2002 gt lightning motor install

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Any help on how to and what is involved in the swap to 99-04 stock lightning motor? Thinking of starting a swap, but didn't know what troubles i may encounter. Thanks in advance.

 

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It's kind of a tall engine for a non-truck chassis. You might think about simply putting a twinscrew or a turbo on the current engine and calling it a day.

Lightning motor in a Crown Vic:

 

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Try this guy. YouTube - Ford Mustang Burnout Lightning Motor Powered - Brady Williams
Used to know a guy here in jax that had a gt with a lightning motor in it as well but I havent seen nor heard from him in forever. Cool swap without a doubt, but dunno if its worth the hassle. Best of luck to ya.

 

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im just spitballing ideas, does that swap fit under a 00R hood?

 

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johnson8861 said:

im just spitballing ideas, does that swap fit under a 00R hood?

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nope

 

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I saw a guy a gas station few years back with a 2000 GT that had a lightning swap. It was cool and all but he had a huge hole in the hood to clear the blower. A swap like this would be really fun if you were doing it for fun, BUT, for the money you would invest you could build a boosted 2V and have less in the way of what you would need to do to make it just as fast. It's only money tho.

 

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it will swap in..however you will have to do a little re wiring to run the lightning ecu and even with a 6" hood you'll still have to cut a hole in the hood because it wont be tall enough...its a cool swap but you will have a crap ton of torque and will need some very sticky tires to keep it from breaking loose all the time...

you can, if yoy have the skills, make a block off plate on the top of the blower where the plenum bolts to the blower and reroute it to be rear exit so thay you can use the sidemount 03/04 cobra plenum and intake setup and then you can keep from cutting a hole in the hood...but youll still need a tall hood

 

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There is a kit made for this specific swap. I know I saw it a while back. I think it had a lowered K so you could fit a tall hood.

 

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1987stangman said:

I saw a guy a gas station few years back with a 2000 GT that had a lightning swap. It was cool and all but he had a huge hole in the hood to clear the blower. A swap like this would be really fun if you were doing it for fun, BUT, for the money you would invest you could build a boosted 2V and have less in the way of what you would need to do to make it just as fast. It's only money tho.

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A Cobra R hood may have cleared it.

 

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Nomad GT said:

A Cobra R hood may have cleared it.

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No way. You will need a very large cowl hood to clear it. I'm talking like 6" - 8".

 

spawn1764

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im thinking about doing the swap. i found a motor for 2500 at a salvage yard. would love to find a kit so i didn't have to cut a hudge hole in my hood. do you remember where that kit was or who makes it.

 

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do you think the swap would be a good idea if i could pick up a motor 2500. i know the trans will bolt up (dont know how long it would hold up though), motor mounts will bolt up, stock exhaust manifolds will work if modified. the oil pan from a mustang will work if you beat down the oil baffels, the longer stroke of the 5.4 crank will rub on them if you dont. wiring would probably be a nightmare, but i could handle that. i know id have to get a bigger fuel pump for shure. is there anything else you can think of that i would have to change or swap over to complete a swap like this.