bCROWL

ok people......i just got my license and currently drive a 1996 ford f-150 xlt 5.0......the gas mileage is horrid.....im looking to buy something else within the next year...i was looking to buy a 2nd gen. probe gt 5-speed....my dad owns 2 and i like them alot but i love TORQUE!!!.......iv been thinking bout buying a 5.0 5-speed.....i know nothing about them and am just curious what kinda times they can run in the 1/4 mile...i need to know how reliable they are....well i just wanna know a bunch of specs on them.....thx

jeep45238

Here's what I see that's wrong with that idea:

You're complaining about gas milage, and want to put the same small block in a car?

You'll still get crappy gas milage.

bCROWL

ya well i figured that if i have to drive a 5.0 anyways i might as well get something that has some *****, weighs less, and i can fit more people in

jeep45238

Go get a Buick Roadmaster Stationwagon.

350 cid V8 Corvette motor, better gas milage (yes, it's an auto, but one hell of a sleeper and a hotbed for mods!!), and a LOT more people than a mustang.

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BCisme

lol @ jeep. i couldn't imagine telling my friends i got my *** kicked by an old station wagon full of teenagers. as a matter of fact, the guy wh's letting me use his garage to fix my clutch had an 80'sbuck roadmaster out there, i knew it was a V8 but i figured a 305. you mean to tell me they put the L98 corvette engine in them?<IMG src=smileys/smiley3.gif border="0">

jeep45238

The mid 90's did....go run the vin's, that's a damned easy way to tell (take it to a chevy dealer and ask to have it ran...you're suspicious of a motor swap for emmissions reasons..........)


Edit: found the years with the 350's:



1992 Buick Roadmaster: A 4-door sedan joined the Roadmaster wagon as an early '92 model, carrying a 5.7-liter V8 engine that developed 180 horsepower. That engine also went into the Estate Wagon, displacing the original 5.0-liter.

1993 Buick Roadmaster: Change was minimal.

1994 Buick Roadmaster: Dual airbags were installed, but even bigger news went under the hood. Roadmaster buyers got a modified version of the LT1 engine used in Chevrolet Corvettes. Similar in displacement to the prior V8, the LT1 sent 260 horsepower to a new 4-speed automatic transmission. A redesigned dash held new gauges, with climate controls higher and a knee bolster below.

1995 Buick Roadmaster: Only a handful of minor changes marked the '95 models, including long-life automatic-transmission fluid. Larger, foldaway style mirrors were installed, and radios got bigger controls. Sedans wore new bodyside moldings, while Estate wagons added a shade for the "vista roof" as well as a cargo cover.

1996 Buick Roadmaster: For its final season, the traditional-size, rear-drive Roadmaster enjoyed only a few changes. Engine coolant could last 5 years or 100,000 miles, and automatic climate control became standard.



Sure, it's under 270 horses stock. BUT, it's a 350, and we all know there's tons of mods to up the power on those suckers.<edited><editID>jeep45238</editID><editDate>37829.8086574074</editDate></edited>

roush97

Here's my experience so far.. My Mustang 5.0 5 speed,has 150k uses no oil, and runs really smooth. I don't run it real hard all the time though. I also got a '00 ranger 4x4 with a 4.0L v-6. The ranger with the V-6 gets horrid milage compared to the stang. I do good to get 15 mpg's out of it on the highway. The stang on the other hand gets me around 20 or a bit more if I baby it out on the highway.