Engine Swap & gear change
 

I am doing an engine swap from a 3.8L V6 to the 4.6L V8 cobra engine. I am also swapping to a T-45 trans. I know that I have to switch the rear end. Will a Ford 8.8 3:73 Ring and Pinion Set work. I found some on e-bay here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...item=1810919235

Is this all I need? What else do I need to know? :confused:

Also, any suggestions are more then welcome, I am fairly new at this and only moderatly understand what I am doing.:(

It shouldn't be hard to find an 8.8 in Rear end for your 'Stang since they've been used in V8 Mustangs for almost the past 20 years. Since your using the 4V engine and the T-45 tranny you should get 3.73's or 4.30's. If you do a lot of highway driving go with the 3.73's. You can buy any brand of gears but I reccomend Ford Racing Performance gears because they are the best quality and aren't noisy. They will cost you between $160-180 for a set.