3.8 to 4.6 help required - Ford Forums - Mustang Forum, Ford Trucks, Ford Focus and Ford Cars

bnine · 02-26-2007, 12:19

We are in the process of trying to fit a 97 cougar 4.6 into a 97 stang with a 3.8.

The 3.8 through a rod, so we needed a motor.

We were told by a local wrecker that the cougar motor would work. We got the runnig cougar motor, ecm, harness, tranny, and rad for 500$.

Cheapest 3.8 we could find was 2500$

So we decided to give the 4.6 a try.

Its now in my uncles shop and things dont appear to be lining up. The K-frame is supposed to be the same.

Is it possible the actual mounts on the engine are different, or is the cougar 4.6 just different altogether?

Any help, links, phone numbers, tips or whatever someone could add would be greately appreciated.

Been searching for this one three days with no luck.

Thanks

DarkSoul_LX · 03-03-2007, 05:23

Shouldn't be all that hard.... since it seems you've got most everything... just buy the proper mounts for your year Stang.

And yes the mounts probably are different. Just order the mounts... engien AND tranny for 97 Stang... everythign should bolt in .

DarkSoul_LX · 03-03-2007, 05:24

As far as a 3.8 is concerned that's a little high... I know we jsut cored out a 3.8 out of a 94 Taurus... Most of our engines we sell unless they are low mileage or very hard to come by are generally under 1300.

bnine · 03-05-2007, 07:37

We thought it was high well. But we could only find rebuilts. None of the wreckers had any when we looked.

DarkSoul_LX · 03-05-2007, 17:54

I'll check tomorrow and see what we have left in the yard.