4.2L the same as 3.8L?
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4.2L the same as 3.8L?
I ahve read alot about the 4.2L in a F-150 has the same build as a 3.8L in a Mustang. Is this possiable? If so does that mean I can buy parts for a 3.8 and put them on my 4.2?
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The '97+ 4.2L is basically the same as the '01+ 3.8L in Mustangs. The stroke is longer in the 4.2 which gives you that extra 0.4L of displacement. The upper and lower intakes are different (although they can be interchanged).
The 99-00 3.8L's are also very similar. I think the only difference is that 99-00 3.8's are externally balanced while the 4.2's are neutrally balance. Also the 99-00's don't have IMRC's (I think the 4.2L's have them, correct?)
The 3.8's in earlier Mustang's (94-98) and Thunderbird's (89-97) have a completely different single-port intake. You can change back to a single port intake (not that you'd want to, unless you wanted to use the supercharger off of a T-Bird SC)
But, yeah they're basically the same motors. A few of us Mustang guys have "borrowed" your crankshaft to get some more cubes out of our engines
The 99-00 3.8L's are also very similar. I think the only difference is that 99-00 3.8's are externally balanced while the 4.2's are neutrally balance. Also the 99-00's don't have IMRC's (I think the 4.2L's have them, correct?)
The 3.8's in earlier Mustang's (94-98) and Thunderbird's (89-97) have a completely different single-port intake. You can change back to a single port intake (not that you'd want to, unless you wanted to use the supercharger off of a T-Bird SC)
But, yeah they're basically the same motors. A few of us Mustang guys have "borrowed" your crankshaft to get some more cubes out of our engines
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I ahve read alot about the 4.2L in a F-150 has the same build as a 3.8L in a Mustang. Is this possiable? If so does that mean I can buy parts for a 3.8 and put them on my 4.2?
try these sites:
www.rpm-mustangs.com
www.motorhaven.com
www.seffects.com
these are 4 different sites you can search for parts for our trucks as well as parts for the 3.8 to fit our 4.2. Good luck with searching and with the mods.
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Does anybody on here actually have headers designed for a Mustang on their truck? I have no doubt that it will bolt up fine, but will it clear your K-Member (and transmission for anyone with LT's)? Sorry not very familiar with what the engine compartment is like on F-150's
*Edit - And for you hardcore guys try Morana V6 Racing and Super Six Motorsports
*Edit - And for you hardcore guys try Morana V6 Racing and Super Six Motorsports
Last edited by V6Mustang; Oct 10, 2003 at 09:29 AM.
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