Need help, doing a 5.0 swap

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01-29-2004, 08:47 PM

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Need help, doing a 5.0 swap

very true.

01-29-2004, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mjf825

i just got done with my swap,i have a 93 convertible, the drive shafts are the same.you will need the headlight harness also.it has the altinator wiring in it for the 8 cyl.the gauge cluster must be changed if you want the stock tach and speedo the be right.i put a c-4 trans in mine.easy install.the fuel lines must be out of a 5.0 car but the pump is the same.i dont know what year car you have but if you havea 87-90 you must use a those years harness.91 harness stands alone.if you have a 91 car it must have a 91 harness.and 92-93 harness stand alone also.the 92 93 cars moved the fuel relay out under the mass air unit .where as the earlyer cars had them under the drivers seat.if you need more info on the harness.give ford racing a call thats how i found out they were diffrent.now that i put the right harness in my car it runs mint.you will need the other stuff that has been listed in the above posts.this is just some stuff that i was confused on.

my 1989 4 banger automatic driveshaft wouldn't bolt up to my t-5 out of a 1992 5 speed. is it because of auto/manual tranny's? we just fired it up for the first time about an hour ago. we have wires hanging everywhere and it is partly rigged up electrically but sounds like all is in order. now we just have to run everything properly. my friend did the fuel pump wiring (temperary rig) and i'm really not sure how he wired it, but she 's alive. i think he just ran power to the relay under the seat. we will button it up saturday.

B303, fomoco roller timing chain, cold air intake, shorty headers, h-pipe, flowmasters, hurst shifter, ford hd clutch, underdrive pullies....well pully. i took the alt and waterpump underdrives off so i guess it's 1/2 underdrive.<edited><editID>1992 schp</editID><editDate>38015.8558796296</editDate></edited>

01-29-2004, 10:45 PM

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1992 schp

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Originally Posted by blriecken

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i have nearly $200 in wire, connectors, hoses, and clamps

01-29-2004, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 93mustang118

anybody have an estimated amount of hours this swapwill take with 2 people?

my buddy that is helping me has built a ton of mustangs, but has never messed with any 4 banger / V-8 swaps. he's built tons of nos cars and a 351 with an s-trim...anyway we have a million hours in my car. lol. we have ran into a lot of unexpected time killers. mostly wiring probs. we are putting 1992 5 speed 5.0 guts into a 1989 4 banger automatic. guess what.... no plug ad play, only troubleshooting. also driveshaft didn't fit