Is this common rhetoric? Do the mustang masses feel like 4cyl to 8's are a bad swap? I figured it's just simply economical if you do your stuff right. And as previously stated efi to carb is probably due to simplicity during the swap. I can see if something is fudged and shortcuts were taken, I value money too much to get googoo eyes over a clearly molested 30 year old car, luckily I'm young but have a good head on my shoulders when buying and selling cars.
The typical car chosen as a donor for a lot of these swaps under the pretense of " if I can buy it right, I can make it into a 5.0 for way cheaper than what an actual 5.0 woulda cost me" is a hagged out, base car that needs everything to bring it up to spec.
Nothing is the same between the cars,.(4Cyl-5.0). Brakes, steering, suspension, elec systems,sheet-metal, and interior are all inferior and need upgrading, and that is compared to a car that already has a few shortcomings in its own right.
The wiring harness swap exceeds the electrical expertise of the guy doing the work, so stuff starts getting hacked to make it work. The f.i system gets about one chance, and when it doesn't work, ends up on the floor, and a holley 650 on a Weiand stealth ends up in its place.
The only examples of a successful 5.0 swap that seem to shine through are the ones where there was a 5.0 donor car that donated everything required to facilitate the swap. But even after all of that, and you make a imperceptible clone using a 4 cyl base car as a starter,....
The title still tells the truth.
The only case where a 4 cyl car is a better starting point when compared to its GT/LX cousin,...is:
A. A 4 cyl car will not be trashed when you look at suspension mount points. (Torque boxes)
B. The project is completely w/I the capabilities of the guy doing the work, and a clone is not the goal.
C. Resale is not even remotely a consideration.
