HELP! 6 to 8 swap

Chubbs65Stang · 03-03-2005, 07:54 PM

i have a built 302, and i want to drop it into my 65 which has a 170ci straight 6 in it. i need help. ive been researching for about a year now...and i dont have much. if you guys know anything that you think i should know before dropping this engine tell me. im planning to put a T-5 in it. i have a 1986 donor car...and i am also wondering if the parts off that car will go onto my car? any information would be usefull. thanks guys.

-a lost 16 year old kid

mustangII460 · 03-03-2005, 10:20 PM

http://mustangmonthly.com/howto/173_...anny_mustangs/

bmxmon · 03-06-2005, 07:33 PM

Im doing the same thing as you are right now too. You will also need a new radiator, motor mounts, throttle linkage, v-8 suspension/disc brakes, and rear end. I cant think of anything else right now, but as with my car, it seems to just keep adding up.... Also, what is that CPC valve, thats the first time that i have heard about that...

Tpastore · 03-08-2005, 10:04 AM

When I was your age I was doing the same thing and I thought that I could just drop a V8 in there. It turned out that for me it was cheaper to get a new car setup for a V8 without the engine than it was to do the conversion. Big things are the front suspension, transmission, rear end, and one other thing is that I was told that the front torque boxes would need to be changed too. That is a major deal so I decided against it.

Tim

Phillyfanfrombirth · 03-08-2005, 04:51 PM

Torque boxes weren't in the 65... that might be a consideration to make, especially if you want a torquey power plant. At the very least, be sure that the frame is in tact and solid.

Gearhead999 · 03-09-2005, 10:17 PM

Probably a lot easier to buy a V-8 car, then do all the coverting, unless you have a donor car.

03-03-2005, 07:54 PM	#1
Chubbs65Stang Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Corvallis, OR Posts: 1	HELP! 6 to 8 swap i have a built 302, and i want to drop it into my 65 which has a 170ci straight 6 in it. i need help. ive been researching for about a year now...and i dont have much. if you guys know anything that you think i should know before dropping this engine tell me. im planning to put a T-5 in it. i have a 1986 donor car...and i am also wondering if the parts off that car will go onto my car? any information would be usefull. thanks guys. -a lost 16 year old kid

03-03-2005, 10:20 PM	#2
mustangII460 Factoy Five Roadster Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sevier Co,Tennessee Posts: 1,681	Re: HELP! 6 to 8 swap http://mustangmonthly.com/howto/173_...anny_mustangs/ __________________ Frank

03-06-2005, 07:33 PM	#3
bmxmon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 950	Re: HELP! 6 to 8 swap Im doing the same thing as you are right now too. You will also need a new radiator, motor mounts, throttle linkage, v-8 suspension/disc brakes, and rear end. I cant think of anything else right now, but as with my car, it seems to just keep adding up.... Also, what is that CPC valve, thats the first time that i have heard about that...

03-08-2005, 10:04 AM	#4
Tpastore Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 5	Re: HELP! 6 to 8 swap When I was your age I was doing the same thing and I thought that I could just drop a V8 in there. It turned out that for me it was cheaper to get a new car setup for a V8 without the engine than it was to do the conversion. Big things are the front suspension, transmission, rear end, and one other thing is that I was told that the front torque boxes would need to be changed too. That is a major deal so I decided against it. Tim

03-08-2005, 04:51 PM	#5
Phillyfanfrombirth Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Central PA Posts: 358	Re: HELP! 6 to 8 swap Torque boxes weren't in the 65... that might be a consideration to make, especially if you want a torquey power plant. At the very least, be sure that the frame is in tact and solid.

03-09-2005, 10:17 PM	#6
Gearhead999 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Oviedo, FL Posts: 992	Re: HELP! 6 to 8 swap Probably a lot easier to buy a V-8 car, then do all the coverting, unless you have a donor car. __________________ "Support our Troops" Dave 1968 Cougar 2004 Thunderbird 2007 F150 Harley-Davidson, SuperCrew 1986 LTD 1997 Ranger 1992 Honda Civic

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