Hey guys I currently have a 1990 vert with a t-5 that I love but I recently got a lead on a 1966 stang that is in the family that is up for sale and I have always wanted an older classic stang. I know the car has been well taken care of and was resorted back in 1989. The car originally had a v6 but the conversion was done in 89 to change it over to a 289 block, which I believe is actually a 302 block (but I will have to check) with a C4 auto trans. Anyway took car for drive and it is a great car inside and out but underpowered compared to my 5.0 vert.
If I was to sell my vert I would need some more power, since it is not a numbers matching car I was wondering can I swap in a 351W (thinking about 400hp) with a t-5 trans with 3.73 gears to give me the power I need. Will this combo cost a fortune and what would have to be done to the body to support the higher horsepower, suspension, brakes, new motor mounts ect. I can build the 351W myself and do the work I am just worried about getting into a money pit if I do the swap, (you know little part here, small part there).
Any ideas and feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks
If I was to sell my vert I would need some more power, since it is not a numbers matching car I was wondering can I swap in a 351W (thinking about 400hp) with a t-5 trans with 3.73 gears to give me the power I need. Will this combo cost a fortune and what would have to be done to the body to support the higher horsepower, suspension, brakes, new motor mounts ect. I can build the 351W myself and do the work I am just worried about getting into a money pit if I do the swap, (you know little part here, small part there).
Any ideas and feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks