tranny swap

[86stang]

would a 5speed form a 2.3 work in a 5.0 as a temp tranny, have porbs with car and need to rush swap so i dont sink money into 4 banger material :loser:

[Mrpeeps80]

its different. either the input shaft is longer or shorter. cant remember, but i asked a speed shop that works on mustangs and they said the 4 cylinder is differnt and alot weeker than the ones that come in the 5.0's

[Fastfordboy]

The trans will bolt right up. The pilot bearing in the crank will have to be changed though. The input shaft on the 4 cyl. is smaller in diameter. A bearing is availabe for it, but couldn't tell you by whom. You could also get a bearing for the 4 cyl. and have it machined (trial and error). I ran one behind my 351 while my T5 was in the shop. I didn't change the bearing though. It didn't seem to hurt it, but I wouldn't recommend prolonged use withou changing the bearing (bushing) in the crank. It made a big difference in toeque though.