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Old 02-17-2011, 03:03 PM   #812 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Lug View Post
I think the Mustang's 5 liter has a lot more in common. Similar variable cam setups, etc. Think of Ford's 5 liter as a nissan 3.7 but with 2 more pistons.
I don't think of it that way at all. Throw two extra cylinders on the VQ and you don't have anything similar to the 5.0. The 5 is just way too smooth.

Anyways, it's REALLY wide so I doubt it'd work in a Z. It would be cool if it could but an LS is going to fit much, much easier.
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