are the engines in a thunder bird and a mustang the same and if so does the thunderbird engine have forged pistons?

 

no they are not, the t-bird is a non-HO , probably has forged pistons though i have no idea

 

the t-bird is an ho, or at least the intake says it is.

 

what year 'bird?

 

1988 bird, it has a 5.0 that was suppose to have been rebuilt and built up a lil bit about a year ago then about 6months ago the car got totalled and is just sitting there, i bought the motor to go in my mustang and if the pistons are forged then im sprayin but if not then im rebuilding again to go forged.

 

it is a 5.0 HO

88 is non mass air though.. what year is your stang?

 

my stang is a 94, but i am probally putting a 93 computer in it, because ive herd that the sn95 computers dont like cam mods and the tbird has a bigger cam in it. and it may not even be a stock tbird engine though cause it has gt40 heads and intake.

 

even better

use an A9L computer with the mustang cam.. nice torque curve

 

i have no idea what the al9 computer is, so where can i get one, and will it work with a marine cam?

 

it came in 89-92 mustang GT 5 speeds

dont think it came in 87-88's because its mass aired