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Should Have Had a V-8: 1994 - 98 Mustang V-6 to V-8 Conversion
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 One of the parts you'll definitely...  One of the parts you'll definitely need to acquire either from adealership or a junkyard for this conversion is the throttle cable andlinkage. The V-6's cable is considerably shorter than the V-8's, as youcan see from this photo.  After Tim swaps the new V-8...  After Tim swaps the new V-8 throttle cable to the V-8 throttle linkage,he removes the cruise control servo from the V-6 engine and places it inthe engine bay with the V-8...  ...The cruise control cables...  ...The cruise control cables are the onlydifference here, which is what he is swapping out in this photo.  With most of the work almost...  With most of the work almost complete, Tim connects the A/C lines, whichmust be from a V-8 car. The V-6 A/C lines cannot be reused.  One of the last steps in this...  One of the last steps in this conversion is to swap out the radiator andcooling fan from the V-6 to the V-8. Although they are not identical,according to Tim, they're extremely similar with the exception of havinga different fan speed...  ...You must therefore replace...  ...You must therefore replace the V-6's fan controlmodule with a V-8's. This module is located beside the coolant overflowbottle and is pictured above. The new V-8 module is the one on the left.  You can reuse the airbox from...  You can reuse the airbox from the V-6 engine, which is identical to theV-8's, except for the air meter and the air tube.  Once all the hoses and connections...  Once all the hoses and connections are double-checked, Tim tightens allthe bolts to the front of the car.  Here is the final product....  Here is the final product. The new 5.0 engine looks as if it was nevereven out of the car.
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