hiofcrcobra

as the title says, I'm transplanting the drivetrain from a '97 v6 5-speed into a fox chassis.

I know that's not logical, but before you spend time telling me how dumb I am - know this is for a road race series where we endurance race $500 cars (not counting safety). It's actually insanely fun. www.24hoursoflemons.com and www.chumpcar.com



On to the issue:

I was told by a less than reliable source that the motor should just bolt right in - wrong. It appears the motor w/ mounts is an inch or 2 too narrow. Further research tells me the K-members are different for '96+.

I think the fox & 94-95 K-members are the same - since the 3.8 carried across the K-member change from 95 to 96, could I just put the 94-95 mounts on my '97 motor - and fit it on the fox k-member? My other option is to swap the '97 k-member into the fox... other research says that would work too.

Obviously, I'd prefer just to swap the mounts.


Any help would be greatly appreciated!

hiofcrcobra

nothing?

The basic questions are:

Will a '97 v6 with '94 v6 motor mounts fit on a Fox k-member?

if not,

Will a '97 v6 k-member bolt up to a fox chassis?

LilRoush

You'll want the 94/95 3.8L mounts to make it work right.

ttocs

24 hours of lemons, that sounds like fun.

I think the problem you will run into here is that very few mustang owners that have done what you are doing. I think this is the first time I have head of anyone replacing a motor with a 6 cylinder and not upgrading to a v8.

LilRoush

There are a few big power V6 swaps into fox bodies. I can think of at least 3 off the top of my head that would show tail lights to a few SC'd V8s.
SSM has gone 11's (N/A) and 10's (bottle fed) with a V6 fox coupe, there was a guy on V6P with a TT V6 fox, and I know Nathan (of MySteedPerformance) is transplanting his M112'd V6 into a fox. I started a 5.0L to V6 swap on a '93 LX hatch, but didn't have the free time I wanted once I started.

SSM write up: http://www.supersixmotorsports.com/p...05WriteUp3.pdf

Old pics of the SSM coupe from the V6 Challenge in GA a few years back:

Matt's 95 Stang

Hell why not throw a 6er in? Almost every Fox on the street is a 5.0 so throw a 3.8/4.2 with a M90 (singleport), or M112 (split) in there and be able to make fun of the "Big Bad V8's".

Matthew