Stang_GT_91

(school a young 5.0 Mucsle Car Owner) is the displacement the same thing as the size of the engine. is a stock black a 302 if not what is it. if i want to refresh my engine because shes stock and been runnin for more than 200,000 miles (i'm her 2nd owner she in good condition), what should i do i know it has to do with get the pistons cleaned or replace and the stock block balanced; if i'm not makin sense what i want to know is if i want to keep my stock block block for a while what should i do to refresh the engine components.

mkspeed26

yes, displacement is the same thing as engine size. the answer to the secod part depends on your budget. i suggest a rebuild with new pistons, .030 overbore, a new high performance camshaft and new timing chain, all new bearings, gaskets, etc. that would be a good refresher for minimum cost

92TitaniumGT

200,000 is just getting her broke in....Im the 2nd owner of my '92 when i bought it in november of '04 it had 210,00 miles....it now has 213,00 and it runs better than my previous two that has significantly less miles....I say if it goes over 200k and still runs good....it'll go forever lol

Tims 88GT

mkspeed answered it pritty well for ya, but i want to add on a lil here, when and if you get the motor rebuilt the new bore will be determined by the machinest, it may only need to be a .10 overbore depending on how it was run. you do not need to balance the motor but it is a good idea.

groundpounder

So many different ways to go here. My first question with these will always be:

What's your budget? Tell me what you have in the wallet, and that will give me a lot of direction on which way to guide you.

See sig below and then PM me for more knowledge. Or drop a number in the thread and we'll getcha going in any direction your greenbacks will take you.

Stang_GT_91

ok what is the 5.0's displacment then?

tinman

5.0 is a metric measurment for 5 liters. You engine is 302 cubic inhces in displacement. BTW, it is only the forth engine ever to have a metric size designation from Ford.
First was way back in 1966 with the 7.0 (428cid) Galaxies.
Then we had a 1.6 Pinto, a 2.0 Pinto and finally the 2.3 Pinto/Mustang II.
Your bore is 4.000" and the stroke is 3.000 as it has been on ALL 302 Fords since the introduction in 1968.......
1 liter is about 61 cubic inches.....

Predator

I've always been nagged by not knowing the exact liter to ci ratio, as far as I can tell it's really close to 61, but not exactly (somewhere around 60.96-61.02). Yeah, I realize that it isn't really important and 61 is a really good estimate, but I was just wondering.