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96 3.8 to 5.0 swap Help NEEEDED

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DOUBLE POST, trying to find the right thread. sorry. anyways,....
I have an 85 mustang that currently has a 91 5.0 302 mustang engine in it. And am currently looking at a 96 mustang that has a 3.8. I want to have the 91 pulled from the 85, and put into the 96. The 96 is auto, and the 91 is manual. How hard would this be to accomplish? I would like to also put the manual tranny into the 96. Can anyone just give me an idea as to how much money this would cost to be done by an autoshop? And is it even possible? What if i keep the stock auto tranny? would that bolt up to the 5.0?
Again, any help is appreciated.
Thanks guys!
Dan.
 

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The 3.8 uses a different K-member than the 5.0 so the k-member would have to be changed in order to do the swap. That would probably be your biggest hurdle.
 

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dannylester said:
Can anyone just give me an idea as to how much money this would cost to be done by an autoshop? Dan.
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This is my opinion. For a project such as this, once you start looking to PAY a professional mechanic to do the work, the project immediately is no longer cost effective.

If you are doing this to save money, it will be cheaper to buy what you want.

On the other hand, if you are doing the labor yourself as a hobby, then more power to you.

Remember that a 96 MY is an ODB2 engine management. This is actually going to make things harder. A better choice of donor car would be a 95.

Here's some more reading:
http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forums/v6-tech/287072-v6-v8-swap-faq-newbies-read-here-first.html
 
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