engine swap

Asked by Karee Mar 26, 2019 at 04:43 PM about the 1965 Ford Mustang Coupe RWD

Question type: General

swapping l6 to a 289 will I need to change the transmission as well.  

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GuruC6B2M answered 5 years ago

Yes you wil need a different trans as you are going from a v6 to a v8, and has much more torque...even if it did fit !...it wouldn't last because of the difference in torque! Good Luck!

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