90 Ford T-Bird Super Coupe

[Charlie A]

A friend of mine worked for Ford when those first came into the market. If I remember correctly there was a pretty common issue of broken crankshafts early on.

Might be a foggy memory.

Maybe this was the issue????? It's been a few years.

http://www.35thatr.org/Tips/HarmonicDamperBreak.htm

[Mark Yacavone]

Pat, It ought to run the index anyway with the right converter and gearing.
Beyond that, I don't know.
That thing has a nice looking cylinder head and a decent cam, but quite a bit of weight for a small motor.
Maybe a candidate for a hp reduction.
Let me know if I can help you with anything.

[rawhide]

Originally Posted by Charlie A

A friend of mine worked for Ford when those first came into the market. If I remember correctly there was a pretty common issue of broken crankshafts early on.

Might be a foggy memory.

Maybe this was the issue????? It's been a few years.

http://www.35thatr.org/Tips/HarmonicDamperBreak.htm

the early 1989 models had a cast iron crank but on 1-30-89 they changed them to forged steel. there must have been a problem because a car company will not spend a dollar they don't have to.
regards, Roland

[Charlie A]

Originally Posted by rawhide

the early 1989 models had a cast iron crank but on 1-30-89 they changed them to forged steel. there must have been a problem because a car company will not spend a dollar they don't have to.
regards, Roland

Yep.
Thanks for the clairification. I remembered it was early.

At least part of the memory is still there.

[Pat Cook]

Thanks Mark.
Will do Lester

[astikhossw]

when you get tired of spending on the sc engine just get you one of these.

[Dave Noll]

Worked on a few of those while I was still wrenching for a living. One ran Really good. The others weren't near as impressive & the blower's leaked. (oil) I seem to remember an issue with low boost on those as well.