I spoke to Ross a couple years back and discussed the project in moderate detail. At the time he was quoting $10k as an upper end for an in-shop turnkey conversion. Doing it here in the driveway is also an attractive option, for the same coin I can put in a new gt-40 5.0 and an equvilant AOD or a paxton for that matter. On the other hand I'm not anxious to screw around with the OBDII, especially here in Mass. I've never spoken to Ross about the OBDII issue but I figured the federale's would make me keep it.

I had hear from a couple of second-hand sources that a reman would run me close to $6k. How hard is one of the things to swap ? I need 3 ignition wires and a couple-o vaccuum hoses to make my 460 run, I'm thinking the 24v needs more than that. Is $3k a reliable number for a good rebuilt ? The V8 swap is attractice because I get a new tranny with the deal and can pretty much forget about the drivetrain for the next 10yrs. How much will a rebuilt AW40 run me ? I seem to remember a comment in a FAQ somewhere that the engine was most easily removed with the transmission as a unit. Is there anyone who'd sone this and can comment ? Has anyone tried to source a scrapyard engine? I suppose the cost would vary by region though.

Yup, it was about 18-20 yrs back. I'd built a fairly nice 351W for an 86' mustang. I ran the engine to 20k on light sweet crude then switched to synthetic. Within 5k I had leaks at both valve covers, the timing chain cover, fuel pump, oil pan and rear main. All Fel-Pro gaskets & the machine work & assembly done by a ruputable, longtime racing shop & had come with specific recomendations against synth oil due to leakage. Went back to natural but most of the leaks stayed. Been gunshy ever since. As bad as this thing sounds though I suppose I'll try it since it's a lot easier than pulling the head.

Dave
96 960
78 Bronco (Lincoln 460)