ford 3.0 l engine
Amaro
11-16-2003, 08:09 PM
i have a 1994 tempo with a 3.0l engine aut transmission,and i would like to now if a 3.0l 24 v of sable 1998 fit under the hood easily?
DaGr8Tim
11-16-2003, 11:01 PM
Yes and no.
The vulcan in the tempo was not totally the same as the vulcan in the Taurus/Sable. I know several of the accessories had different brackets so the engine would fit in a Tempo engine bay.
So the block may fit, but you may need to swap some accessories around.
Not to mention that all of the electronics for the engine including the computer and wiring harness will have to be swapped. Also, the tranny are probably not interchangable because I believe the sable tranny is computer controled.
There's a guy at www.tempotopaz.com that put a 3.0L engine from an 89 SHO into a 94 Topaz, so it's possible, but probably not gonna be easy.
The vulcan in the tempo was not totally the same as the vulcan in the Taurus/Sable. I know several of the accessories had different brackets so the engine would fit in a Tempo engine bay.
So the block may fit, but you may need to swap some accessories around.
Not to mention that all of the electronics for the engine including the computer and wiring harness will have to be swapped. Also, the tranny are probably not interchangable because I believe the sable tranny is computer controled.
There's a guy at www.tempotopaz.com that put a 3.0L engine from an 89 SHO into a 94 Topaz, so it's possible, but probably not gonna be easy.
DaGr8Tim
11-16-2003, 11:04 PM
Pictures of the 94 Topaz with a SHO motor is at http://www.tempo-topaz-performance.com/topazsho
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