Mustang engine conversions
burntrice087
07-13-2004, 09:38 PM
Hi guys i just got a 1998 base Mustang and i'm looking to replace the slow ass V6 in the near future. is it possible to drop a 5.0 engine and if not what other short blocks can fit in it??
thunderbird muscle
07-13-2004, 09:46 PM
It is depending on how much you want to spend on it. You can also use the 4.6
Wolf
07-14-2004, 08:44 AM
4.6L, 5.4L.
In the end, it'll probably end up being cheaper and easier to just sell the V6 and buy a GT.
In the end, it'll probably end up being cheaper and easier to just sell the V6 and buy a GT.
burntrice087
07-14-2004, 01:40 PM
4.6L, 5.4L.
In the end, it'll probably end up being cheaper and easier to just sell the V6 and buy a GT.
that is a good idea, but i want to make my Mustang unique as iam going for a sleeper. i have about 8K in my pocket i can spend on an engine plus that needs to cover installation at my local garage,
In the end, it'll probably end up being cheaper and easier to just sell the V6 and buy a GT.
that is a good idea, but i want to make my Mustang unique as iam going for a sleeper. i have about 8K in my pocket i can spend on an engine plus that needs to cover installation at my local garage,
SVTcobra306
07-14-2004, 02:25 PM
Your best bet is to find a rear-ended or rolled GT in a boneyard. You will need, at a minimum, the engine, radiator, complete wiring harness, and computer, the transmission, and I have no idea if they use the same rearend. I think that's the same, so...
You will also have to either install a GT guage cluster, get a custom one, or get yours adapted to having a V8.
Now, assuming you have all this done and not a built up motor, you will possess the most expensive 14 second Mustang around.
If it were me....I'd find a '95 GT or GTS and put on a quiet exhaust (catted H with Dynomax super turbos) with dumps, rig up a dummy single exit rear pipe (for that 6-cylinder look), swap the badges on the front, or lose them altogether, and put a rear bumper cover on that says "MUSTANG".
Bonus points go for a screw-on chrome exhaust tip (one of the little 2 inch ones) and crappy paint. The V-6 wheels are a bonus too. Double bonus points go for WWJD fish emblems and/or "my kid is an honor student" bumper sticker.
Realistically, building a sleeper isn't even hard anymore. I get asked all the time if my Cobra is a V-6, just because the rear bumper only says MUSTANG. Somehow the twin shiny pipes and flomasters and lumpity-lump V-8 rumble get overlooked :uhoh:
You will also have to either install a GT guage cluster, get a custom one, or get yours adapted to having a V8.
Now, assuming you have all this done and not a built up motor, you will possess the most expensive 14 second Mustang around.
If it were me....I'd find a '95 GT or GTS and put on a quiet exhaust (catted H with Dynomax super turbos) with dumps, rig up a dummy single exit rear pipe (for that 6-cylinder look), swap the badges on the front, or lose them altogether, and put a rear bumper cover on that says "MUSTANG".
Bonus points go for a screw-on chrome exhaust tip (one of the little 2 inch ones) and crappy paint. The V-6 wheels are a bonus too. Double bonus points go for WWJD fish emblems and/or "my kid is an honor student" bumper sticker.
Realistically, building a sleeper isn't even hard anymore. I get asked all the time if my Cobra is a V-6, just because the rear bumper only says MUSTANG. Somehow the twin shiny pipes and flomasters and lumpity-lump V-8 rumble get overlooked :uhoh:
boosted331
07-14-2004, 03:59 PM
4.6L, 5.4L.
In the end, it'll probably end up being cheaper and easier to just sell the V6 and buy a GT.
All it takes is a k-member, ECU + wiring harness, motor/trans, and rear end. To swap in a 4.6 2V you can do it for less than 5K easily. If you know what you're doing it will be a LOT cheaper to just swap in a 4.6 2V.
In the end, it'll probably end up being cheaper and easier to just sell the V6 and buy a GT.
All it takes is a k-member, ECU + wiring harness, motor/trans, and rear end. To swap in a 4.6 2V you can do it for less than 5K easily. If you know what you're doing it will be a LOT cheaper to just swap in a 4.6 2V.
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