Ford Taurus SHO

[fordguys]

Here's the question: I'm wanting to build a mid-engine car with the Ford 302 5.0L v8 but I *need* to use a transaxle off a front wheel drive car (flip the ring gear/pinion so the transaxle can be mounted in the rear and drive the rear wheels -- unless the Taurus uses linkage cable which would make the job much easier). I was thinking about using the Ford Taurus 4 speed automatic transaxle. Can the transaxle handle the horses and torgue from the 5.0? And is there any real difference between the transaxle on the OHV/DOHC v6 compared to the SHO v8?

Here's a few specs:
Ford Taurus SHO
32-valve, dual overhead cam v8
Horses: 235 @ 6,100rpm
torque: 230 @ 4,800rpm
transaxle: Electronic 4-speed automatic overdrive with overdrive lockout

Just for sh@ts and giggles, does anyone know the CID for the SHO v8?

Thanx.

- Karl