4.6 v8 into ?6 mustang body that had olds 302 5.0
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It should bolt in, but there will be much more to do besides setting the engine in the engine bay. Ford discontinued the 5.0 in the Mustang in 1995. Your car being a V6 body may cause issues with the swap. A 4.6 is a much larger engine physically, it is very wide at the cam covers.
Auto_Adrenaline answered 7 years ago
A few things to consider on this one: As stated, the 5.0 is a larger engine. Also, the 1995 5.0 used an OBD1 computer whereas the '96+ are all running OBDII. You're asking an engine to talk to a computer system that it doesn't know, which will be a problem. You'll also have issues with wiring harnesses, shift points if it's an auto, the speedometer will be off....I mean, even IF you could make all that work...and that's a BIG if...you'd still need to beef up the transmission, the rearend, change fuel pumps and injectors, tune everything. Put it like this: You'll spend more money swapping the 5.0 into the V6 than you would just going out and buying a 5.0 car. True story, ask me how I know.
He is wanting to swap a 4.6 engine to it not a 5.0. The 5.0 is larger in displacement, but much smaller than the 4.6. The 1996 Mustang is OBDII.
