5.0 Swap Questions

[65inworks]

I have a wrecked 94 gt mustang. It has a 5.0 ho. The tranny is a t-5. What would i have to do to put the engine and tranny in a 1965 coupe that currently has a 289 with a 3 speed auto. also does the suspension have to be changed. Thanks and any help is appreciated.

 

[67coupestang]

well the 5.0 itself will bolt in with no major headaches, converting your car to run efi is sort of a challenge, but not hard. that motor is a 50oz vs the 28oz imbalance that the 289 has so if you just use the motor with the original c-4, you'll have to find the proper balance flexplate. the tranny will work, but people have always said that the 94-95 t-5's are longer than -93's. not by much i think, but it requires moving the shifter hole. I just put a tremec in my 67 this last summer, and moving the shifter towards me would have been worth cutting an new hole. the rest of the tranny swap is getting a crosmember, and figuring out the clutch, I recomend converting to a cable setup. I say go for it, but it all depends on your skill level, and how long you want your car down for, My tranny swap alone kept my car out of commision all summer but most of that waiting was financial.... but thats just my .02

 

[speedy66]

just carb it and that is one headache gone... and bolt the c4 up.. sell the t-5 and you are in the money

 

[At1Maverick]

so, speedy66, I have a 69 coupe, I wanted to put a v8 on it, i have a 250 i6, i can get me a 5.0 and a t5 for 1250, so, i get just slap on a carb set-up and im good to go???