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Old 08-20-2008, 10:39 PM   #1
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Default 2.3 c4 swap help

What is required to swap a c4 transmission into a 1993 2.3 mustang? should i use stingers plate to convert the bellhousing? but then what about the flexplate and the torque converter??? or is there better ways?
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Old 08-20-2008, 11:39 PM   #2
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Are you wanting to run a pinto or a V8 C4? the pinto one is a direct swap, but if you do the V8 you'll either need a custom converter or a custom flex plate
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Old 08-21-2008, 12:53 PM   #3
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i would try to find a pinto c4
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Old 08-25-2008, 10:37 PM   #4
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what year pinto c4 would be a direct swap?
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Old 08-25-2008, 10:58 PM   #5
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the 2.3 pinto C4... getting kinda rare
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Old 08-26-2008, 03:48 AM   #6
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everything bolts right up? theres no left over wiring or anything
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There will be left over wiring. It's the nature of the beast.
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haha i knew it couldnt be that easy.. do you have to had wiring or anything else to it?
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Why are you wanting a C4?
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because my a4ld is going south fast
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