5.0 swap into a S197
06-15-2007, 07:11 AM
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5.0 swap into a S197
Ok don't kill me yet try to read first with an open mind.....
I have always wanted to build a motor and I want another 5.0. I have had 2 of them and I'm itching for another one. The fox body is my favorite and brings may memories back to me ( I know why don't you buy a Fox then) well I got this car and want something a little different. I want a TRUE 302 5.0 S197.
I looking for tech advice here, I am not rich and would be doing the install and wiring myself. I would like to go Fuel Injected.
Couple questions:
What kind of EEC would I need. is therea plug and play?
What kind of trans could I put in this car that would line up well?AOD?
Would I have to fab a motor mount system?
Any suggestions Besides get you head checked?
Fit should be an issue due to the 4.6 being so wide, and I seen a 427 in an s197 with out cutting being done.
Thanks for the advice guys!~
I have always wanted to build a motor and I want another 5.0. I have had 2 of them and I'm itching for another one. The fox body is my favorite and brings may memories back to me ( I know why don't you buy a Fox then) well I got this car and want something a little different. I want a TRUE 302 5.0 S197.
I looking for tech advice here, I am not rich and would be doing the install and wiring myself. I would like to go Fuel Injected.
Couple questions:
What kind of EEC would I need. is therea plug and play?
What kind of trans could I put in this car that would line up well?AOD?
Would I have to fab a motor mount system?
Any suggestions Besides get you head checked?
Fit should be an issue due to the 4.6 being so wide, and I seen a 427 in an s197 with out cutting being done.
Thanks for the advice guys!~
06-15-2007, 07:22 AM
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RE: 5.0 swap into a S197
what year is a s197? the edge style? i say go for it man. gotta love the 5.0 motors!!!ftw!! i drove a 03 today and i wasnt pleased at all with the 4.6l at all and it had a 5spd too, but i would love a 03 that felt like a 5.0!!!!!!
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Ok don't kill me yet try to read first with an open mind.....
I have always wanted to build a motor and I want another 5.0. I have had 2 of them and I'm itching for another one. The fox body is my favorite and brings may memories back to me ( I know why don't you buy a Fox then) well I got this car and want something a little different. I want a TRUE 302 5.0 S197.
I looking for tech advice here, I am not rich and would be doing the install and wiring myself. I would like to go Fuel Injected.
Couple questions:
What kind of EEC would I need. is therea plug and play?
What kind of trans could I put in this car that would line up well?AOD?
Would I have to fab a motor mount system?
Any suggestions Besides get you head checked?
Fit should be an issue due to the 4.6 being so wide, and I seen a 427 in an s197 with out cutting being done.
Thanks for the advice guys!~
Ok don't kill me yet try to read first with an open mind.....
I have always wanted to build a motor and I want another 5.0. I have had 2 of them and I'm itching for another one. The fox body is my favorite and brings may memories back to me ( I know why don't you buy a Fox then) well I got this car and want something a little different. I want a TRUE 302 5.0 S197.
I looking for tech advice here, I am not rich and would be doing the install and wiring myself. I would like to go Fuel Injected.
Couple questions:
What kind of EEC would I need. is therea plug and play?
What kind of trans could I put in this car that would line up well?AOD?
Would I have to fab a motor mount system?
Any suggestions Besides get you head checked?
Fit should be an issue due to the 4.6 being so wide, and I seen a 427 in an s197 with out cutting being done.
Thanks for the advice guys!~
06-15-2007, 07:23 AM
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RE: 5.0 swap into a S197
honestly if you're gonna do a project like this do it so it's worth it, like a dart 347 with H/C/I and all the goodies ...why go through all the trouble of swapping in a stock 302 if you're gonna end up running the same thing you're running with the 4.0 now, know what i mean?
06-15-2007, 08:13 AM
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RE: 5.0 swap into a S197
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honestly if you're gonna do a project like this do it so it's worth it, like a dart 347 with H/C/I and all the goodies ...why go through all the trouble of swapping in a stock 302 if you're gonna end up running the same thing you're running with the 4.0 now, know what i mean?
honestly if you're gonna do a project like this do it so it's worth it, like a dart 347 with H/C/I and all the goodies ...why go through all the trouble of swapping in a stock 302 if you're gonna end up running the same thing you're running with the 4.0 now, know what i mean?
From what I've seen I can get a 306 ciwith 350 CrankHP for about $2500, I would want more HP of course...lol
After doing the math i see what you mean but I think I looking fo what I would have to accomplish to get heere, the motor is the easiest part...
06-15-2007, 12:02 PM
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RE: 5.0 swap into a S197
It just sounds kinda retarded to me. Buy another car if you want that. Way too much work and talk about diminishing the value of a car u probably haven't even paid off yet. Those mod motors are awesome n e ways, if I had a s197 I would be building the **** out of a mod motor. Stroked out 302 with SOHC, sounds like an exotic race engine if we were back in the day.
06-15-2007, 12:20 PM
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RE: 5.0 swap into a S197
Get a 347 stroker 302
. With the right H/C/I that thing could be a 500hp beast. Personally Id go carbed, cuz you wouldnt have to mess with the car's wiring as much and you could run a stand alone ignition module.
-P.
. With the right H/C/I that thing could be a 500hp beast. Personally Id go carbed, cuz you wouldnt have to mess with the car's wiring as much and you could run a stand alone ignition module.-P.
06-15-2007, 12:32 PM
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RE: 5.0 swap into a S197
If you're determined to do it, please don't go carbed. Go speed density with a standalone set up. It would be much simpler. Then run a msd ignition or somethin. It still sounds stupid to me though. I would rather stroke a mod motor to get a 5.0 for that car
06-15-2007, 01:06 PM
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RE: 5.0 swap into a S197
i hope that 03' wasnt a cobra...because then ur messed up in the head. you can turbo or supercharge the S197 and get the same or more hp to the ground as a 5.0. i dont know a whole bunch about the S197 b/c well, there out of my price range so i dont even bother worrying about learning everything there is to kno about them. sure it will be different but its gonna cost you out the @ss to do that! there will be ALOT to change and fabricate!
