3.8 rebuild
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haha o believe me i know....and he didnt do anything wrong with them..it was all stock....just cant really drive...so that helps me out 
and plus he does a little auto cross so.....pretty much drives a whole course in first
and plus he does a little auto cross so.....pretty much drives a whole course in first
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The 4.2 is the same as the 3.8, but has a longer stroke crank and pistons to match. There is actually a good aftermarket for the 3.8 - cams, roller rockers, forged pistons, ported heads/ intake, headers, etc. The stock headers on the 94 mustang are actually as good as any shorties made, so keep them, so unless you are going to get longtube headers.
As Crafty said, check out 3.8mustang.com - Read the stickies, etc and try to do searches, as some of the members get testy when you ask something that has been answered several times before.
As Crafty said, check out 3.8mustang.com - Read the stickies, etc and try to do searches, as some of the members get testy when you ask something that has been answered several times before.
) and a shortshifter. it made life just that bit better
hes not....i already know the engine he is putting in i helped him do it....its just a 2.0 or something like that....i think....and he hates the srt4 engine..he already blew 3 of them.....haha and i dont think i would be fucked...im sure i could get enough power out of my girl to keep up with him if not beat him....just do all forged internals...new gears...t-lok and twin turbo hahahaha
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tma??? lol i doubt im gonna turbo it at this point just make a sporty little pony...nothing to special and i already have a short throw shifter...so....just want to get a new tranny and engine....if i do end up putting in a 4.2 i will do it later on and just sell the 3.8 for w.e money....i doubt i will because my next build i plan on doing a fox v8 so... 
or find a nice gran torino or galaxie to do up
or find a nice gran torino or galaxie to do up
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tma??? lol i doubt im gonna turbo it at this point just make a sporty little pony...nothing to special and i already have a short throw shifter...so....just want to get a new tranny and engine....if i do end up putting in a 4.2 i will do it later on and just sell the 3.8 for w.e money....i doubt i will because my next build i plan on doing a fox v8 so... or find a nice gran torino or galaxie to do up
or find a nice gran torino or galaxie to do up
lol that's a TMA kit. the guy does something like a high ten second pass with stock internals and hasn't gutted the car or anything..
Here is a link to Morana's 3.8 products. Tom is the man as far as the 3.8 Ford V6 is concerned.
Tom Morana Racing Engines
Tom Morana Racing Engines
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It depends on what you want. For cheap, you just need to find a 4.2 from a F150 or E150 and the upper intake from a Mustang, and the rest is the same as a split port swap. If you are going with forged pistons and rods, the cost difference is only the price of the 4.2 crank.
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ok cool...now is there a difference between the 4.2 from an f150 and e150 or no ??? and the intake from the mustang we are talking the split port intake right ???
and there are no other modifications needed to install it other then the fuel rail and the throttle cable ??? .... and will my original t-5 tranny hook up to it ?
and there are no other modifications needed to install it other then the fuel rail and the throttle cable ??? .... and will my original t-5 tranny hook up to it ?
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https://www.cmoc.ca/forums/t12896/
there's a post with a fair bit of info for you.. and yea your t5 will do fine
there's a post with a fair bit of info for you.. and yea your t5 will do fine
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The important thing to remember is that the 94 mustang 3.8 is externally balanced and the 4.2 is internally balanced. Don't mix the flywheels/ balancers between the 2. Use zero balance flywheel/ balancer on the 4.2, (either from a 4.2 or 2001+ 3.8)
