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Old 02-05-2006, 06:34 AM
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5.0 litre motor into a 400e, can it work?

This may be a dumb question, but i can not find any info on putting a 500e motor into a 92 400e.Do they interchange or is there a small size differance?
What about a 92 ish motor ?
Is it differant in size?
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Old 02-05-2006, 07:48 AM
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i believe physically

that they are very much the same motors so it should fit, physically. you would want to be careful with all the electrical connections and controls though. it would be a good idea if possible to start with two complete cars so you could switch everything that is different.

also the 500e has some reinforcing in the chassis that the 400e may not have so if you are going to use the 500e motor you may have some chassis flexing issues. i dont know specifically what will be different though.

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Old 02-05-2006, 10:05 AM
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This may be a dumb question, but i can not find any info on putting a 500e motor into a 92 400e.Do they interchange or is there a small size differance? What about a 92 ish motor ? Is it differant in size?
Greetings olops,

Your question is not "dumb" at all! The engine should fit, and I believe at least one person on this forum has made the M119 5.0L transplant.

Having said that... the 400E with the stock differential (2.24) and stock valve body (first gear start) will likely have traction problems. I believe the person who performed the transplant referred to "no traction until 45mph" on the street

If your goal is simply to build a faster car, I recommend rebuilding your factory 4.2L (timing chain, valves, etc.) to factory specs (or "factory plus") and swapping in a 2.82 differential. Your top-end speed will be limited but you should be able to pace or edge out a stock 500E to 160 kph or thereabouts. Larger diameter wheels w/wider tires highly recommended.

Or prepare for a long period of searching for the ideal 500E/E500 http://www.500e.com/forums/ is highly recommended either route you take.

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