'87 mustang engines?

gizmo83 · 07-24-2002, 06:37 PM

I have a stock '87 mustang lx (4 banger).... can anyone tell me size engines i can fit in here with the stock 5 speed manual trany? i need a big engine that will bolt right up to the stock trany.

Hethj7 · 07-24-2002, 06:47 PM

I am not sure what will bolt directly up to it, but any larger engine you put in that car will probably destroy your stock 4 cylinder tranny and/or rear end real quick.

gizmo83 · 07-24-2002, 08:44 PM

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Originally posted by Hethj7
I am not sure what will bolt directly up to it, but any larger engine you put in that car will probably destroy your stock 4 cylinder tranny and/or rear end real quick.

isn't the trany the same 5speed that came with the 87 5.0 lx? if so it should hold up.

Hethj7 · 07-24-2002, 09:33 PM

No. The 302 came with a t-5 that is more adapt to handling handling the extra torque and power that a 5.0 makes. I am not sure the exact differences, but they are different. Search the forums for 4 cylinder to V8 swap and I am sure you will find a ton of info.

LX5liter · 07-25-2002, 12:19 PM

I think the input shafts are different from a 4 cyl. to an 8 cyl. They can be made to bolt up by changing the shaft, but then you still have a weak 4 cyl tranny

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HORSEMEN RACING · 07-25-2002, 01:14 PM

a 4 cylinder tranny will never live peacefully behind a 302,spend the extra cash and get the V8 T5 tranny.

07-24-2002, 06:37 PM	#1
gizmo83 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 62	'87 mustang engines? I have a stock '87 mustang lx (4 banger).... can anyone tell me size engines i can fit in here with the stock 5 speed manual trany? i need a big engine that will bolt right up to the stock trany.

07-24-2002, 06:47 PM	#2
Hethj7 Mizzou Tigers Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: weston, MO United States Posts: 1,455	I am not sure what will bolt directly up to it, but any larger engine you put in that car will probably destroy your stock 4 cylinder tranny and/or rear end real quick. __________________ 2006 Mustang GT 1990 LX GT-40 motor 262 horsepower, 307ft-lbs (sold but forever loved) 1998 Contour SVT Rice Haters Club Member #244

07-24-2002, 09:33 PM	#4
Hethj7 Mizzou Tigers Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: weston, MO United States Posts: 1,455	No. The 302 came with a t-5 that is more adapt to handling handling the extra torque and power that a 5.0 makes. I am not sure the exact differences, but they are different. Search the forums for 4 cylinder to V8 swap and I am sure you will find a ton of info. __________________ 2006 Mustang GT 1990 LX GT-40 motor 262 horsepower, 307ft-lbs (sold but forever loved) 1998 Contour SVT Rice Haters Club Member #244

07-25-2002, 12:19 PM	#5
LX5liter dude5l Join Date: May 2001 Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada Posts: 603	I think the input shafts are different from a 4 cyl. to an 8 cyl. They can be made to bolt up by changing the shaft, but then you still have a weak 4 cyl tranny . __________________ Good luck! Brad R. 1992 L.X. 5.0 coupe MODS: A few little bolt ons New Best time ...11.60 @ 128 mph @ 2000+ ft altitude. Rice Haters Club member #39 Users rides #2542

07-25-2002, 01:14 PM	#6
HORSEMEN RACING Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Camp Pendleton,Cali Posts: 95	Don't bother a 4 cylinder tranny will never live peacefully behind a 302,spend the extra cash and get the V8 T5 tranny. __________________ OC "there are 5,000 Army troops sitting on their butts doing nothing,while 2 companies of Marines are securing this island" spoken by a Army General on the Isle of Grenada in 1983

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