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25thmustang

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Strype said:
If you need a $10,000 motor to keep up with an LS1 car you are in DIRE need of a good mechanic.
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I think he was referring to getting all the perks the LSx swap offers, like aluminum block, 6-speed, 450 rwhp NA, etc...

A 302 with minimal mods could keep up with a stock LS1 car, but tossing a cammed LSx motor and 6-speed into a fox, your getting all those perks of that combo, in the chassis of the fox. Cheap and easy to have all those things.
 
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Strype said:
If you need a $10,000 motor to keep up with an LS1 car you are in DIRE need of a good mechanic.
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Youre logic has no bearing here.............................
 

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LS1 in a Mustang....meh, whatever. I guess it would be a cool novelty to talk about. Kind of a "I know a guy, who knows a guy who did it" sort of thing. Either way, whomever does it should be prepared for the backlash. Brand loyalists like myself will be walking by, shaking our heads in disgust at the local car show on our way to a more tastefully done Mustang.

And anyone who goes through the trouble of dropping one between their strut towers with the impression they're further ahead than they would be had they stuck with a Ford platform is sadly mistaken.

For me personally, its
 

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Ford used to have complete Trans/Engine/puter/all acc./gauge cluster aluminum 4V DOHC packages for $6000

For $10000 I am sure I can find a complete donor Termi to drop into a fox
Hell, I have seen many Termi engines for under $2000 complete. Another $1800 will get a fresh T56 and I bet that cant be too far off from an LSX engine and stuff needed for the swap and would be 1000000000000000000000000000000000x cooler IMO
 

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90lxcoupe said:
That being said i love fords, but they do NOT make a N/A motor that will keep up with the LS motors, plain and simple
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They do, it just took them almost 10 years. It's called a 3v 4.6L. To an extent at least...

....It's just too bad it ended up in the fisher price equivalent of a 69 fastback.

 
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Bottom line is we all love mustangs and Fords period.I dont care what anybody does to thiers.As long as YOU are happy with YOUR car thats all that should matter.Gearbanger dont you think people wonder why you put a built engine with a blower in a 4100lb cougar and run 13s?Who cares ? you did it because you like it.
 

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Rick James said:
Bottom line is we all love mustangs and Fords period.I dont care what anybody does to thiers.As long as YOU are happy with YOUR car thats all that should matter.Gearbanger dont you think people wonder why you put a built engine with a blower in a 4100lb cougar and run 13s?Who cares ? you did it because you like it.
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Its a Ford in a Ford. Who cares. If I really wanted an LSx car, I'd build a damn Camaro, which is the real argument here.
 

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Rick James said:
Bottom line is we all love mustangs and Fords period.I dont care what anybody does to thiers.As long as YOU are happy with YOUR car thats all that should matter.Gearbanger dont you think people wonder why you put a built engine with a blower in a 4100lb cougar and run 13s?Who cares ? you did it because you like it.
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Hes Canadian, hence hes wierd and we dont question the unusual choices they make

Besides, the engine in his Cougar has the right manufacturer stamp on it
 
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LaserSVT said:
Hes Canadian, hence hes wierd and we dont question the unusual choices they make

Besides, the engine in his Cougar has the right manufacturer stamp on it
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Well now that clears things up. Really tho whatever makes someone happy,they should do.
 
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NikwoaC said:
Its a Ford in a Ford. Who cares. If I really wanted an LSx car, I'd build a damn Camaro, which is the real argument here.
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Who the hell would want a camaro?And the real argument is about putting a LS in a stang.Which i see nothing wrong wit,personally i would just drop in a 408 windsor(only because i am lazy..
 

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248a said:
They do, it just took them almost 10 years. It's called a 3v 4.6L. To an extent at least...

....It's just too bad it ended up in the fisher price equivalent of a 69 fastback.

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ford was suppose to have some new pushrod motor called the hurrican, but they canned the project for whatever reason

and it does seem like ford is always a step behind chevy when it comes to performance ENGINES only. chevy is smart enough to realize that they need to make BIGGER motors while ford's displacments have been limited for the last 12 years... its dissapointing to see chevy some out with 600 hp motors with 6 bolt mains, awesome cylinder heads, TITANIUM rods, and 7 liters out of the box.
 

