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Posted by ROK5.0 (Member # 8589) on
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Has anyone on here ever tried to put a 2007 shelby gt in an 87 gt? What does it take to make it work? Will the shelby engine bolt up to the t-5 tranny? Can the t-5 tranny hadle the power in the shelby motor or is it best recplaced anyway? Any & all information is apreciated thanx.
Posted by JohnB (Member # 969) on
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A Shelby GT motor is just a 4.6 3v...and no, it won't bolt up to a T5.
Posted by ROK5.0 (Member # 8589) on
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Will the shelby tranny fit in the fox body? Are there any changes I should/need to do to get the motor to bolt in? I deleted my a/c & pretty much all the hardware for will that be a problem in this conversion?
Posted by JohnB (Member # 969) on
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Engine crossmember will have to be a 4.6 swap piece. The transmission crossmember will have to be custom. The driveshaft will need to be cut to fit. Custom headers or stock manifolds with a custom H or X pipe are on the menu as well...
Posted by ROK5.0 (Member # 8589) on
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So it sounds like itgonna cost a lot but is it hard to do?
Posted by JohnB (Member # 969) on
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Cost is relative to what you want. If you really want it, go for it. And yes, if you're having a shop do it...it ain't gonna be cheap.
Posted by ROK5.0 (Member # 8589) on
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Wat tranny's will I be able to use?
Posted by 50 Deep (Member # 6216) on
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Dude ur about to get involved in a swap that's gonna cost a lot of money. The only trans ur gonna be able 2 use are those compatible with that motor. Probably best to research what transmissions are interchangeable with the 3v that comes in the car. Best thing for you to do is take the ENTIRE motor/trans/ecu/gauge cluster from a donor car and do whatever custom work needs to be done to bolt it into the fox.
NOTHING but the rear end will probably be reusable from ur fox drivetrain. So ur talking a tubular k with motor mounts to bolt that into a fox, custom brackets for the tranny, rewiring the dash to get ur cluster to work and all kinds of ish. U got a lot of research to do
Posted by fastertoys1 (Member # 5270) on
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check out corral.net the swap has not a few times theirs a guy with a twin turbo shelby cobra gt500 in a coupe.
Posted by asskickn88 (Member # 4957) on
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Originally posted by fastertoys1:
check out corral.net the swap has not a few times theirs a guy with a twin turbo shelby cobra gt500 in a coupe.
I think he's talking about the 3 valve GT motor, not the Shelby engine. Either way as others have said, its going to be a huge project that takes a lot of know how to do. Your talking changing the K member, exhaust, engine, trans, fuel system and a lot of electrical. Its not going to drop in, connect to the Fox engine mounts, wire harness or fuel lines. Your better off building a nice pushrod motor.
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