how hard is it to swap a 4.6 into a 3.8 car?
i have a 2000 v6.. i found a 4.6 from a 97 SVT Cobra with 16000 miles on it.. for $1300.
should/could i?

 

you will need the wire harness and pcm from the cobra

 

You may need some stiffer front springs to make up for the extra weight?

 

[align=left]Yes u def should. But where are you getting the engine from for that cheap of a price??
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me and a friend put a 5.0 in his v6 and the only thing we had to change was the k-member, tranny, rear-end driveshaft and put a new fuel pump in but im not sure if u have to have one. As far as the springs go im not for sure but he went ahead and changed them out, it only took us around 3 days to do but u should for sure do it

 

and think of the insurance... lol yeah its a v6 check the vin

 

Thats awfully cheap for a 4v with only16000 miles... Sounds a bit shady!

 

Computer,K-member,wiring harness,A/C lines,throttle cable and some other stuff here and there

 

plus you're gonna want an 8.8 rear...that one legged 7.5 aint gonna be very fun with a 4v V8

 

He can put a Detroit-Truetrac on it. That will be strong enough for the power. You will also need a new tranny. I would definitely hope he switches out the suspension. That would be such a bad ride. That much power with the wimpy V6 suspension. lol You also have pretty high miles so I would definitely say get new suspension and new tranny. You did say that you had 250k miles right?

To the OP,I have a V6 so don't take anything I say too personal. lol Mine has a few things done to it though.