Looking for a complete 87-88 5.0 Motor and Trans
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You're also going to need:
Mounts and brackets (hard to find)
V8 fuel lines (or else cut and hack yours to fit)
Exhaust from said V8 car, or else Mustang shorty headers, and a Mustang H or X pipe, with custom exhaust put on (Mustangs are shorter wheelbase..)
Depending on whether you do Mass air or keep it speed density (i'd stay SD since you say you don't have time to mod it right now), you're going to also need the HO EEC, in your case, an "SD1" or even one from a Linc Mark 7 will do nicely.
You'll also want an '87-8 TbirdCougar 5.0 O2 sensor harness, the Mustang counterpart will ruin the EEC..something about the wiring is different, and I honestly couldn't say what that diff is. See Claude's EEC thread for pertinent info on that. He can look at an EVTM and see the big picture...I just get headaches and want to burn the world when I try LOL.
Other than that, it's rather easy, if you have a jack, an engine hoist, and the space/time to do it.
Since you're starting with a 3.8 car, it's a little more involved..this isn't your daily driver, I presume?
And before anyone else says it, have you considered just finding a V8 car to start with, either a donor or better yet, a complete, running driving car that's nice enough to keep?
A whole donor car, even if it doesn't run will set you ahead, save for the HO eec, but as I said, those are easily found and fairly cheap. I don't have any more, or I'd just give you one.
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