Newbie needs advice.

[Brett218]

Currently drive a red 93 MTX sho, i want something i can get more bang out of my buck with.

I did search some before posting, but all i found was info on swapping a FI motor not carb'd, different gens and different motors, so i really cant use them for reference.

i have a 1980 notch back mustang in my backyard just sitting. Its a 4 cylinder non turbo with 93k on it. I have a couple questions to ask you all. I can get ahold of a carb'd 302 for pretty cheap and motor mounts for free. I was told that the 4 cylinder 4 spd manual transmission will bolt up to a v8 with a t-5 bellhousing, is this true? Is this tranny even worth it? Secondly, what needs to be changed suspension wise when doing a v8 swap? Would the 4 banger rearend hold up temporarily? Ive also been told then you can weld something in the rearend to make it "posi", er burn two wheels instead of one any truth to this?

I Apologize if this is the wrong place to post this. But, i did look in the 2.3 talk section first and found no threads pertaining to a v8 swap, besides... who better to ask then v8 owners.

Any replies would be appreciated, i apologize if its a lost cause and ive wasted your time.

 

[JGT]

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=516785

 

[Strippt88]

Not a lost cause, lots of V8 swapped Mustangs out there, just a whole lotta work. Carbed is easier to get done, and no, the tranny and rearend would have to go, too. Cheaper and simpler to find a 5.0 without a motor, or a used up driver(there's no shortage of those) to start with.