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Should Have Had a V-8: 1994 - 98 Mustang V-6 to V-8 Conversion

Sn95 Mustang V8 Conversion
One of the parts you'll definitely... 
   
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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.
Sn95 Mustang V8 Conversion
After Tim swaps the new V-8... 
   
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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...
Sn95 Mustang V8 Conversion
...The cruise control cables... 
   
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...The cruise control cables are the onlydifference here, which is what he is swapping out in this photo.
Sn95 Mustang V8 Conversion
With most of the work almost... 
   
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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.
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One of the last steps in this... 
   
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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...
Sn95 Mustang V8 Conversion
...You must therefore replace... 
   
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...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.
Sn95 Mustang V8 Conversion
You can reuse the airbox from... 
   
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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.
Sn95 Mustang V8 Conversion
Once all the hoses and connections... 
   
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Once all the hoses and connections are double-checked, Tim tightens allthe bolts to the front of the car.
Sn95 Mustang V8 Conversion
Here is the final product.... 
   
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Here is the final product. The new 5.0 engine looks as if it was nevereven out of the car.
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