look for either than the usual things like the floor and other things. The car was originally a 4 banger, but had the 302 swapped into it. So any help here would be greatly appreciated so that I don't buy something that just rapes my wallet of money because of constant problems.

Thanks

rwh129

Your better off just buying an original 5.0 than 1 that was a 4 cyclinder conversion.
The 5.0's are relatively cheap now.
You could get a good 1 for 4k to 5k

dc_mann8

curious.. hows it better off??? not raggin..just curious, because really, the 4cyl bodys are generally not twised from the 5.0 torque like most, and if swapped he likely picked a non rotted out mustang, and they even have softer srpings for more traction if you really wanna get into it...

fish2222

I would 2nd that question of why he's better off. I have been looking for a good 87-93 4 cylinder car to swap my 86 5.0 HO into. The 4 cylinder cars are usually in a lot better shape...

PONY GUY

I would look at the wiring make sure it wanst hacked to hell. check around hingles if its a hatchback for the body cracking from toruqe. Do a check for leaks some out of the exhuast, also check if the rear is upgraded their nothing worng with a 4 banger convertied into a V8 just look it over good

86 5.0L

damn, someone looking for an 86 too....

its on! [&:]