80- 86 pickup Engines

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Feb 22, 2009 | 07:20 AM

Retiredfire

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80- 86 pickup Engines

Would a 302 V8 or a 300 six be a good swap into a 1990 150 ? I bought a 1990 F-150 pickup with No engine or tran. I have some 1983 ford pickups

Feb 22, 2009 | 08:09 AM

Camo93XLT

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The early head design isn't up to par with the later E7 heads but you can find E7s all day long for $50 a pair. Are you wanting to stay carb or go fuel injection?

Feb 22, 2009 | 08:44 AM

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What was originally in the '90?
It would be much easier to go with what engine perches, exhaust, computer and engine harness it is already setup for....

Feb 22, 2009 | 09:14 AM

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80-86 engines

The 1990 had a 302 V8 .Some one got the engine & tran. out of it The body bed paint are great shape.

Feb 22, 2009 | 09:29 AM

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Well if the fuel injection stuff is gone along with the harness it sounds like a good canidate for a 302 carb swap.

Feb 22, 2009 | 10:18 AM

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Just be aware that the feds don't want you putting an older engine into a newer truck because of emissions. If your state does emission testing it could be an issue or if you sell it to someone without disclosure about the engine change. That being said a carb engine would be the easiest swap. The EFI uses electric fuel pump(s) so you'll have to modify that for the carb.
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Feb 22, 2009 | 11:05 AM

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No need to modify the in tank pumps.
You'd just need an aftermarket FPR and some wiring to get the pumps operating correctly without the computer I'd think.