302 swap?

[ahhjaws]

Hey, just wondering what might be involved, how easy it would be to swap in a 5.0L HO? Would I need to swap trannies? Wiring harness? It should fit into the existing motor mounts right?

This will be a project motor. I will probably rebore it out to a 347 while I'm at it. Supercharger, turbo?

This is just in the planning stage, so any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[punkgt]

If you are talking about your 97 GT, it will be a PITA. Almost all body wiring will need to be swapped, need a different tranny (T45 doesn't match 5.0 bolt pattern), it will fit the mounts, but a lot of other things would have to change. The better way would be to buy a 94-95 5.0 stang and use that for your build up. Good luck!

 

[StangLou]

I see you said you would probably stroke it to a 347, but your other option is a stroker kit for your 4.6. Dont they make strokers for his year that will convert his to a 5.0?

 

[punkgt]

yeah, they have strokers for our motors. They even have a few big bore options for the 4.6. Check out dssracing.com for the kits.

 

[kurst]

I agree with above posts, if you wanna go 5.0, get a 94-95... it will save you a lot of trouble.

 

[ahhjaws]

sweet thanks for the info