[DeTomaso] modular engine questions

[Cullen1972]

Whoops... Hit send on accident.  Have u ever heard of a set of 180's on a mod motor? That sounds hard with the extra width. 

But it would be so cool. 

Cullen

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On Feb 29, 2012, at 8:52 PM, Corey Price <coreyjprice at gmail.com> wrote:

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> 
> I was involved in a thread on the PIBB about this.  There are a number of hurdles.  The Coyote uses the same bellhousing and motor mounts as the 4.6.  This was done to keep the new Mustangs from needing extensive changes as I understand it.  You can get the bellhousing and motor mounts from Wilkinson.
> 
> Yes it is smaller than a 4.6 DOHC by 2" in width and also shorter.  The engine is lighter as well.  The new 2012 Ford Racing catalog has dimensions.  I have heard of Ford Racing ECU issues with an idle and part throttle stumble, rumored to be caused by lack of speed sensor input in the Ford Racing Controls Pack.
> 
> I don't know of anyone who has done the Coyote, and I was going to try it myself. Steve Wilkinson was excited to help, but hadn't done it himself last time I talked to him about it.
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> Contact me for more info.
> 
> Corey
> 
> On Feb 29, 2012, at 12:02 PM, boyd casey <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Are the new 5 liter modular engines (like the new Boss 302) smaller in over
>> all dimensions then the 4.6 liter engines? How difficult is it to fit one
>> of these 5 liter engines into the Pantera ? What type of bell housing is
>> used to mate the Modular engines to the ZF dash-2? What is the difference
>> between  a double disc clutch and a single disc? (besides one more disc!)
>> Advantages, disadvantages etc.
>> Thanks,
>> Boyd
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