281 to 351??

[ineedaMUSTANG]

heyyy not sure if im keeping the car,just curious to know some stuff,woulddddd it be possible to get an efi 351 like from a lightning and throw it into my 96 gt or would it be better to get a stroker kit???or a carbed 351??heh anyone that knows anything about conversions lemme know please
thanks :D

[Chris]

Lightning motor including blower is WAY too tall. Trust me. I did A LOT of research on that on ;D. Go with a stroker :)

[ineedaMUSTANG]

thanks,how many c.i will i be looking at with a stroker kit,like 331 or something?what if i got a cowl hood or a cobra r hood?i miss the sound/power of my 306 :(

[Chris]

you'd need a 5" cowl.... You cant see over a 5" cowl hahah. you should have bought a 99+. Probably comparable to the sound/power of your 306...


You'd have a lot of options. I have heard 5.3L 338 is a happy combo

[ineedaMUSTANG]

yahhh i was just told theres a 97 cobra motor with 60k's anddd port polish heads ?

[smokeshow]

I think what he meant to say was a 93-95 Lightning 351W. Yes the swap from 4.6L to 5.8(351W) is possible. THe Saleen S-351 has a 5.8 in it. Talk to the epople on the corral, they would have way more knowledge of it that any of us would.

[Jon]

If your wanting to swap from OHC to OHV you'll need new K-member (94-95), your T-45 will not work so you'll need to find a T-5 and also you'll need to swap out your EEC-V for EEC-IV etc. There are a host of other things as well but those are pretty much the major ones. Its a pretty involved swap.

[Chris]

I would NEVER go back to a T5. EVER. T5s are GARBAGE. You'd just need a bellhousing that works for that application....

[ineedaMUSTANG]

yah i meant a 93-95 lightning,i want a bigger motor than a 4.6,but its alotta work and doing a tranny swap and such,stroker kit would prolly be a better route orrrr a cobra motor?

[Chris]

cubes dont mean much. Any built 281 would easily smoke a 351....

[ineedaMUSTANG]

yahhhhh its not about pwr just a preference,i like the sound of a beefy v8.......best sound ever actually my 306 sounded so good one of the loudest stangs ive heard

[Chris]

loud is also not always good IMHO ;D. There is a good loud (I'll use Rays car as an example) and then there is bad loud (sorry Jonathan and Greg, your cars gets that award for last year :-\ hehehhe). I hope my car isn't too loud with the new motor long tube setup.

[ineedaMUSTANG]

o0o i want a good loud,my old car was a good loud
loud is good :-X