i recently joined a local forum and have been talking to a guy with an eaton m112. im pretty sure it was on a 3.8 essex v6 in a mustang and so im trying to do some research here.

im wondering what all will be involved in putting an eaton m112 on my essex 4.2. will it be semi bolt up with minor modifications? and what all will be involved to do something like this. most i know is intake and manifold, exhaust work and tune.

any help is appreciated as i think it would be a fun project and put some life into my truck.

 

I can't answer your specific question, but if someone makes a supercharger manifold for the 3.8, then your homework should be geared toward determining if the 3.8 and 4.2 share similar heads and whether there are differences in block deck heights. If the intake manifold is interchangable between these two engines, chances are you could make it work.

 

My memory is poor, but I believe that member WLF tried this swap, but on a 4.6? I would think that the M90 Eaton would be a closer fit. You might try doing a search of WLF's earliest posts.

 

I did some searching on it and apparently the fuel rails have to be modified and there is a mounting plate that can run from 300 to 900 bucks

I'll look up wlf too

 

You can try this place as well, they sell an adapter so owners can slap on an eaton.
The adapter info is below the white flying truck and above the lady on their main page.

http://www.supersixmotorsports.com/

 

search on v6f150.com man

a few people from that site have done/are supercharged.

 

thanks

yea i was looking on there earlier but ran out of time before class

 

Jake, SSM makes an adapter plate for the M112 onto our trucks. Problem is, dang thing costs $900. Then you wont be able to run much boost before needing to upgrade a few internals and such. I have thought about it many times....

 

yea i found them and there is a guy on BCSstreet that makes them ive been told for like 400. ive been talking to some guys with 3.8L mustangs and with low boost i think id be fine but im more worried about my tans not being able to handle it. plus i think i may do a lift first

 

just stick a 4r70 back there....and make it floor shifted!

 

that would be a project haha they didnt even make a 97-03 with a floor shifter auto did they? if i do that i might as well upgrade the rear also and do a 5.4 haha

 

Thank you for the direction.🤙