MuscleCrazy

i am the owner of a 1966 mustang coupe. i am doing an custom everyday driver and came up with the idea of using a modular v8 instead of a carbeurated 302. My 65 has a 347 stroker in it but is not very streetable. I was given a 1995 cougar for the engine and trans. it is a 4.6 2v and an AODE trans. Im new to fuel injection and wonder if parts from 1996 mustang 4.6 will fit. im 18 and would appreciate any help i can get from the old timers. would this be a difficult installation? Thank you very much for any help u can give me.

BraMas

I understand you got the engine for free but the early 4.6L are junk in stock form. But if you are set on using that engine. You will want to swap heads and intake from a 99/04 Mustang this is called a PI (Performance Improved) swap. Do not waste your time or $ on any parts from a 96/98 Mustang these are known as NPI (No Performance Improved).
If you really want to have a cool swap you should look for a 4.6 DOHC out of a Mark VIII.

vanquish

+1 ^^^.

The 4.6L idea sounds nice though

Fobra

It will fit, but that would be the worst thing you could do that car.

LynnBob Mustang

You gotta cut and modify the shock towers or change the whole front end out and remove the towers altogether for it to fit, it is wider then a push rod motor. It is not worth the hassle.
As with a EFI 5.0 install you also need the computer, wiring harness, fuel tank, pump, fuel lines and I may be forgetting a few things, for the install as well.
Lynn

LynnBob Mustang

Why???
There have been people that have done it in the classic forum and if you got the $$$ and know how it is pretty good mod to do. It is just not worth the hassle for a DD car.

Lynn

stangtjk

That's for the person who's considering the build to decide, it may not be worth it to some but for others it could be.

I personally wouldn't mess with doing the swap with a 2V no matter what the year. Even if you do the fab work yourself you'll be no better off than if you stuck with a push rod motor.

I think the 2V will fit but it'll be tight. You may have to notch the shock towers a little. Since you're asking though I'm assuming you meant "fit" as in bolt in, in that case no it wont.

I like the "4.6 DOHC from a mark viii" idea. So much so that I chose to go that route myself with my 68, but why stop with just the engine and trans when you can have it all.

Fobra

Because the mod motors (in reference to push rods) dont make power n/a. If you compare what you could do with a pushrod for the ease and cost, with what you can do with a mod motor.... you would be crazy to use that as a swap. The only motor I can see as being a hal good idea is if you got a great deal on a cobra motor... and even then, if you decided to (drag) race it youll be dissapointed in your class.