buckatron5000

lets say i buy a 2000 v6 mustang. could i pull the motor out and put in a cobra motor or gt motor? am i running into any mounting problems? would like to hear feed back and any pitching ideas to this concept ty

SVTeeshirt

mmm is there a reason you're dropping a v-8 in? (anything wrong with the 6 cylinder i mean)

buckatron5000

because i love v8 :P but gt's cost more lol so idea is to pull the v6 out

Flake6899

It would be way cheaper for you to sell the v6 and buy a cobra/gt than to do a swap. Unless you found a cheap donor car and can do all the labor yourself.

Timspony

+1 ^^^^ cheaper just to buy a GT or Cobra then to convert!

cohhbra

if you drop in a cobra motor it would be a sleeper. but having a sleeper is kinda cheating imo

buckatron5000

well what changes would i have to do to put the cobra motor into a normal 99'-04' mustang? is there motor mounting issues and such? i would be doing my own labor with my dad. i just need to know ahead to see what i will be running into

Mustang3GT07

If you have a v6 and wanna drop in a v8, I believe you need the motor, trans and rear end, Plus harness and all the extra BS...Just save yourself sometime and buy either a 96-98 cobra or a 99, 01.

buckatron5000

well i dont got the money for a cobra :P plus i want a fun project. will i need a new k member or mountings? i know i need a 8.8'' rear end, ecu, wiring harness, tranny, engine, is there anything else?

Fobra

It all depends on what your looking for, its not really be cheaper to just buy a cobra or GT at all, it more liekly be more expensive to go that route, but that all depends on the value of your car and what you would be looking to replace it with. Pretty much you need the drive train, probably want to get another gauge pod, depending upon 2v or 4v I think you could get it all done for 2k-4k, just depends on what deals you find

I just saw a 1999 GT sell for 1500 bucks with a blown rod, so good deals on rollers can be had to