I have had my new Cougar for a couple of years now. About a year ago the stockish engine in it took a dump.
The car basically has an entire engine in pieces sitting here in my house. It's been a project that neither me nor my dad have the time or the ability to take on (assembling the whole engine and swapping it) and we finally found a shop nearby that's going to do the whole shebang for ~$1000. Which is worth it to make sure the job is done right, imo. I'd rather have it done and move on to projects on the car I CAN handle myself.
Today I took an inventory of parts before I send it over, and I figure I'll share because it's fun to nerd out about this stuff:
I am expecting about 460tq@4500 RPM, 450hp@5500 RPM. 411tq @ 2500 and it only drops below 400 at 6000rpm, per the engine simulators I've run. I have looked at similar builds that have lower end parts and put out more power than I am hoping for, so I think my figures could potentially grow with good tuning. This should be perfect for my somewhat heavy car (3600-3700 lbs) with an auto on the street.
What I am still unsure about is how I am going to cool this beast. I have looked at BeCool etc. and they want a mint for their radiator/cooling setups. I was hoping to see some similar combos/setups. I was thinking the stock radiator, maybe recored with a good shroud and an electric puller fan should work, but anyone else have any suggestions/ideas?
This build has taken a ton of thought and planning and I am finally satisfied that I have a nice solid combination that will never need any major changes. I had to scrap the 800CFM double pumper I got from the swap meet when I determined it was likely too big for my needs.
Anywho, feel free to comment or advise me on this. I am going to be dropping it off in about a week to get the engine swap started.
The car basically has an entire engine in pieces sitting here in my house. It's been a project that neither me nor my dad have the time or the ability to take on (assembling the whole engine and swapping it) and we finally found a shop nearby that's going to do the whole shebang for ~$1000. Which is worth it to make sure the job is done right, imo. I'd rather have it done and move on to projects on the car I CAN handle myself.
Today I took an inventory of parts before I send it over, and I figure I'll share because it's fun to nerd out about this stuff:
I am expecting about 460tq@4500 RPM, 450hp@5500 RPM. 411tq @ 2500 and it only drops below 400 at 6000rpm, per the engine simulators I've run. I have looked at similar builds that have lower end parts and put out more power than I am hoping for, so I think my figures could potentially grow with good tuning. This should be perfect for my somewhat heavy car (3600-3700 lbs) with an auto on the street.
What I am still unsure about is how I am going to cool this beast. I have looked at BeCool etc. and they want a mint for their radiator/cooling setups. I was hoping to see some similar combos/setups. I was thinking the stock radiator, maybe recored with a good shroud and an electric puller fan should work, but anyone else have any suggestions/ideas?
This build has taken a ton of thought and planning and I am finally satisfied that I have a nice solid combination that will never need any major changes. I had to scrap the 800CFM double pumper I got from the swap meet when I determined it was likely too big for my needs.
Anywho, feel free to comment or advise me on this. I am going to be dropping it off in about a week to get the engine swap started.