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Mustang II's had 2.3's, 2.8's, and 302's available from 75-78, no V8's were offered in 74. Starting in 79, fox bodies could have a 2.3, a 2.8, a 200 six, or a 302. The 2.8 didn't stay long, I think because the 200 was cheaper to build and didn't have solid lifters to adjust. In the early 80's they started offering the 3.8 instead of the 200/3.3 and it worked good but they never offered a stick behind it. 3.8's had problems when they changed the coolant flow path for front wheel drive cars but they worked great in rear drive cars and weighed about 6 lbs more than a 2.3.
Chevy did that with the Monza. My Grandmother had one with the V8 and complained about the fuel mileage it got quite a lot. It was about the same size as the Gremlin and a lot less ugly. Her’s was silver.
The Monza got a 262 V8 and a 350 would bolt right in. The engine mounts needed to be unbolted and the engine lifted to change spark plugs.
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