DOES 5.0HO MEAN THE ENGINE IS ANY DIFFERENT?
03-28-2005, 09:18 PM
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RE: DOES 5.0HO MEAN THE ENGINE IS ANY DIFFERENT?
http://www.mustanggt.org/main.htm this says they changed in 1987
03-29-2005, 03:26 AM
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RE: DOES 5.0HO MEAN THE ENGINE IS ANY DIFFERENT?
Well i think that it is just mostly a cam and upgraded seals and valve spring retainers. a 302 and a 302HO look the same but have a difference of about 40-55 horses i think.
03-29-2005, 10:52 PM
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RE: DOES 5.0HO MEAN THE ENGINE IS ANY DIFFERENT?
non HO motors only have like 15lb/hr injectors that are grey top,
non HO intake is on driver side,
non HO engines suck with the stock heads and cam.
HO came with bigger cam with 351 firing order
19lb/hr injectors
e7te truck heads
and I think the throttle body and mass air was a little bigger
and the HO sounds soooo much nicer, I think the cam is what gives the nice mustang sound.
no other regular 5.0 engine sounds like a mustang.
at least not one I've heard.
non HO intake is on driver side,
non HO engines suck with the stock heads and cam.
HO came with bigger cam with 351 firing order
19lb/hr injectors
e7te truck heads
and I think the throttle body and mass air was a little bigger
and the HO sounds soooo much nicer, I think the cam is what gives the nice mustang sound.
no other regular 5.0 engine sounds like a mustang.
at least not one I've heard.
03-30-2005, 03:08 AM
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RE: DOES 5.0HO MEAN THE ENGINE IS ANY DIFFERENT?
Notice on our engines the intake hangs over the right valve cover, on the 5.0 NON HO engines, the intake hangs over the left valve cover (when looking head on with the car)
04-20-2005, 01:18 AM
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RE: DOES 5.0HO MEAN THE ENGINE IS ANY DIFFERENT?
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...and the HO sounds soooo much nicer, I think the cam is what gives the nice mustang sound.
no other regular 5.0 engine sounds like a mustang.
at least not one I've heard.
...and the HO sounds soooo much nicer, I think the cam is what gives the nice mustang sound.
no other regular 5.0 engine sounds like a mustang.
at least not one I've heard.
I can hear a car accelerate and know if it is a Ford or GM car...V8 that is.
