I have a 80 mustang convertable with a 200 ci straight six in it. It is pretty beat up so i decided to pull that motor and put it in my 85 4 cylinder mustang. but then yesterday i got to looking at it and the place were the motor mounts bolt on is longer in the 80 than the 85's so i dont know if it will fit or not. Does anybody know a solution?

 

dude i dont know but maybe some one on the 6 cylinder forums will know.

 

Well it probably won't because you going from a straight six to a 4 cylinder but its not hard if you a buddy who's a welder just have him make some new brackets and motor mounts.

 

my dad welds for a living i just didnt know if it would work if i extended them.

 

You say this...so why are you bothering with a straight 6?

Does anyone smell BS around here?

 

to answer the original question, the inline 6 k member is different from the 2.3/5.0 k member, so you'll have to swap them between cars

 

Why would u get a smaller engine?

 

i have 3 stangs

2.3
soon 3.3
and 302

 

make sure the 4cyl tran can bolt up to the inline 6cyl, i thought i read that it wont...

 

hey people turbo those engines.... thats what u should do...