Help!

slimdawg711 · 07-05-2000, 07:44 PM

I absolutely love mustangs and have always wanted one. I have a limited income right now and need a car. I was thinking of buying a V4, but i want a 5.0, can i switch this car to the one i want? and if so how expensive would it be?

GodStang · 07-05-2000, 09:47 PM

first off there is no such thing as a V4. It is an in-line 4 or stright 4. What type of V8 do you want. MM&FF put a 351W in a 4 banger for about 3000 dollars. IT was used parts and they did it there selves. You can spend unlimeted amouts on it. It just depends on what you want.

mr.saleen · 07-10-2000, 03:28 PM

buy a 4 banger it'l cost you about $300 then build your v8 the way you want it buying it a part at a time you can get the v8 at a junk yard for about $150 and rebuild it. and you can drive it around while you build the v8 it should only take a day to put the v8 in and you can drive it to work the next day.

Mr 5 0 · 07-11-2000, 08:54 AM

Buy a 2.3 Mustang and yes, you certainly can installa V-8 in it at some later date.
Understand that although the 4 cylinder and the V-8 are basically the same car, there are a lot of subtle differences, besides the engine, alone.
The V-8 has different suspension (spring rates, rear anti-sway bar), wheels and tires (the V-8's are much larger/wider), exhaust (V-8 has true duel exhaust with two catalytic converters on each bank), motor mounts have to be changed and of course, the electronics are different, too.
Switching a 4 cylinder Mustang to a 5.0 is not rocket science, but it's not like doing a tune-up either and there is some expense involved to do it correctly.

Plan ahead, go slowly and get a Mustang that has a very clean, rust-free body in a style you really like and enjoy it while working on the 5.0 engine you'll eventually install.

07-05-2000, 07:44 PM	#1
slimdawg711 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Ma Posts: 1	Help! I absolutely love mustangs and have always wanted one. I have a limited income right now and need a car. I was thinking of buying a V4, but i want a 5.0, can i switch this car to the one i want? and if so how expensive would it be?

07-05-2000, 09:47 PM	#2
GodStang College Stanger Join Date: May 1999 Location: Aiken,south carolina, usa Posts: 1,097	first off there is no such thing as a V4. It is an in-line 4 or stright 4. What type of V8 do you want. MM&FF put a 351W in a 4 banger for about 3000 dollars. IT was used parts and they did it there selves. You can spend unlimeted amouts on it. It just depends on what you want.

07-10-2000, 03:28 PM	#3
mr.saleen Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: port huron mi. usa Posts: 21	buy a 4 banger it'l cost you about $300 then build your v8 the way you want it buying it a part at a time you can get the v8 at a junk yard for about $150 and rebuild it. and you can drive it around while you build the v8 it should only take a day to put the v8 in and you can drive it to work the next day.

07-11-2000, 08:54 AM	#4
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	Buy a 2.3 Mustang and yes, you certainly can installa V-8 in it at some later date. Understand that although the 4 cylinder and the V-8 are basically the same car, there are a lot of subtle differences, besides the engine, alone. The V-8 has different suspension (spring rates, rear anti-sway bar), wheels and tires (the V-8's are much larger/wider), exhaust (V-8 has true duel exhaust with two catalytic converters on each bank), motor mounts have to be changed and of course, the electronics are different, too. Switching a 4 cylinder Mustang to a 5.0 is not rocket science, but it's not like doing a tune-up either and there is some expense involved to do it correctly. Plan ahead, go slowly and get a Mustang that has a very clean, rust-free body in a style you really like and enjoy it while working on the 5.0 engine you'll eventually install.