95 5.0 into a fox bird

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95 5.0 into a fox bird

January 30, 2012, 04:17:17 AM

found some guy on craigslist with a 95 mustang 5.0 complete just has front end damage so he's selling for cheap. i wanted to do a 5 lug swap so i can pull all the parts off this but i was wondering if i can swap that motor into my 86 tbird or is it a different beast?

95 5.0 into a fox bird

Reply #1 – January 30, 2012, 04:37:54 AM

No difference between it, and an '86 5.0, save for cam, intakes, and heads.

IOW: yeah, it'll fit, but you'll need the proper eec, V8 engine harness, mounts, and some other easy to get doodads...if your car is already a 5.0, the only work is swapping the engines and adding a mass air wire, or getting a DA1 eec and going to speed density.

95 5.0 into a fox bird

Reply #2 – January 30, 2012, 05:04:10 AM

my car has a stock 3.8 right now so was looking to upgrade to a 5.0

so since mine is a 3.8 will the swap still work?

95 5.0 into a fox bird

Reply #3 – January 30, 2012, 08:12:05 AM

Eric has a section about that on his site, give it a read. You'll have to do a little more work, but it's been done here many times over.

http://www.coolcats.net/modifying/ho_transplant.html

95 5.0 into a fox bird

Reply #4 – January 30, 2012, 04:06:26 PM

thanks that link had tons of good info but the car is a no go already gone :/ but that link really helped alot :)