dyno don nicholsen if my memory serves me right, I remember that photo from a mustangs and ford magazine from long ago. (or at least a long time ago for me)

edit: also thats a 427 SOHC, and it causes me to drool uncontrollably...

 

right you are and i agree with the drooling uncontrolably over the cammer !!!!!!!!!! a few pics to drool over some more ...............

 

might a suggest throwing a late model 4.6 in it for the drool factor ???? two valve would be sufficient and if you get the romeo pi from an 02-04 exploder v8 they're all aluminum . there's a lil' shop in mizzou makes a carbed intake and distrbutor conversion for them to eliminate the 'putor and wiring nightmares . called jailbait choppers { or cycles don't remember } and hot rods . posted it up in the 48-60 forum once i did . the maverick should have enough space for it and you can go a late 5 or 6 speed , or there are many adaptor's available to put anything you want behind one . mullins auto salvage here bouts has several grade a exploder all aluminum romeos ready to go for 1500 bucks . the only diff' between them and the big horse gt wersion is that it's all aluminum instead of a cast iron block , and the tune in the 'putor . getting any ideas ???????????????? i have too much time to think driving around for a living that's where all my screwy ideas come from .......... theres a couple of co's that make aluminum valve covers for them too and i don't think it would be too hard to find someone to make up a set that look like the 427 cammers covers ...... a baby cammer hmmmmm............. drool some more !!!!!!!!

 

I had a mav with a 302 and you to be a contortionist to change the fricken plugs. I think a 4.6 may to broad in the shoulders to fit without some mods tot he mav's inards. But wouldn't she be a screamer!!!!!!!!!!

 

i actually had thoughts of putting a mod engine in a falcon. a 4.6 would be nice, but a 5.4 cobra 4 valve would be nicer.

 

a few shock tower mods ala the boss 429 mustang and the 67-68 fe big block stang's { did this to my buddy norms 68 highland green 390 4 speed bullit clone , not to difficult and he found patterns somewhere to go by } i believe would be all that in order to do it for that part of it , and i really doubt making up or finding some engine mounts would be a big issue . yep even a lowly 205 horser like in my bird would move that much lighter mav , or falcon quite spiritedly i do believe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i would venture to say though a 4 valve 4.6 or 5.4 would cause a lot of clearance issues as they are much wider yet ........................ but da^# son can you imagine a suprecharged beastie in one of "em !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

oh yes , muscle truck . don't be suprized if someone tells you to stop hangin' around here as we are an EXTREMELY BAD INFLUENCE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or otherwise known as the addict enabler society .................................

 

with a mustink II front end you no longer have clearance issues due to confined space between the shock towers.
if a 427 cammer can fit,(think the wild child) a 4 valve 5.4 will fit.

 

I didn't have time to read everything, but it wouldn't suprise me if a mustang II suspension would be needed just for a two valve, they are even wider than a 460... I don't see no shock towers on this beauty!

and 55 f350, don't worry about being an influence, thats why I like it here!

 

Interesting...........but looks like too much work.
Drop in a nice 302, built the way you want it..........no wiring or computer hassles or fabrication required.
I would suggest the T-5 trans from a mid 80s-early 90s Fox body Mustang GT to back up the 302.

 

no such thing as too much work when it has to do with toys! just not enough time... check out my sig!

 

Better consider a brake upgrade with any of the engine choices. The stock brakes are barely adequate even with the 200 ci. I had a '70 with the 200 and the brakes were terrible. It didn't take much to get the four wimpy drums to overheat.

 

hades whaddaya need brakes for ????? that mav looks interesting . is there an article on it somewhere ? i am curious ............. personally im a bit of a tight **** so i'd stick with a 2 valve . 4 valves double the cost automatically as you have twice the parts to buy in some areas ............. and 2 valves are actually becoming quite easy to lay hands on relatively cheap . heres some more pics of the direction i'd want to wander off in with one if i could ....... shows the age a lil' bit but this era of drag cars was the best in the looks department .

 

and one more of the drool mobile .................

 

one for tim and his four door fetish .. i recall thinking how odd this thing looked when they started running it .......