sid4193

Ok, Got a 99 base model with the auto v6.. I plan on restoring my mustang from ground up.. I wanna buy a 302 and put it in it but i dont want to get to working on it and here find out i bought a crate motor that doesnt fit and im just wanting, a experienced reliable response to help me out with my decision letting me know if i would have to do modifications to make it fit, and this restoration project is with my grandfather.. he loves mustangs and i know very little about cars so i dont want to question him about the problem i want to find out on here so i dont spoil the suprise because he has no clue i bought a mustang to restore it with him... thanks and god bless.

jthorn9

5.0s are not directly compatable with 96+ Mustangs. You would need a donor car (94/95 GT/Cobra) to do the swap and the car would not be smog/emissions legal. Put a 4V in the car if you really want a project and even then that will run you around $10,000.

mustangman02232

google and the search bar are your friends, theres about 5 threads on this on the last two pages alone

JKs95stang

Possible, not practical, this specific question gets asked ALL the time, sell it if you want a v8.

DRAGUL

If you need to restore it from the ground up, and the cost of the swap I would consider looking for something else.

mustangman02232

He could swap in some v8s.... A stock 302 boat anchor however is not worth head aches

LilRoush

Why swap in a slower motor? I never understood that.

JKs95stang

I say this all the time, but I guess I'll repeat myself AGAIN. 4v swap or BUST, it's just not worth it for the older technology, I'm not saying a 302 can't be fast, but the gains(little to no gain) and knuckle bustin' outweighs the payoff. If it's a track car ONLY, strip it down and slap a nice 302 or windsor in and go carbed, but that isn't very practical either.

mustangman02232

Built 351/408 would even be a better build, only problem on 96 up cars you need to getting it re titled as a custom to be legal

Matt's 95 Stang

Can we put something in the sticky section that says "If you want to swap a V8 in read this first" so we can stop getting this questions asked once a day?

Matthew