4.0 swap
 

Allright folks. I just bought a 88 Mustang LX 2.3L last night for 200 bucks. This thing is in REAL rough shape, it shakes real bad like it's cutting out. THinking it's that TFI thing I keep reading about. But my question is thus, I have a full engine ecu harness, ignition, pulleys, Everything hell basically a full 91 ford explorer EB with a 4.0 V6. How hard would this be to swap into my stang? Stang is a 5 speed. Transmission feels nice and stiff. No play in the clutch or shifter, but the vehicle isn't performing very well due to the jerkiness, It needs alot of work, but anyway that's my question. Any answers for me?

Nobody??? Wow..

Well the transmission won't bolt up, you'd need to convert it to an automatic, but both stangs and explorers have A4LD's as autos so you should be able to make that work with a swap, or get an adapter for the T5, or find a M50D from a manual ranger or explorer and convert it. You'll probably have to do some rewiring, probably not all that major but still they have different wiring harnesses. You will have to use the processor out of the explorer. You'll also want to get a 2 core or larger radiator from a mustang. There will be about 100 small things you'll have to bend or fabricate as well as i don't know
if the oil pan from the 4.0L will clear the crossmember of the mustang. It'll be a different swap, but it'll probably be more money than it's worth, especially for an engine that is notorious for having cracked heads (4.0L OHV). Good luck, that's all that i can think of.

so your saying it'd be easier 2.8T or 5.0 then

Switching just about anything over to a 5.0 is not too hard and not too expensive. There are many magizane article on a 2.3L to 5.0L swap.

i don't want a 5.0 tho. everyone has them. i'd rather be a bit different.

I say go for it! good luck

There is a reason everyone has them. If you are gonna go thru the trouble of a motor swap, why not have some power to show for it.