Ls1 in a Mustang???

[Chevyguy]

Yiikess

I may have to agree with the argument that the $1000 deal on the motor probably won't seem so cheap after the whole thing is finally up and running, and yes for a cheap way out, sell the LS-1 at a profit and get a 302 or 351.

One thing is the original guy never really said he intended to put that motor in a Fox body, and he has two older mustangs, hmm..

Realistally, putting that motor in a Ford aint much harder than putting it in an older Chevy or Street rod. The motor mounts, bellhousing, FI system wiring harness all need to be fabricated either way. If you can do all that stuff yourself and can weld, the job should not be too bad, and the shock factor would be cool. One thing that is really necessary is to use an original LS-1 transmission either a 4L60E or a T-56 due to the bellhousing pattern differences compared to original small blocks. Ususally those swaps are pulled complete with wiring harness computer motor and trans, the autos have a seperate computer too!!

Hot rodding is all about finding something that runs good and making it faster, back in the old days they would run anything they could make work, and would do all the work themselves, not order from a catalog!!

As for the general argument, what currently produced motor would really fit in a Fox body these days?? Calling back to earlier posts mint low mileage 302 and 351 motors just aint around anymore, lots of fast new cars get totalled every day, and we gotta put those motors in something to save them from beacoming scrap metal. I would imagine a Modular swap would be nearly as difficult if not worse. The LS-1 is pretty compact and would certianly be shorter and narrower than even a 2 valve. I know the 4.6 in my dads 98 is pretty wide and would take quite a bit to fit in my 90, though I have seen at least one modular Fox body in a magazine!!