How to install 4.6 L ford v8 engine on a homebuilt aircraft?

I want to know about how to install a 4.6 liter ford v8 engine on a homebuilt aircraft.

With about 18 kilograms of blutac and 34 rolls scotch tape

If you have to ask, you have no business building an aircraft.

Engines have to be certified for aircraft use. The Ford V8 is not certified. No flying.

Ignore the rest of these IDIOTS! They have absolutely NO IDEA of what they are talking about.

There are dozens of liquid cooled automotive V-8 engines being used in experimental aircraft these days, but you need to start out with an airplane that's large enough to justify the weight of the engine and cooling system. You'll also need a prop speed reduction unit (PRSU) to slow down the propeller to less than 2800 RPM.

Here's one of several companies who are making V-8 engine conversions for conventional airplanes…
http://v8aircraft.com/

Well, I hope you aren't planning on using a 4.6L out of an old T-Bird or Crown Vic. The Ford 4.6L is a big, heavy engine that doesn't make a lot of power for it's size, at least in 2-valve trim. Your best bet is to find a 3V engine out of a 2005 or newer Mustang, or a 4V unit out of a Lincoln Mark VIII or Marauder. Unless you want to use a turbocharger, power will drop off quickly with altitude. It wasn't designed to operate at 10,000 feet.

As others have said, you'll have to gear down the prop, and it will be water cooled, which will add weight and complexity to the engine.

It can be done, but if it were me, I'd find a different engine if I wanted to use a car engine in an experimental aircraft. Ford's Ecoboost 4-cylinder makes as much horsepower as the 3V and 4V 4.6L Fords, and way more than the 2V version. And turbocharged engines can be tuned to keep making power at high altitudes, where a naturally aspirated engine can't.

But really, what you want is any aluminum-block turbo four. It would be much better suited for use in a plane that a big iron block V8 would.

Also, keep in mind that even the most basic version of the 4.6L Ford will make 200 horsepower, meaning whatever aircraft you install it in will be considered a high-performance aircraft in the eyes of the FAA, and require the appropriate endorsement on your license.

So your all done with the nissan rb26dett engine on a 1973 vw super beetle you asked about before? Go play with your video games kid.

Is this a homebuilt cargo plane? If so, you could strap it to a pallet and store it in the back. It would be cheaper to ship it with a ground currier though.

Can it be done? Certainly, on a properly designed aircraft, there are numerous homebuilt aircraft which use automotive engines. However, adding a non standard engine to an existing design is not really a very bright idea!

Engines need to be integrated into the design to take account of things like weight and balance, designed prop rotation and a variety of other factors.

There are plenty of good designs that are well within the capacity of a home builder, no need to go out on a limb.

If you do decide to do something outrageous, join, and take advice from, the EAA

Of course it can be done, but, bad choice ; That engine is LIQUID COOLED!

With a wet sump, you should not do it. Roll one direction or the other and the oil goes with it and the pump goes dry. At that point, lubrication is nil, and you have a flying boat anchor.

I'm sorry I did not see this thread earlier. I'm sure you have moved on by now, but in case someone else has the same idea and runs across this, I would like to add what I know. The Ford / Lincoln 4.6L V8 engine had several versions of 32 valve dual overhead cam configurations with aluminum heads and aluminum blocks, with 6 bolt main bearing caps, producing over 300 horsepower. In fact there was one that put out 806 HP. Any time you use a liquid cooled engine you have to incorporate a radiator. Model it after the Spitfire or the P51 Mustang. As for flying upside down, The oil pan will have to be removed and the bottom of the block covered with a blank. The main oil pump will have to draw from a remote oil tank through an oil line. You will need to install two dry sump oil pumps to pump the used oil from the top and bottom of the crankcase, through an oil cooler, and back to the oil tank. These engines are multiport fuel injected so the carburetor float problem is no problem. None of this is new. It was all figured out back in the 1930s. You could probably figure out a way to bolt two of these engines together front to back the way they did the old 16V Detroit Diesel engines if you need more HP and anyone can add a turbocharger to an engine with a barometric pressure controlled waste gate so the altitude would not be a problem. One more thing, Allison transmissions have some high speed planetary gear sets in them that could probably be used for a propeller speed reduction setup.