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