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| RE: engine swap: please help |
| By Al - 03/19/2001 6:10:28 PM; IP 152.163.201.191 |
| This is an involved swap man. Espically since the car is a factory 6 cylinder. Your braking system and front suspension system will have to be swaped over to a V8 setup. No way around it. Dont let anyone tell you different. The I6 and V8 cars ARE DIFFERENT! Do you have a 7 or an 8 inch rear end? With a 200 6 I would guess a 7. You will need to swap over to an 8 atleast ( some people say a 9 ,but a good 8 can handel up to 300HP easy and it isnt as heavy as the 9 so you save some preciuos weight on the rear end) If you are not an experienced mechanic as you say then my best advice is to get a Mustang that is already a V8 factory car. Unless your Mustang is a Family heirlum or holds some serious emotional attachments then a factory V8 is alot easier and some what less expensive to work on. email me if you want to ask any more questions and I can send you some good links to several great sites for a 5.0 swap in a classic Mustang. I have a 65 coupe that Im Restmoding so Im not just blowin smoke here. |
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