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PROBABLY OLD BUT NEED HELP WITH A SWAP

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I WAS GIVEN A LIGHTNING MOTOR AND I HAVE A S281 2V NATURALLY ASPIRATED MUSTANG. CAN THIS SWAP BE DONE? IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN USE THESE PARTS ON MY MOTOR. EX HEAD SWAP SUPERCHARGER? SORRY IM NOT INTO MODULAR MOTORS OR MUSTANGS IM POSTING FOR A FREIND.
 
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For starters, one hell of a hood. The 5.4 will fit in a Mustang, but you'll need to have your X/H-pipe widened, maybe some A/C lines bent out of the way. But having that blower sitting on top of the engine, you'll need one hell of a tall hood.
 
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i know he has a cobra rr hood the double wave one. im going to measure his motor mounts to the top of his hood...its 27 inches from the lightning motor mounts to the top of the intake plenum. thanks
 
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