Mercury Cougar xr7

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What all is different about the 4.6 compared to the mustang non pi motors? Where is the 20hp difference?

 

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Cougars and Tbirds have different intakes, metal I believe but they didn't flow well and weren't worth using on Mustangs. IIRC everything else was the same.

 

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DropTopPony said:

Cougars and Tbirds have different intakes, metal I believe but they didn't flow well and weren't worth using on Mustangs. IIRC everything else was the same.

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Depends on the year for the intakes. The 96+ ones use the same intakes as the Mustangs. Literally same part number.

 

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pwned by teh double post

 

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So when comparing a 94 cougar 4.6 to a 98 mustang 4.6 gt? Would I be able to still do a pi swap on the cougar for a nice sleeper?

 

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YES

 

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The Cougar and T-bird are harder to perform the actual PI swap on because of the shock towers and the design of the K-member.

Do your homework. The oil pan and front timing cover is much more difficult to remove on the Cougar/Thunderbird.

The motor itself is removed differently.

+1 as the other have said. For the 1996-1997 MY, the motor is the same as in the Mustang. That includes the intake.

The PCM and calibration is very different. Hence the reason the two cars drive different.

 

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1992-1995 intakes on the 4.6 looked like this

 

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TCCoA | TCCoA is a good forum to get info on these cars. Many of the members have lots of $$$ invested in making those cars go fast.