4 cylinder to v8 Swap
07-27-2006, 01:57 AM
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RE: 4 cylinder to v8 Swap
i found that i didnt have to get a gt drive line just the spline peice, so u remove it from the u jouint(the 4 cycl spline) and put a fresh u joint and 5.0 spline in there, u can save some cash doing this as a driveline can cost over $100 and i bought the spline for $15 and u joint for $6. also need a tranny crossmember with 2 humps to bolt on a stock gt exaust style set up. i didnt change my shockes or rear end on either of the last 2 swaps, had no probs, but man it lowered the car like 2"!!! i had issues with the 80 gia 4.2l v8 cus it came with a c-3 i think and its got a longer bellhousing so i had a custom driveline made shorter for that one. watch out for the 80-81 stang v8s they arent 5.0s however u cant tell since they have the same block as the 302, and you will be sorry since they only made 119hp. all 302 stuff fit them except pistons i believebut its a waste of a motor considering in atleast 92 and 93 the 4 banger made like 107hp and is lighter than a 4.2l which i still own but refuse to use again cus my car will still be just as slow and only sound better!!!!
07-27-2006, 02:01 AM
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RE: 4 cylinder to v8 Swap
ORIGINAL: 4bang93stang
i found that i didnt have to get a gt drive line just the spline peice, so u remove it from the u jouint(the 4 cycl spline) and put a fresh u joint and 5.0 spline in there, u can save some cash doing this as a driveline can cost over $100 and i bought the spline for $15 and u joint for $6. also need a tranny crossmember with 2 humps to bolt on a stock gt exaust style set up. i didnt change my shockes or rear end on either of the last 2 swaps, had no probs, but man it lowered the car like 2"!!! i had issues with the 80 gia 4.2l v8 cus it came with a c-3 i think and its got a longer bellhousing so i had a custom driveline made shorter for that one. watch out for the 80-81 stang v8s they arent 5.0s however u cant tell since they have the same block as the 302, and you will be sorry since they only made 119hp. all 302 stuff fit them except pistons i believebut its a waste of a motor considering in atleast 92 and 93 the 4 banger made like 107hp and is lighter than a 4.2l which i still own but refuse to use again cus my car will still be just as slow and only sound better!!!!
i found that i didnt have to get a gt drive line just the spline peice, so u remove it from the u jouint(the 4 cycl spline) and put a fresh u joint and 5.0 spline in there, u can save some cash doing this as a driveline can cost over $100 and i bought the spline for $15 and u joint for $6. also need a tranny crossmember with 2 humps to bolt on a stock gt exaust style set up. i didnt change my shockes or rear end on either of the last 2 swaps, had no probs, but man it lowered the car like 2"!!! i had issues with the 80 gia 4.2l v8 cus it came with a c-3 i think and its got a longer bellhousing so i had a custom driveline made shorter for that one. watch out for the 80-81 stang v8s they arent 5.0s however u cant tell since they have the same block as the 302, and you will be sorry since they only made 119hp. all 302 stuff fit them except pistons i believebut its a waste of a motor considering in atleast 92 and 93 the 4 banger made like 107hp and is lighter than a 4.2l which i still own but refuse to use again cus my car will still be just as slow and only sound better!!!!
with 135 ft-lbs. Torque
07-27-2006, 02:15 AM
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RE: 4 cylinder to v8 Swap
ORIGINAL: 4bang93stang
ok, well its better than a 4.2 i think when the weight comes into play, is 91-93 the same??i know 93 and 92 have wider wheelwells than the past fox cars did in the front
ok, well its better than a 4.2 i think when the weight comes into play, is 91-93 the same??i know 93 and 92 have wider wheelwells than the past fox cars did in the front
07-27-2006, 02:25 AM
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RE: 4 cylinder to v8 Swap
same fenders too??? what about 90????
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91 had 105 also
ORIGINAL: 4bang93stang
ok, well its better than a 4.2 i think when the weight comes into play, is 91-93 the same??i know 93 and 92 have wider wheelwells than the past fox cars did in the front
ok, well its better than a 4.2 i think when the weight comes into play, is 91-93 the same??i know 93 and 92 have wider wheelwells than the past fox cars did in the front
07-27-2006, 12:10 PM
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RE: 4 cylinder to v8 Swap
ORIGINAL: 4bang93stang
i found that i didnt have to get a gt drive line just the spline peice, so u remove it from the u jouint(the 4 cycl spline) and put a fresh u joint and 5.0 spline in there, u can save some cash doing this as a driveline can cost over $100 and i bought the spline for $15 and u joint for $6. also need a tranny crossmember with 2 humps to bolt on a stock gt exaust style set up. i didnt change my shockes or rear end on either of the last 2 swaps, had no probs, but man it lowered the car like 2"!!! i had issues with the 80 gia 4.2l v8 cus it came with a c-3 i think and its got a longer bellhousing so i had a custom driveline made shorter for that one. watch out for the 80-81 stang v8s they arent 5.0s however u cant tell since they have the same block as the 302, and you will be sorry since they only made 119hp. all 302 stuff fit them except pistons i believebut its a waste of a motor considering in atleast 92 and 93 the 4 banger made like 107hp and is lighter than a 4.2l which i still own but refuse to use again cus my car will still be just as slow and only sound better!!!!
i found that i didnt have to get a gt drive line just the spline peice, so u remove it from the u jouint(the 4 cycl spline) and put a fresh u joint and 5.0 spline in there, u can save some cash doing this as a driveline can cost over $100 and i bought the spline for $15 and u joint for $6. also need a tranny crossmember with 2 humps to bolt on a stock gt exaust style set up. i didnt change my shockes or rear end on either of the last 2 swaps, had no probs, but man it lowered the car like 2"!!! i had issues with the 80 gia 4.2l v8 cus it came with a c-3 i think and its got a longer bellhousing so i had a custom driveline made shorter for that one. watch out for the 80-81 stang v8s they arent 5.0s however u cant tell since they have the same block as the 302, and you will be sorry since they only made 119hp. all 302 stuff fit them except pistons i believebut its a waste of a motor considering in atleast 92 and 93 the 4 banger made like 107hp and is lighter than a 4.2l which i still own but refuse to use again cus my car will still be just as slow and only sound better!!!!
And I don't know why everyone started talking about fenders....but 50resto has them for around $80.
07-27-2006, 06:33 PM
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RE: 4 cylinder to v8 Swap
the main reason i wouldn't use a 4 banger transmission is gearing. first is short and will cause a lot of traction problems and fifth doesn't drop your rpms as much since it's geared for a car with less than half the power and torque