v6 to v8 swap, please help im dumb?!?!

[ShinRekka]

alright i just got a 1983 convertable in mint condition, but downside is its a 6 cyclinder, pretty quick but it dosent roar like a V8. Is it possible to swap it to a v8 5.0 engine, what is involved in doing this, also i will not sell it for a 8 cyl mustang because this is my first car and my grandpa gave it to me, so i want to keep it. Please help, i know it can be done, but no matter how hard, or what is involved, i know i could do it. I've done swaps but it was a 300ZX n/a to turbo swap so its not the same. Please tell me what i'd have to do.

[ShinRekka]

alright, i have another idea cause the V8 is a little more work then i want to do (but if someone would actualy reply to tell me what i'd have to do id know for shore if i could do it). My friend has a supercharged V6 mustang engine from a 1993 that he is willing to sell me for $900 and my playstation 2. Would that fit into my 1983 convertable? please answer, need more power, im sure you guys can understand. I would also do daul exhaust with flowmasters and 2 1/2 cowl hood, if that would help get an answer, dont see why it would but please answer.

[Carguy393]

Id help you but I dont know. Dont feel bad though I create sucky threads all of the time.

[vbrpete]

Did the same thing to my '83 convertible.4 barrel carb,'88 roller motor,C4 trans and a 3,55 axle.Even rebodied it to look like an '87 up.Car was cheap,fast and fun.For under $1700.00 I had a new-looking 'vert that would run a low 14.It's not hard to do-now,the V6 supercharged thing....


HIRE SOMEBODYand be prepared to pay BIG bucks to get it working.Not a wise plan.

[Unit 5302]

V6 to V8 swap? Ignition, tachometer, exhaust, engine for sure. The rest I'm not as sure about.

The V6 and the V8 weren't too far apart back in 83. Now the old I6 to V8 swap is a nightmare.

Anyway, there was no V6 Mustang in 1993 so I'm not sure what he's offering you. Perhaps a Thunderbird SuperCoupe engine. Once you start getting into swapping entire engine harnesses while converting to EFI and all that, you run into less fun.

[GTStang]

V-8 carb swap is so easy. ESpecially compared to the S/CV-6(nightmare!!!)

[rerun]

v-8 to v-6, not that hard, new exhaust, motor mounts, probbly gonna have to shorten the drive shaft. and the other stuff he said

[Carguy393]

You mean v-6 to v-8?

[vbrpete]

The driveshaft doesn't need to be shortened.It's the same one.Ford transmissions;C4,C5,AOD,SROD and T-5 are near identical length and use the same output shaft spline count.