Fox swap question - 03-04 Mach 1 engine / transmission swap

[roush08]

Can anyone that has handled this swap, point me in the direction of good resources or things that have been learned trail and error style. I will have a donor car, so hopefully the little things that pop up that end up causing $ on top of projects hopefully should be minimized. The little bit of info I have seen online says to use the 03-04 k-member and sticking with shorty headers can make life a little easier. Are there gauges that can be built / used or does the dash need to be transferred to the fox as well ( I'm really trying to avoid having to do that ). Is the Mach swap any different than your typical 2v swap other than maybe header choices ? Thanks in advance

[Martin0660]

It's all a bad idea ... Let me know where to pick up the donor. Lol

good luck with it

[PaxtonShelby]

Didn't Jim do this with the white car? Seemed awesome IIRC.

[gpfarrell]

I don't know that I'd pick the Mach engine in the age of the Coyote.

I've got an '85 Fox Mustang and in my mind torque is what made those cars so fun. The Mach engine is awesome, basically what's in my Marauder and it sings a sweet song up to 7,000 rpms. But its got no grunt, and I'd be worried that going from a torque happy 5.0 to a rev happy 4-valve might not feel great. I may be crazy; I get the Fox is 1,000 pounds lighter than my Marauder, but the Marauder needed 9 lbs of boost to be fun. The Coyote comes with 425hp out of the box.

Sorry I can't help, just something to ponder.

[sutyak]

4.56 gear to match that Mach 1 motor will wake it up plenty.

[jaa55]

Yes I've done it before

[jaa55]

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[Stangman701]

Damn that was a sweet fox! Still think it makes more sense to go coyote these days. You can get one out of a wrecked F-150 for around $2K