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Old 04-24-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Default 1993 Mustang 2.3 motor swap

hey everyone im new here just found this site and love it. got a question.
i have a 93l x convertable 2.3 and a 91 lincoln w the 289 efi was wonering if that motor swap is possible.
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it will probably fit but the whole drivetrain will need to be switched over tansmission rear axle drive shaft wiring harness and computer.
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thanks i think thats what im eventually going to do
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there 15 on the 5 lug 15s on the lincoln wouldnt i be able to do the 5 lug conversion kit on the front
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if tire are a different size you might have to change the front spindles too.
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i could do the 5 lug conversion on the front couldnt i
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ya you could i dont know how hard it is but if your doing the engine it shouldent be that hard.
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Well, first off the lincoln engine is a 302 not a 289. and what kind of lincoln is it. if its a mark 7 then its got an H.O. engine. if its not then your stuck with a with the efi thats only got 160 hp.
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its a 91 lincoln town car ececutive series
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sorie ronie but its a 289 4.6l v8 i know whats in my car (no ofence)
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My bad, i thought they switched to 4.6 in like 94 or something but actually thats a 281. Just trade the lincoln for a wrecked gt or something.
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My bad, i thought they switched to 4.6 in like 94 or something but actually thats a 281. Just trade the lincoln for a wrecked gt or something.
umm why would you think they switched it? he said 91, not a 94 or later... yea, im with bradster, he definatly knows whats in his car... sorry man....
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umm why would you think they switched it? he said 91, not a 94 or later... yea, im with bradster, he definatly knows whats in his car... sorry man....
What i was saying about the 94 thing is that i didnt know the exact year ford switch over to the 4.6l from the 5.0. I figured its was around 94. In other words i thought that the 91 was still 5.0.
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The 1991 and newer Lincoln Town Cars used the 4.6L SOHC V8 which is 281cid not 289cid.

It will fit in a Mustang with some work, Hot Rod magazine along with a few others have detailed modular (4.6/5.4) engine swaps into fox-body Mustangs.

Among the things you'll need would be a 1996-2004 Mustang GT K-member (for oil pan clearance) matching motor mounts to the K-member, matching tranny mount, and an exhaust system (1996-2004 Mustang H-pipe would probably fit with few modifications).

This wouldn't be a drop-in and plug-and-play swap, there'd be wiring involved (you'd have to modify the Lincoln's wiring harness and install it or upgrade to a 1996-2004 Mustang harness and electronics and install them, neither is plug-and-play for a fox-body because a lot more functions are electronic in the Lincolns and newer Mustangs).

If it's something you want to do, then by all means go for it. But your better bet would be to sell the Lincoln and/or it's drivetrain, and use the cash to buy a 5.0 out of a fox-body Mustang and swap that in. That's a much easier swap (not that it doesn't have its own share of complications) and would be more powerful and lighter. An even easier alternative would be to sell both cars and use that cash towards a 1996-1998 Mustang GT (these cars are among the cheapest performance Mustangs out there and the parts are there to turn them into Corvette-beating monsters.
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