phredman

Ok.. people im new here so I hope this is an alright place to ask for help on swaping out a 4 banger For a v8 I already have some stuff but i need to know what all I need . I know about fox bodies But this will be the first time i have done all of this

Tim37

thing that you have to have.

engine motor mounts If you plane on injecting it you will need the motor wiring harness if not you will need a ignition set up with a good carb.

the radiator tranny and rear will work for a little while but they need to be upgraded.

the tranny won't last long. some people have over heating problems thats why you may need to upgrade the radiator. the rear will hold longer than you think but its a single track so you wont be able to put all that new found power to the ground you can build up that 7.5 to hold but it is cheaper to find a 8.8 in a junk yard and toss in.

things im not sure of tranny cross member your car may already have a double hump cross member if not they are about 60 bux new. fuel system the 4 cyl used the same fuel pump as the 5.0 so if you are gonna inject it then you will be ok but it has way too much preasure for a carb you can do one of two things redo the enitire fuel system or get a good preasure regulator to keep that one in check.

brakes and susupention i have seen quite a few cars with v8 swaps in them and stock 2.3l suspention and brakes, including one i built. they will work but upgrading later on isnt a bad idea. insterments i just put togather my own and did with out a speed o but some people like the factory look and for all that stuff to work.

i am sure i have forgotten to list a lot of little stuff but this will get you started.