1995 3.8L V6 swap to 5.0L V8

nikbait · 07-21-2007, 10:41 PM

Hello all. I am the owner of a 95 V6 3.8L Mustang and am curious if anyone here has done a swap to a 5.0L? I know there's alot involved, but was just wondering if anyone's had the experience of actually doing one. I am in serious debate about what to do with my car once she quits runnin on me. She's got 179,500 miles on the V6 engine, and am pretty sure that she'll die on me here before too long. Engine is strong, tranny's strong, but I know that the engine is not going to last. I was thinking of swapping to a 5.0, but the amount of work involved, is it really worth it? Would it be best to just sell mine for what I can get out of it and go buy a GT or Cobra? I really love my car, but since I want a 5.0, don't know what to do!

tammy smith
kuna, idaho

v6'stang · 07-22-2007, 04:52 AM

i'm not sure about the 5L but we've got a great thread on a swap to the 5.4L, i think it's under the 4.6 tech section.

nikbait · 07-22-2007, 11:22 AM

What is the 5.4L anyways?

07-22-2007, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by nikbait

What is the 5.4L anyways?

a bigger version of the 4.6 sort of.

Cheddarbob · 07-22-2007, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by nikbait

What is the 5.4L anyways?

A Demon of an engine. 4 valves instead 2 valves

v6'stang · 07-22-2007, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheddarbob

A Demon of an engine. 4 valves instead 2 valves

from what i gather, it's a torquey beastcock of an engine.

nikbait · 07-22-2007, 06:32 PM

So what model does this come on? The Mach 1?

Codiddy · 07-22-2007, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by nikbait

So what model does this come on? The Mach 1?

only in trucks and suv's untill they put a 4v 5.4 in the gt 500

nikbait · 07-22-2007, 08:34 PM

Ahhh ok so its the GT500 that that engine is in

Thanks! Tho, I don't think I want that much power

SnTBakosFinest · 07-22-2007, 09:43 PM

never had experience with it, i know it can be done, but it'll be pricey, not only do you ahve to get the engine, but the mounts, the tranny to fit it, the exhaust to fit it, electronic stuff, ect.

You'd be better off just selling the car, and buying a 5.0

mpt_1962 · 07-23-2007, 02:26 PM

Yeah it would be better off to just buy into the 5.0...but even then the newest you can get is the 98 right? They quit the 5.0 in the 98 model?

96TangerineBossGT · 07-23-2007, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mpt_1962

Yeah it would be better off to just buy into the 5.0...but even then the newest you can get is the 98 right? They quit the 5.0 in the 98 model?

Nope, 95 was the last year of the 5.0. In 96, they went to the modular 4.6

Scott

07-21-2007, 10:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
nikbait Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kuna, Idaho Posts: 10	1995 3.8L V6 swap to 5.0L V8 Hello all. I am the owner of a 95 V6 3.8L Mustang and am curious if anyone here has done a swap to a 5.0L? I know there's alot involved, but was just wondering if anyone's had the experience of actually doing one. I am in serious debate about what to do with my car once she quits runnin on me. She's got 179,500 miles on the V6 engine, and am pretty sure that she'll die on me here before too long. Engine is strong, tranny's strong, but I know that the engine is not going to last. I was thinking of swapping to a 5.0, but the amount of work involved, is it really worth it? Would it be best to just sell mine for what I can get out of it and go buy a GT or Cobra? I really love my car, but since I want a 5.0, don't know what to do! tammy smith kuna, idaho

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v6'stang Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: FL Posts: 936	i'm not sure about the 5L but we've got a great thread on a swap to the 5.4L, i think it's under the 4.6 tech section. __________________ Mods: 17x9 black cobra wheels, BBK CAI, tru dual flowmasters, sct 4bank elim. chip, motive 3.73's, frpp t-lok. ...and the list grows.

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07-22-2007, 11:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
nikbait Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kuna, Idaho Posts: 10	What is the 5.4L anyways?

07-22-2007, 06:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
nikbait Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kuna, Idaho Posts: 10	So what model does this come on? The Mach 1?

07-22-2007, 08:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
nikbait Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kuna, Idaho Posts: 10	Ahhh ok so its the GT500 that that engine is in Thanks! Tho, I don't think I want that much power

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SnTBakosFinest Nitrous Injected 3.8 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,644	never had experience with it, i know it can be done, but it'll be pricey, not only do you ahve to get the engine, but the mounts, the tranny to fit it, the exhaust to fit it, electronic stuff, ect. You'd be better off just selling the car, and buying a 5.0

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mpt_1962 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Twentynine Palms, CA Posts: 816	Yeah it would be better off to just buy into the 5.0...but even then the newest you can get is the 98 right? They quit the 5.0 in the 98 model?