What can and connot be used from the mustang 5.0s

[over2tonsofFun]

I was looking through the latest Summit catalog. and got to thinking. What parts for the mustang 5.0 will work and what will not work.

I know some intakes will not
shorty headers
only certain valve covers
certain cams


What about:

fuel pressure regulators
fuel rails ( should)
Roller rockers
water pumps ( some won't)
timing sets
Etc

Tim

[DuceAnAHalf]

I was looking through the latest Summit catalog. and got to thinking. What parts for the mustang 5.0 will work and what will not work.

I know some intakes will not
shorty headers
only certain valve covers
certain cams


What about:

fuel pressure regulators
fuel rails ( should)
Roller rockers
water pumps ( some won't)
timing sets
Etc

Tim

all the internal 302 stuff will work. the intakes will work, just have to be flipped. and you have to have a standard rotation water pump, not the mustangs reverse water pump

[gadget73]

fuel rails do not. The feed and return are both on the passenger side of a Fox car, they're on opposite sides for a Panther. 3 bolt Fox regulators are OK.

Water pumps do not if its a serp belt setup since they counter-rotate

long tube headers dont clear the frame

motor mounts do not.

everything else works to varying degrees. Its usually less a matter of 'it won't fit' than 'its a poor match for a heavy car application'.

[Blaze86Vic]

And a lot of the mustang hard parts require engine turning or modification to accept mustang engine management.