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Ieatcamaros · 08-19-2004, 08:59 AM

Get the bronze dizzy gear. If in doubt, just buy a dist for an 85 GT. The description fits an ho motor. But the intakes will interchange between a ho and non ho motor. I am pretty sure they put the HO in the t birds and cougars. The last one (cougar) I looked at was an HO. BTW, the injectors are in the intake not the heads. If it were me, I would rebuild the original 302. Or buy this 88 motor and put your carb stuff on there with a bronze dist. gear. You will have to change the timing covers and put your fuel pump cam eccentric on there too. Although, this will void the warranty you were talking about. Of course, you could just put a low pressure electric pump on the car too. Is the motor still in the cougar? Listen to it run in the car and forget about the warranty. If that is the route you want to take.

If you are still considering, you can not use a mechanical fuel pump with fuel injection. You will have to find a mustang and get the electric setup out of the tank. And then you will have to run the fuel lines. Plus all the wiring and mounting of differents sensors and stuff that hasn't even been mentioned. I am a carb guy as well. Another reason to say don't swap to fuel injection. You already said you didn't want f.i. in your toy and you aren't too good with wiring.

The firing order for a non ho motor is 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8. Just for kicks.

08-19-2004, 08:59 AM	#24
Ieatcamaros Domestic Rice really sucks! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: KY Posts: 973	Get the bronze dizzy gear. If in doubt, just buy a dist for an 85 GT. The description fits an ho motor. But the intakes will interchange between a ho and non ho motor. I am pretty sure they put the HO in the t birds and cougars. The last one (cougar) I looked at was an HO. BTW, the injectors are in the intake not the heads. If it were me, I would rebuild the original 302. Or buy this 88 motor and put your carb stuff on there with a bronze dist. gear. You will have to change the timing covers and put your fuel pump cam eccentric on there too. Although, this will void the warranty you were talking about. Of course, you could just put a low pressure electric pump on the car too. Is the motor still in the cougar? Listen to it run in the car and forget about the warranty. If that is the route you want to take. If you are still considering, you can not use a mechanical fuel pump with fuel injection. You will have to find a mustang and get the electric setup out of the tank. And then you will have to run the fuel lines. Plus all the wiring and mounting of differents sensors and stuff that hasn't even been mentioned. I am a carb guy as well. Another reason to say don't swap to fuel injection. You already said you didn't want f.i. in your toy and you aren't too good with wiring. The firing order for a non ho motor is 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8. Just for kicks. __________________ The sig says it all.