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LTDPotential
11-21-2004, 09:23 PM
As soon as I get the shop, I'm taking the engine out of the TC and rebuilding it. When it's done, it's going in the Vic.
I've not done much research on what I want to do with it. I just know I want something with good amount of horsepower, but not something that's going to consume rediculous amounts of gas. Something mid-range, with good horsepower and torque, but not a race car. It's going to be my daily driver still, and eventually I'm going to do the manual tranny swap.

Here are the only ideas I have so far. I need to know what's best:

E7 Heads
GT Heads
HO Heads

What are the advantages/disadvantages to any of these? What else should I do to the engine?
Grand Marquis GT
11-21-2004, 11:04 PM
the heads you speak of are one and teh same.
Pirate
11-21-2004, 11:26 PM
Get a set of GT40P heads....unless you have to run the stock computer schtuff...
Ifixyawata
11-22-2004, 12:12 AM
GT40P's are the ones that need the special exhaust headers right? And the GT40's do not require special headers....?
Pirate
11-22-2004, 01:16 AM
Correct...but you can find used headers on Ebay that fit the P heads...
Lincolnmania
11-22-2004, 12:27 PM
save your money and get a set of performance ported thumper e7 heads
scott
LTDPotential
11-22-2004, 03:54 PM
save your money and get a set of performance ported thumper e7 heads
scott

Are these better than the GT-40 heads?
DuceAnAHalf
11-22-2004, 04:20 PM
ive got like 4 sets of heads i think 2 are for a 351w and the others are for a 302 but i dont know if they are e7's or not
Lincolnmania
11-24-2004, 07:31 PM
save your money and get a set of performance ported thumper e7 heads
scott

Are these better than the GT-40 heads?

yes.......they are better than the gt40x's
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