*390V8 Swap/2000 V6* (can it be done?)
10-14-2009, 10:02 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2009
Location: TX
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*390V8 Swap/2000 V6* (can it be done?)
ive been a die hard Mustang/Ford Fan for many years and ive had a few fox bodies. But now i have a 2000 Mustang V6....5-speed.
Im tired of not having eight cylinders. I have been given a 1969 ford truck with a 390ci engine and its also a manual trans...i wanna take that engine and install it on my V6....will it fit???? thats my major concern. will i have to fabricate custom motor mounts? Also, is the five speed on a v6 the same as a GT?? im thinking of having the 390 with a C4 trans...but i dont know if the engine will fit...plus i know i should be looking for a diff and a driveshaft...oh and brakes too..what should i take into consideration first?
any advice on the Swap is greatly appreciated...
thanks.
Im tired of not having eight cylinders. I have been given a 1969 ford truck with a 390ci engine and its also a manual trans...i wanna take that engine and install it on my V6....will it fit???? thats my major concern. will i have to fabricate custom motor mounts? Also, is the five speed on a v6 the same as a GT?? im thinking of having the 390 with a C4 trans...but i dont know if the engine will fit...plus i know i should be looking for a diff and a driveshaft...oh and brakes too..what should i take into consideration first?
any advice on the Swap is greatly appreciated...
thanks.
10-14-2009, 10:05 PM
#2
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Maryland
Posts: 4,955
well people throw 460s into the new edge bodystyle, there are 1 or 2 guys doing it right now, so they may chime in, you will need a new K-member, motormounts and suspension.
the 7.5" rear won't cut it.
Also, with the 390 being a pushrod and not a modular motor you might have better luck posting in the 5.0/351 section.
the 7.5" rear won't cut it.
Also, with the 390 being a pushrod and not a modular motor you might have better luck posting in the 5.0/351 section.
10-15-2009, 02:20 PM
#7
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: TX
Posts: 22
oh ok....gonna start looking for one....how about brakes??? when i go for the swap and go carburated, i no longer use the ecu....but do i just get bigger rotors and calipers over the stock v6 components??/ or a new brake system...
