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Tom S. · 02-23-2002, 05:16 AM

I just registered and thought I'd ask you guys a couple Q's. I have 2 cars:

'83 LTD Brougham, 3.8L, AOD
'83 Mustang GL, 5.0L, SROD

I bought the Mustang for really cheap, dirty as hell with a couple minor dents but it runs good. I'm going to probably fix up the interior and body and sell it. However I'd like to swap engines between the cars, leaving the transmissions intact.

Questions: Will I need new flywheels for each engine? I know the V6 AOD will not last w/ the 5.0 but I can get that replaced. The big concern here is the 3.8 & SROD. Will that be balanced, or will I need a T5 V6 flywheel (from the '94+ Mustangs)? Or even a custom balanced one?

Thanks, Tom

02-23-2002, 05:16 AM	#1
Tom S. Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14	SROD questions I just registered and thought I'd ask you guys a couple Q's. I have 2 cars: '83 LTD Brougham, 3.8L, AOD '83 Mustang GL, 5.0L, SROD I bought the Mustang for really cheap, dirty as hell with a couple minor dents but it runs good. I'm going to probably fix up the interior and body and sell it. However I'd like to swap engines between the cars, leaving the transmissions intact. Questions: Will I need new flywheels for each engine? I know the V6 AOD will not last w/ the 5.0 but I can get that replaced. The big concern here is the 3.8 & SROD. Will that be balanced, or will I need a T5 V6 flywheel (from the '94+ Mustangs)? Or even a custom balanced one? Thanks, Tom