6 or 8 Flywheel bolts?

[flstang65]

I am having a huge brain fart right now. An 04 GT with a 5spd T3650 would have 6 or 8 bolts?

 

[blackink00]

should be 6 bolt

 

[V_Eight]

Not a Cobra crank. So, 6 bolt.

 

[oxfordgt]

Its a 6 bolt

and not just cobras have 8 bolt cranks. Windsor motors did and all truck motors.

 

[flstang65]

thanks guys, i was pretty sure of that but for some reason i was just having a huge brain fart. i showed my new clutch to one of the guys at work and he said that i needed an 8 bolt crank and i knew for sure that i was right with my 6 bolt one, but i started 2nd guessing myself. lol, oh well. its just been one of those days.

 

[oxfordgt]

You might want to stop taking advice from that guy at work. The amount of bolts in the crank have nothing to do with the clutch.

 

[V_Eight]

Its a 6 bolt

and not just cobras have 8 bolt cranks. Windsor motors did and all truck motors.

Glad we're on a truck forum.

 

[Gearbanger 101]

Glad we're on a truck forum.

Well, he's right!

Besides, have you've never heard of anyone doing an engine swap before? A PI short block comes from many different Ford vehicles my friend. Its a useful bit of information for someone who doesn't know any better?

 

[V_Eight]

Well, he's right!

Besides, have you've never heard of anyone doing an engine swap before? A PI short block comes from many different Ford vehicles my friend. Its a useful bit of information for someone who doesn't know any better?

A truck engine into an 04 GT just doesn't make sense. Maybe a 94 V6.

 

[Mustang92]

A truck engine into an 04 GT just doesn't make sense. Maybe a 94 V6.

Makes plenty of sense if you pop the bottom end and need a quick, cheap replacement.

Bill

 

[Gearbanger 101]

A truck engine into an 04 GT just doesn't make sense. Maybe a 94 V6.

Why wouldn't it? Where do you think the long block for the'99-00 GT's came from!

Great for the early '96-'98 guys looking to swap out their tired old NPI engine on a budget. All they need to do otherwise is score themself a PI intake and they're golden.

Besides.....Truck parts have been going into Mustangs since the late-80's. Ford scored the block and heads for the '87-'95 HO engines in the Mustang's, T-Birds, Cougars and Mark VII's all from the F150.

 

[flstang65]

i was showing him the clutch kit. sorry i forget that one word.

no, i dont take advice from this a$$ clown normally. like i said, for some reason i had a long day. lol.

as far as advice in my shop, i usually give the advice on the domestics and trucks and we have one super bad a$$ mechanic that i learn something new from everyday. plus, hes a pretty cool guy and nut in my book. he has a street legal hyabusa that runs 8.50's to 8.70's all motor all day. no thanks...ill take 4 wheels and some chrome moly tubing.

as far as truck parts for stangs...i dont know how many explorers i have picked clean for other stangs. lol

 

[oxfordgt]

The Windsor plant is the main plant for all ford truck engines. In 98 the Romeo plant had a pretty bad fire and was unable to continue production untill the end of 99 and the windsor plant had to pick up the slack. So technically all 99-01.5 mustang engines are truck engines.

Anyway the 4.6 is more of a truck engine then a performance engine.

 

[Mustang92]

Anyway the 4.6 is more of a truck engine then a performance engine.

Yep and that truck engine was enough to get my 2000 GT into the 11's on muscle.

Bill