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| RE: Fe into 5. 0. |
| By Roger Bolick - 07/18/2002 12:51:37 PM; IP 66.69.226.59 |
The FFR car does not use the Mustang's frame member, but supplies a welded sheet metal mount on the tubular frame to attach the factory 5.0 engine mounts. So any of the mounts designed for a 87-93 5.0 Mustang will work.
The FE mounts (kit 12477) was of enough interest to give them a call. It would "appear" that this allows the FE to mount to the 5.0 mounts via an adaptor and rubber mounts. They usually sell this with the 4 tube header adaptor (kit 12442 $449) and a few other goodies for the FFR car with FE.
They recommended the FE McCleod Bellhousing and spacer adaptor to maintain the 5.0 trans mount position of the TKO. As I recall, this is 1 1/4" or so aft of the T-5's position and the original design of the FFR frame... so it would "seem" that using the shortened FE input shaft would eliminate the need for the 3/4" spacer and hence put you 1/2" aft of the T-5 bolt locations. As these are slotted.... maybe with no cutting!
As the clearances are so tight in the FFR car, I'd guess these would accurately drop a FE/TKO into a 5.0 Mustang with only a 1/2" aft slot in the trans mounts. The shifter position should be perfect and will even use the same handle!
I am ordering a set for closer examination.
Any holes in the above theory?
Older Mustang FE headers fit?
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