About a 250 swap?

[yodabiri]

Thinking about a 250 swap into a 65 mustang.
I read the tech section and a bunch of other info, but i had to make sure of some things....Any and all input is appreciated!

The tech section stated that the 250 was mounted differently and that the enghine mounts had to be moved down or it would sit too high. Is it possible to not move the engine mounts because i dont want to make andy new holes in the frame?

And one more thing, i would like to know which cars had the 250 and which years? I know Granadas had them, but what others?

The reason i want the 250 instead of a 200 is that it has a v8 flywheel pattern and also belhousing. I had to go through so much crap to get a good clutch replacement for my 65 200 that i said NO MORE! bent 8 parts are so much cheaper and easier to get! haha Also the 50 ci of extra displacement arent bad either. And with the new head soon to be coming out and the DUI already out, i want to take full advantage of that!
haha

Thank you in Advance!

 

[wallaka]

You can get motor mounts from a '70(?) and up Maverick with a 250, they position the engine lower. The only reason is hood clearance and marginally better center of gravity.

 

[Rustang Racer]

I did that exact swap. You can elongate the holes on the part of the motor mount that bolts to the engine block and get the engine to slide down a little. After I did that, removed all the extra spacers between the carb and intake, and got an air cleaner that sort of wraped down around the carb rather than sitting on top of it, the hood just barely closed. You could also make some lowering plates to go between the motor mount and the block to lower the engine a little more.

Other things to keep in mind are: you will need to find a 250 MT flywheel (which I had no luck at) or get a 302 flywheel and have it zero balanced. If you are going to a T-5, most of those bellhousings use a cable clutch so you will either have to modify the lever, bellhousing pivot, throwout bearing attaching mechanism, and mechanical clutch linkage, or switch to a cable clutch. I also had to invert a piece of the steering linkage to get enough clearance for the oil pan.

After all this work, now I can only fit a 1 barrel carb without cutting a hole in the hood or modifying the log for a direct mount 2 barrel, so the car is about as fast now as it was with a 5200 2 barrel and the 200. But I have a lot more torque and can mount a T-5 and large clutch easily so it was worth it. Hopefully the FSPP head will let me mount a 4 barrel and then all my problems will be solved.