ryan mauchamer

i am looking to upgrade my engine because i have wanted to have a 5.0 for so long but i am on a really tight budget,i want an engine but i dont want it to have alot of problems

you know what i mean i can tell

please help me out!!!

90LX2.3

if you dont want any problems just save your money, sell your 4cyl and buy a v8 car.

But, you should check craigs list or local classifieds for engines. your looking at about 500 for a complete engine. but you will also need a v8 tranny, and most likely upgrade your rear end to a 8.8.

SKAR

uhh a junkyard

FoxGT

a donor car is probably going to be your cheapest route. You're going to need more than just the engine... you'll need the electronics, fuel system parts, & transmission aswell.

I'd say your best bet is to find an old beat up mark vii or something like that. That's what i've always done. I've got one for $150 & another for $200 both with good running engines (one had a bad rear seal that slowly leaked oil) & transmissions. I just used the computer & wiring harness out of them. Granted it did need slightly modified.

ryan mauchamer

sweet......after all said and done do u mind if i ask how much it set u back?

FoxGT

price of the car, had to buy a little bit of rubber hose, on one setup i had to buy an engine mount (one was beyond bad) & some wire. About an extra $50 per car after the price of the donor. Driveshafts were different lengths I cut & rewelded it myself.

92lxsleeper

i have a 91 mark VII with a 5.0 HO in it.... $500 for the whole car. with a rebuilt AOD and shift kit.

waterpump gasket is leaking tho,... its in Grandy, North Carolina.

130K miles... runs like new... just leaks coolant slowly... just started leaking yesterday tho.

moving so i must sell it.

it also has the 8.8 rear end.. and everything you need for a 5 lug swap!

FoxGT

5 lug swap for what? a mustang? You aren't talking about using the mark VII parts on a mustang are you?

hellion_79

Yeah your gonna need other parts other then the engine itself. Like everyone is saying find a wrecked 5.0 and use it as a donor car. You will need trans, driveline, motor, suspension (or keep the 4 banger springs), the 5.0 front brakes, rear-end, reroute fuel lines if you want dual exhaust, and adouble hump crossmember.

You can either search junkyards for weeks or months to gather all the parts or just find a wrecked 5.0 and use all of those parts to do the swap.

But best bet is to just sell the 4 banger and save up a little and get a 5.0 stang all together.

92lxsleeper

the mark vii parts are used for the mustang arent' they? the mark vii is built on the fox platform afterall.