Engine Bay Friday MONTEGO Will play!

"MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner" (montegoman562)
11/15/2013 at 11:15 • Filed to: ENGINE BAY FRIDAY

Here's my 68 Mercury Montego Engine, 302 V8:

And what it would look like if I had the available Boss 429 engine:

Update, new KINJA builder sucks, downloaded the image and uploaded myself.

DISCUSSION (15)

For Sweden > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/15/2013 at 11:16

Now show me what it would look like with a Hi-Po 302 or a Trinity.

Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/15/2013 at 11:18

427 FE SWAP!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > For Sweden
11/15/2013 at 11:25

lol, here's what it looked like stock, thats all i got left:

Kinja'd!!!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger
11/15/2013 at 11:28

Hahaha, no thanks, the 302 is a blast...and paid for lol.

Is the big block showing on yours? Kinja is fucking with me. Saw it before now I dont see it...

Meatcoma > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/15/2013 at 11:29

Did it originally have a 302? I would think it had a 351 but maybe those were not avail in your year.

Meatcoma > Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger
11/15/2013 at 11:30

Kinja'd!!!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Meatcoma
11/15/2013 at 11:47

Original 302. available engines from what I've learned, there are some conflicting sources on this.

302 2 brrl

302 4 brrl

390 2 brrl

390 4 brrl

427

428 (couple variations)

I've heard about a 351 being available but I got nothing to back it up.

I have the original window sticker that confirms it's a 302 2 barrel car.

Now it's a 4 barrel thanks to be though lol.

Meatcoma > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/15/2013 at 11:53

HAHA. It's unbelievable how much better a simple carb swap from 2bbl to 4bbl is.

I had a chev 350 in a cutlass with a 2bbl that I swapped in a 4bbl for, It was like a totally diff car. Yay for 1 line burnouts lol.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Meatcoma
11/15/2013 at 11:57

Man, what an upgrade. I swapped in an Edlebrock Performer RPM intake (the performer RPM cranks the rpm up a bit higher) and added the 4 barrel holley.

WOW.

Then I threw on the true dual flowmaster super 44s.

UNBELIEVABLE.

You wouldn't even know it was the same engine.

Meatcoma > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/15/2013 at 11:59

Yea, small changes in the right areas make huge differences.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Meatcoma
11/15/2013 at 12:11

I've shared it with too many to keep track, have you heard the exhaust video?

it sounds so great, a lot of people can't even tell I have a little 5.0 under the hood due to the exhaust note.

Meatcoma > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/15/2013 at 12:13

BRAVO!

Kinja'd!!!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Meatcoma
11/15/2013 at 12:37

Haha, thank you very much! I'm so happy with my choice, I was really on the fence between the Super 40 and Super 44's. They sound so great. Eventually I may add some headers. When I had it done the mechanic had a set he thought would work, but my lame column shift linkage was in the way so no free headers for me.

Could you imagine it with some nice headers?

Meatcoma > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/15/2013 at 13:13

No, but you be sure to give us some audio when you get them.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Meatcoma
11/15/2013 at 13:39

When/if I get them I will definitely provide an "encore" performance lol.

I'm more focused on cleaning it up under the hood, getting the floors fixed, carpet and headliner now that it's running the way I want.