Curious......(Engine Conversion Question)

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PuppyDawg

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Hey guys....

Just curious...what's the weirdest engine conversion you guys heard of on our stangs?.....and what were the results? (Again) my second car is a 86 300zx and i've seen a chevy small block conversion and also i seen a VG30DETT (1993 300zx twin turbo) engine put inside one of these too, i'm sure you guys got some stories,lol.......trying to get to know the limitations of my stang too,lol.

 

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Red86

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I've heard of the twin turbo conversion from other Nissan's in those cars...

Stang's are limitless, you can turbo a V8, you could put in a Turbo 4 banger (SVO)....or...anything, even a T-Bird motor.

Almost any Ford motor will convert into a Stang....including the biggest of bigblocks

 

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heard of/seen Twin turbo rotoray?....or a boxster block? just anything that you seen/or heard that made you say......holy crap,lol

 

Michael Yount

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I haven't seen any really wild ones in the Stangs (I'm sure they exist, just haven't seen them) - seems that often the conversions go the other way; people take Stang engines and put them in something else. Not that I have any personal experience with that...

 

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I seem to remember hearing something about a 302 fitting in an rx-7...wonder if the reverse would be true...would be pretty interesting

 

Michael Yount

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I have 2 acquaintances that have V-8 powered second generation RX7's with V-8's - one here in K'ville that's 302 powered; one in Oregon that's 350 Chevy powered. Fairly straightforward swap. Don't know why anyone would go the other way - the Stang's a bit heavier than the RX7 - and the rotary, even the turbo version, is down on torque. Wouldn't be much fun - that's why they swap 'em the other way.

 

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strtracer442

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I put an 89 5.0 with fuel injuection in my buddys CJ-7, great rock climber/off roader..Quick on the street too

 

Asha'man

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There are a few 2.3T RX7's running around as well. One guy on Turboford (I forget who, at the moment) is running 11's.

Ash

 

Michael Yount

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strtracer - there's a Mustang salvage yard here in K'ville that specializes in the 5.0L/Jeep swaps - does a bunch of them.

 

MustangPunk302

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I've seen GN turbo swaps into stangs, along with thypoon/syclone motors in notchbacks, which is stupid to me because there so damn rare/expensive.

 

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Michael Yount said:

strtracer - there's a Mustang salvage yard here in K'ville that specializes in the 5.0L/Jeep swaps - does a bunch of them.

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Its a fairly easy swap,plenty of room, adapter kits to mount the trans to the transfer case are available,shorty headers clear the frame, the hardest part is intagrating the injection harness with the jeep harness.