Need measurement off a 5.0 car

August 07, 2016, 09:33:13 AM

Got my 5.0 in my car now and with my UPR k-member there are two slots to pick for the motor mounts. I set the motor in on the forward slots at first and the motor looked to far forward,had very little clearance between waterpump pulley and rad,hoses had a kink in them and the gap between the back of the motor to the firewall seemed huge to me.

I pulled the motor and moved it to the rear slots and everything looked normal to me. Hoses fit better and I could now fit my fan. At this point I started hooking everything else up under the hood. When I put the car in the air to install the t5 is when I noticed that the front sump on the oil pan was touching my rack. Clearly the motor is to far back now.

Im wondering if anyone can take a measurement from the firewall to somewhere on your 5.0 like the back of the efi upper,or to center of the dist or any common spot so I can compare where my motor is sitting. I have a feeling this UPR k-member isnt putting the motor in the factory location.

Need measurement off a 5.0 car

Reply #1 – August 08, 2016, 11:03:46 AM

Is the rack still installed with the factory bushings? Lots of Mustang guys have had to use UPR's offset bushings to get the rack to clear.

Need measurement off a 5.0 car

Reply #2 – August 08, 2016, 11:14:48 AM

I have Energy Suspension bushings {non offset} in the rack. I ended up pulling the motor 6x before I found the most clearance. I thought I had the motor mounts on wrong side but it turned out the very first time I installed the motor was the best way so its all good now.