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3.9 dohc V-8 & 4.6 dohc V-8 same family ?

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Are they of the same family will bell housing interchange other parts? thanks
 

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Nope, the 3.9L is a variation of the Jaguar AJ-V8 4.0L

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_AJ-V8_engine
 

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Is there a bell housing and flywheel for 5 or 6 speed manual trans
 

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For which engine? A bellhousing for the 3.9L? You need to be specific as to what you are doing? Do you want to put a 5/6 speed in a Lincoln LS? Or a Thunderbird?
 

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The engine for the Lincoln and T- Bird are the same ? looking to put in something else
 

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The 2-seater 2002-2005 T-bird uses a Lincoln LS 3.9L DOHC in it.

Unfortunately the only transmission mated to the 3.9L is the 5R55W which is a 5-spd Auto


The other variants of the 3.9 do have manual trans options..but they will prob be expensive to find. They came in Jaguars.
 

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thanks for the info
 
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