will it fit?

Not without MAJOR engine control wiring changes.

I think he meant dimensionally. I'm interested as well. I've thought about dropping in a modular someday when my 5.0 finally dies. Does anybody know if it will fit the engine bay?

i also have the wiring harness and computer from the original car. but i don't knoww if it will fit size wise. if anybody knows or has actually done this i sure would appreciate their input i'm holding off rebuilding the 306 for now hoping that the 4.6 will fit

I'm sure that it will fit, the problem I see is where the motor mounts land on the crossmember. If you have to move the motor and transmission forward slightly there looks to be enough room. If the motor has to be moved back then you are probably in trouble.

I was looking in my engine bay last summer and visualizing a V-10 under the hood. There looks to be plenty of room even if I had to move the fans forward of the radiator. I don't think the suspension could handle the extra weight though without sacrificing handling.

...Ron

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thanks for the input, that would be sweet to see a v-10 under the hood. could the suspension be upgraded to handle the extra weight? i hear of a

460 conversion and that engine really weighs a lot more than a small block.

Why would you want to subject yourself to that kind of hassle when it would be a LOT easier to stick with a small block and use forced induction to coax the power from it? A smaller/lighter engine would also be a lot easier to manage from a suspension standpoint.

Cheers,

The V-10 I had in mind was one from a E-350 van. 415 ci, 300+ hp, and

420 lb/ft. of torque. A junk yard engine and heavier springs would be a fairly cheap way to pick up much more power. I think that I could do it much cheaper than buying a supercharger or a Gale Banks kit. Like I said in a previous post, I'd be sacrificing some handling for the extra torque.

The transmission would have to be upgraded to a TKO or similar manual.

It's not like it's bound to happen, I was just day dreaming.

...Ron

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68'RS Camaro 88'Formula 00'GT Mustang

You can get gobs of torque from a turbo or supercharged small engine too. As a matter of fact, I am modifying the 2.7L engine (lesseee....about 170 cubic inches) in my A6 with larger turbos and associated software changes and that will bump it into the neighborhood of 460hp and 455ft/lbs of torque on pump gas. With a flip of the software switch, I'll be able to tank it up on 103 octane race gas and do 525hp and 550ft/lbs. And this is in a daily driver porky German highway cruiser. You really can turn a 6 or smaller 8 into a stump puller without putting a boat anchor in the engine bay.

Absolutely.

Cheers,

What's the cost per hp ratio? Since I'm in an area where I can find and buy the V-10 and wiring harness out of a junk yard truck fairly cheaply, I'm pretty sure that I could do the job for less. I wouldn't have to buy the supercharger or turbo kit, or possibly a replacement hood which would need to be painted, a laptop computer or the programs necessary to change the engine parameters to work with the new parts. According to one web site the 6.8L V-10 is only 140 lbs more than the engine that currently is under the hood of my Mustang. I could live with that.

...Ron

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The parts are going to cost me about $10k. Stock output for that engine is 250hp. I like this particular application because it's still a very cushy daily driver, handles like it's on rails, has AWD (important for us northeasterners), still will get 20+mpg and won't require any fabrication, pulling engines, or changing the outward appearance at all. It will continue to be a baby/groceries hauler in addition to being able to do low-12's in the 1/4. 8-)

Sure, I could probably achieve similar results if I spent a few grand on a ratty fox Mustang and then 6-8K on mods. But then I'd still be driving around a ratty fox Mustang. 8-) I've gotten used to a comfy, quiet, AWD car. Maybe later this summer I'll reconsider getting a supercharged GT or a Z06 'vette for warm/dry weather fun.

Cheers,

You forgot to mention how long it will live at 525 HP. My guess is about two minutes:)

Al

I'll be sure to let you know. People have been successfully autocrossing these in S4's so it's probably not THAT fragile.

Cheers,