I have a 1978 MUSTANG II Ttop and want to build a daily driver. I would like to do a V6 but doesn't seem like the 3.8 will fit. Before people start saying put a V8 in like I already stated I want to build a Daily driver with decent power and good fuel mileage. Does anyone have any recommendations for a V6 that would fit correctly without redoing the whole front end. OR has anyone done a 3.8 Swap and it was not as difficult as what it looks like. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
How much work are you willing to do, and which engine is in it/was in it when it left the factory?
I am actually looking at the 4.0 question is will the oil pan and pick up from the 2.8 work on the 4.0. If it does it would be a direct swapA straight V6 to V6 swap would be the easiest by far, but you may be able to pick up the parts from someone doing a V8 swap into a V6 car. Either way, for the easiest bolt-in swap, the 4.0L engines are the same family as the 2.8L that was stock in the II so I would think that that would be the easiest. I don't know if there were any engineering changes that would make it more challenging than finding an original 2.8 though, but it would definitely be an upgrade. The 3.8 is a completely different animal and wasn't offered in a II, so unless they use 302 mounts OR the original 2.8 mounts, it would be a little more in depth as far as fabrication goes.
Where are you locatedI have an original 1978 with a 2.8 and the original automatic transmission if you want we can talk trade or something. Right now I am currently debating on rebuilding it all or doing a strait swap to the 5.0 model.
Houston Texas and this is the original 2.8 off the factory I cant give you much more details on hereWhere are you located
That won't work I am in MarylandHouston Texas and this is the original 2.8 off the factory I cant give you much more details on here
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