88 XR7 6.8L 420ci V10 Reply #15 – June 14, 2007, 12:11:46 PM Livornois (sp??) ports and installs larger valves into 2V; 3V; and 4V 4.6/5.4 heads. Nothing on 4.6/5.4 aftermarket heads period, let alone V10s. Yes it will be very difficult to find anyone who will even try to mess with one of those engines other than to rebuild one in stock configuration, much less modify one. Sorry dude Quote Selected
88 XR7 6.8L 420ci V10 Reply #16 – June 15, 2007, 12:23:19 AM ask turbo buick guys about split pin cranks... Quote Selected
88 XR7 6.8L 420ci V10 Reply #17 – June 15, 2007, 12:50:11 AM I've built a few Buick V-6s long ago for roadracing, and they all used the non-split pin cranks. I think they were called "odd-fire". The split-pin stuff would not hold together very long. (even-fire?) Too much stress on the crank.Sintered metal rods suck too. Quote Selected
88 XR7 6.8L 420ci V10 Reply #18 – June 15, 2007, 05:43:08 PM Ive always wanted to drop the drive train out of a viper into the cougar I had. Quote Selected
88 XR7 6.8L 420ci V10 Reply #19 – June 15, 2007, 05:51:45 PM Quote from: cougar1car;154508Ive always wanted to drop the drive train out of a viper into the cougar I had.It would probably be easier than fitting the Ford V10 in there... Quote Selected
88 XR7 6.8L 420ci V10 Reply #20 – June 15, 2007, 08:10:17 PM I will get this done some day. I think its possible and hey when I do it I will have the time and money. Quote Selected
88 XR7 6.8L 420ci V10 Reply #21 – June 15, 2007, 10:10:05 PM Quote from: Prototype Services;154378I've built a few Buick V-6s long ago for roadracing, and they all used the non-split pin cranks. I think they were called "odd-fire". The split-pin stuff would not hold together very long. (even-fire?) Too much stress on the crank.Sintered metal rods suck too.yeah the even fire stuff is split pin and are known to fail. Quote Selected
88 XR7 6.8L 420ci V10 Reply #22 – June 16, 2007, 01:43:56 AM Well, the racing stuff we did used an aftermarket crank with common pins like a V-8 but shorter. But we did get in one of her(Patty Moise) older engines to freshen that had the split-pin. Quote Selected
88 XR7 6.8L 420ci V10 Reply #23 – June 16, 2007, 04:35:25 PM we have two v-10 ford trucks at our work....one has a 24,000 gvw rating and the other an 18,000 gvw. They run circles around our big block chevy top kicks. That being said, the trucks are probably only as fast as a stock v-6 cougar...They are weighed down a good bit, by the 30 some odd foot boom, dullies, and good sized off and on road tires....One of these days i'll post a picture of the truck I drive everyday. Its got a 26,000gvw rating. 98 f-series(I'm not sure which one, prolly around a f-650, cause all the f-550's and down look more or less like regular trucks....) Its got a 8 1/2 foot wide body, a gigantic bumper and cage on the front, and a 36 foot boom with all kinds of whinches and pulling attachments. I'm not sure on the engine, but its a bigger one. Thats for sure. Thing crawls. I'm lucky to hit 45 on any sized hill regardless of how fast I was going before the hill. Quote Selected
88 XR7 6.8L 420ci V10 Reply #24 – June 17, 2007, 08:02:45 AM The exhaust note would be reason enough NOT to have a V10... Ever heard a Viper??? Sound like a V6... Quote Selected
88 XR7 6.8L 420ci V10 Reply #25 – June 17, 2007, 08:35:39 AM Quote from: TurboCoupe50;154917The exhaust note would be reason enough NOT to have a V10... Ever heard a Viper??? Sound like a V6...Ever hear a Volvo? Sounds like half a Viper :hick: That car had the worst exhaust note of anything I'd ever owned... Quote Selected
Down a different path... Reply #26 – July 25, 2007, 01:55:40 PM Quote from: ztrane;153792 I want the FPP V10 Ford offers in their Power Product line.I just did a double take on what you wrote here. I used to be the Calibration and Controls manager at Ford Power Products. I now work as an engineer for their ECM supplier in San Antonio. We are getting ready to put the FPP 6.8L on the dyno to calibrate for gas, propane and natural gas.http://www.motorcraft.com/FordPowerProducts/pdf/EControls_FPP.pdfWhy do you want the FPP version? Quote Selected
88 XR7 6.8L 420ci V10 Reply #27 – August 12, 2007, 04:08:36 PM apperentally the v-10 could fit under a stock hood with only a few modifications... I wish this guy would have finished this...http://www.twin-turbo-v10-mustang.envy.nu/ Quote Selected
88 XR7 6.8L 420ci V10 Reply #28 – August 16, 2007, 11:56:21 PM If I were to put in a big block in my '85 Tbird, I would set the engine back..lotta work, but would want to have better weight distribution. T'bird is nose heavy w a V6! I'd look around for a 410cu in Mercury FE. Can still find these, for much less than 428. Weighs about the same as that V10..about 75lbs lighter when switched to aluminum intake. All sorts of stuff out there for it. Won't worry about big inch Windsors either. Could always build up, for them. Quote Selected
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