motoSycho 690 Posted April 28, 2022 Looking at buying a rusted out running 2000 AU XR8 ute for my engine swap. Good thing? The motor that is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,266 Posted April 29, 2022 i would assume so, think it would have the "hand built" signature on the intake depends on price and condition naturally but the AU had the better heads and intake i thought. someone like @Thom might be helpful on this topic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motoSycho 690 Posted April 29, 2022 Just spotted a 5.4 in a Fairmont! Might be a tight fit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,266 Posted April 29, 2022 13 minutes ago, motoSycho said: Just spotted a 5.4 in a Fairmont! Might be a tight fit? they need the shock towers notched from memory 1 motoSycho reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thom 6,650 Posted April 29, 2022 Just spotted a 5.4 in a Fairmont! Might be a tight fit? they need the shock towers notched from memory5.4 Will be a tight fit, the 3v engine the Fairmonts have is a bit of a sluggish, but slightly smaller than the squad cam 5.4'sAu 5.0's are a pretty nice engine for what they are but the biggest problem is most headers don't fit them due to the gt40p heads au engines have, gt40p's have the spark plug re located compared to other Windsor heads Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk 2 deankxf and motoSycho reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motoSycho 690 Posted April 30, 2022 Bloody hell. Trying to buy this AU XR8 ute is a PITA! So looking at a 98 Fairlane 5.0. Shouldn't be this hard to give people money. 1 deankxf reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
