Thread: Buying a 67 Mustang & questioning motor

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Originally Posted by 73Strong

I am buying a rebuilt 67 fastback with casting code C5AE-A block. it's a 427 but I think from the "A" it's a galaxy motor. Is that a good motor, HP, ???? Help

I would just take it out for a test drive. I had a 302 in a 68 mustang that was stock and if had some get up and go! Around seventy the front end would start to lift a little. At a hundred it started to float!. Any mototr that size is going to have pep. If it's recently rebuilt, you probably aren't going to dive in(I would guess), unless it currently doesn't meet your needs. Check it out, drive it, and take some photos for us, those are nice little cars(being a Ford guy I'm biased, but the front end will probably need suspension work if you plan on driving fast, the stock Firebirds and Cameros of that time period had much better front end suspensions and steerability at speed!)

Upgrades with cooling should help your over heats . Alot build the engine and never upgrade cooling so low speeds and idles are terrible .

73 i see alot of clean FB go in the mid to high teens well worth it . Redone with new complete sheet metal also . I'll keep my eye out since thats a past time hobby anyway and I'll pm you if i see something you should look at .