![]() Engine Bay & Trunk Runs & Drives Great Engine. ![]() Now the original plan of "keeping it original" has became a lot harder as these engines are very hard to come by around here and will be a bit pricy to ship one from the US, this brings us to my question.Īs much as it pains me to think of this option this soon, what modern V8 engines + transmission work best for this bird's engine bay and trans tunnel? (LS2 comes to mind first).Īppreciate any feedback & input you gents might have. 1965 Thunderbird Landau Coupe - 390 V8 Engine Power Steering Power Brakes. The car aesthetically looked very promising, but unfortunately after receiving it and further inspection, the previous owner had replaced the original 390 with another motor (yet to be determined as I'm not well experienced in this era's engines). Engine & Related Parts Edelbrock Parts Engine Internal & Related Parts. I just got my hands on a 65 thunderbird from an online auction that I was planning to restore to its original shape (while keeping everything as original/stock as possible). The only remnant of the Thunderbirds former sporty image was that the standard 390-cubic-inch 300 hp (224 kW) V8 engine needed nearly 11 seconds to push the heavy T-bird to 60 mph (97 km/h). New member of this fine community here, and looking forward to get some expert opinions about TBrids as there is a very small presence of this beauty where I'm from.
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