Questions that don't deserve threads time, my dad has a late 80s/early 90s ford 5.8 engine that he wants to put in his 79 bronco, my question is what horsepower it has because it's fuel injected and if it will bolt up to the old transmission. The 400 block seized up so it's junk. I'm just curious if it's even possible
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Tyler Young
Connor Williams
Moving to Colorado from California.
Red pill me on cold weather care for my car.
How can I stop rust and cracking my engine block.
ETC
Do I need winter tires? Or do all seasons work...
Gabriel Harris
is it a good idea to buy a used car from a dealer?
Kevin Watson
Depends where you're moving to, I'm likely moving there from NJ (Denver area has WAY milder winters) and I've been fine with RWD on all seasons, I think you're overthinking the rest.
If it's worth over 5k, yes.
Ryder Jones
is it bad to engine brake an automatic?
i put my grandpa's corolla into 3rd instead of braking because i hate flashing the brake lights and he got a bit mad at me
Asher Foster
I can't imagine it being too bad, I got my 08 cobalt from a toyota dealer with 75k miles for 5k and havent had any problems at all and it's at about 140k miles I'm 90% sure it was a rental/fleet car.
Just know what the troubled spots on the vehicle are and if youre not mehanically inclined take it to a mechanic.
Nathan Perry
Get the serials off the engine and the serials off the transmissions of both vehicles.
Find a list of compatible transmissions online.
>351 BTW
>Rust
Wash car often and above freezing temperatures. Avoid salt if at possible
>Cracking engine block
Block heater.
Make sure your engine coolant is good for -40C.
>Do I need winter tires
Depends on where you are, what kind of vehicle you drive and what kind of weather you're going to deal with. IF you live anywhere there's consistently going to be snowfall year after year I highly suggest a dedicated set of winter tires and rims and hauling chains around.
>depends on how well you can personally inspect a vehicle, how your credit and income are, etc
Michael Murphy
What RPM were you at when you dropped it into 3rd?
Nolan Sanders
Engine breaking itself won't hurt the car, whether or not actually shifting from D to 3rd is safe is another story as I think those aren't exactly meant for "downshifting". When I was an autofag my transmission didn't seem to like me dropping it from D to 3rd; I don't think it bothered rev matching and just slammed it into gear.
Aiden Gomez
Yes, they're not made to do that, you can burn the transmissions, engine braking in general in a eco box doesnt really have benefits, brakes are made the wear and the motors arent built like rig engines.