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Old May 8, 2007 | 09:30 AM
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Smile Strange find during engine swap...
So I just finished my 351 swap into my 87 F150 that originally had a 302. I got the engine and tranny back in the truck, and got all the wires / hoses hooked up...time to swap the computer. So I pull the old computer out and what does the sticker say?? "3.0 Taurus and Sable only". Guess what, 302 V8's run great on 3.0 V6 computers. Gotta love batch fire injection! Just thought I'd share. Now it's time to fab up an exhaust system and see if she'll run.
 
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Old May 8, 2007 | 09:39 AM
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i thought you had found a secret stash of cocaine or reefer.

that is funny about the computer being for a sable/taurus.
 
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Old May 8, 2007 | 09:44 AM
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No, no goodies...but I did find a HUGE rat's nest under the distributor.
 
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Old May 8, 2007 | 09:44 AM
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Wow, thats very strange indeed. So I assume your using the 5.8L computer for the 5.8 you've got in there now, right?
 
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Old May 8, 2007 | 09:49 AM
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well...i thought, "hey since the 302 ran so well on the V6 computer, why not use it for the 351..." no, no no no. I'm using the 5.8 computer.
 
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Old May 8, 2007 | 01:21 PM
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Clearly this computer is from the rare Taurus V8 option. The "3.0" on the label is a typo -- it should read 5.0
 
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Old May 8, 2007 | 01:21 PM
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when i did my swap from a 300 to a 302 when we went to undo the motor mount bolts from the fram we found out that my motor had never been bolted to the frame right from the factory. I drove it around likr that for 7 years!! Amazing what you find sometimes




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Let us know how the truck does. I have been tossing around the idea of a 351 in my truck for a little extra oomph.
 
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Clearly this computer is from the rare Taurus V8 option. The "3.0" on the label is a typo -- it should read 5.0
Too bad the Taurus SHO didn't get a V8 till '96, and even then, it was a DOHC Yamaha 3.4L V8, not a 5.0. I hope you were being sarcastic with that comment.
 
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it is the super rare lightening midnite harley davidson edition of the taurus.

had a lot of torque steer so they discontinued it.
 
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hahahahaha Where can I get one of those? I'll throw a LSD up front and call it good! Oh wait, that extra special edition was rear wheel drive too wasn't it?
 
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Old May 8, 2007 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by quicklook2
it is the super rare lightening midnite harley davidson edition of the taurus.

had a lot of torque steer so they discontinued it.
You're wrong. It was the rally sport Z71 SRT-10 edition Taurus.
 
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you forgot the BOSS Saleen edition too




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nahh! maybe it had V-Tack option , lol
 
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hey didnt those special edition tauruses have a "spoon" motor in them???
they came factory with 9 carbs and dual, dual exhaust, 3 inch, the whole way!!!

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