Hi, everyone i am new to the forum and have seen alot of good info on here so i decided to join and see if anyone could shed some light on my problem. I have a 1991 mustang LX orginially a 4 banger all parts have been swapped from a donor 1987 GT or were purchased new, mostly new. My issue is fitting my 351w stroked 427 dart block into the k member of my 1991. all swap parts were used and the motor was built specifically for this application by myself. My issue is my oil pan which is a moroso 20529 seems to be sitting on not the k-member but rather the powersteering rack before my mounts (which are energy suspension 4-1124G) are fully seated onto the k member. Seems the engine would need to come down about another 1/4 of an inch to be in, so i figure im off by about 3/4 - 1 inch in spacing from rack to oil pan. The pan is made for this swap and i was told when contacting moroso that the pan it should fit no problem, i have measured the pan and it is the correct dimensions. Running a big cowl hood so no clearance issues up top but cant say the same for the bottom. Any help is appricated, Thanks for reading and i can supply any info to anyone who needs it.
351w Fitment Issues
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Most of the offset bushings I have seen for the steering rack are for use with bump steer kits.
im closer to an inch off clearance wise, and was thinking a 1 inch spacer might be a bit much? Also an not sure but if the motors and inch higher how is that with clearance between the bellhousing and firewall?
correct mounts heres a link
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ens-4-1124g/applications
ive had them exchanged also in case defective or a returned part
FWIW, my 351w dart based combo uses the same oil pan in question and a flaming river manual rack. What rack are you using? With 3/4" drop mounts the oil pan has about .100" to the top of the steering rack and has been that way even now that I have a motor plate. There has been zero issues over the last 3 years that it has been this way.
@TOOLOW91 what kind of clearance do you have? I know it's 8.2 deck but curious
@TOOLOW91 what kind of clearance do you have? I know it's 8.2 deck but curious
Not even remotely an issue up front with me I have the canton t sump pan - I'm using the 50 resto stock height poly mounts . Stock power rack . The t sump is close to stock k member but that's about it .
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