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stykthyn said:
that's a combo that will cost far and above what the LS swap would.
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Exactly my point.
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you guys do realize half the parts we put in our cars arent ford right?

So whats the difference if another company makes a part you put in your car. Just like gm?
Powerglide? Dont hear people bitching about that.
Is it just becuase im an actual car guy and dont leg hump one brand?
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Exactly. No one bitches about 90% of drag mustangs on the planet having glides or th400s. Or all the broncos in the off-roading world having GM 14 bolts or th400s or GM hydro-boost brakes.

I guess it all boils down to what you want to do with your car. It seems like a lot of people in here are looking at it in a show sense. Like having the car parked at the local hang out or show with the hood open and standing there worrying about what everyone thinks about it. Let's say I had an ls1 fox. I know for damn sure you wouldn't be seeing under the hood to start with, and if you did you can be sure I wouldn't give a flying **** what you thought about it. I haven't grown up around a lot of money, and none of my dad's or my vehicles have been too pretty or expensive. For me it's about maximum functionality for as little money as possible. So if a guy is using a Chevy motor in a Mustang that cost $5k total to rape $20k modded mustangs or $80k Corvettes, Porsches, etc. while being extremely streetable and getting 30mpg who cares what brand the motor is, he ****in wins, whether you like it or not.
 

25thmustang

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Glad my junks stock, and not something others don't approve of.

Then I might really be a loser in the Mustang community.

 

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66ACODE_SR20DET said:
I'm not sure if the guy is on here, but on a local forum some guy has a LS whatever swapped into his fox coupe. What are your guys thought on this?
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Does it go fast?

The only thing I don't like is that it gives the Chevy guys something to bang their chest about. Aside from that, I really don't care. There are worse things you can do to a Mustang: For example
 
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Whats wrong with those?lol
 

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Nice! Brand loyalists are great, I'm not one. I have had my share of 5.0's for 22 years. Before I bought my first, I really wanted an IROC, as I was driving an 80 Z28, and planning to build a 427 I had for it. If I coulda bought a new car for the last couple years, it woulda been a GTO. If I found a 69 Goat tomorrow, this 5.0 would go to the back burner in a heartbeat. LSwtf ever, I'm sure its great, but I wouldn't put one where it isn't necessary. 400 hp, 30 mpg, never heard that tall tale before; and lets see how it does in a few years. Tin engines don't last long under regular use. Period. Anybody remember the self proclaimed "King of the hill"? Nice to blow $60 large on the vaunted Corvette, and have your Mercury Marine engine sieze- hence GM's reputation for being junk. For me, it comes from all the people I know that have or had one, Caddy's, Buicks, Chevy's, Pontiacs, that stupid electrical things, recalls, and warantee work are a normal part of ownership. Seems moreso than most other(non Chrysler) brands. In 87, I bought my first 5.0, and my buddy Kenny bought the first IROC 350 on the block, 1 month apart. In the next 2 years of nearly identical use, I had a nut back off the back of my ac compressor. He rounded out the cam, needed intake gaskets, had to send out his radio twice, replaced the hatch supports, and listened to every rattle and squeek human ears could withstand. If there still is a GM next year at this time, they have a lot of work to do. If I'm loyal to one brand, I guess it'd be Toyota, cuz I'm on my second one with 190K and counting, the air blows cold, and I KNOW I can get to work every day. To pay for my Ford parts. Someone give that guy a hug, he needs positive reenforcement for his LS whateverstang. Goofy engine/car combo's aren't a novelty, either, thats how hotrods were invented, by the founding fathers. They had to do it, we don't.
 

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Rick James said:
Whats wrong with those?lol
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Im gonna put a 2JZ in my notchback with those altezza lights this summer...
 

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Rick James said:
Gearbanger dont you think people wonder why you put a built engine with a blower in a 4100lb cougar and run 13s?Who cares ? you did it because you like it.
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Do I think people wonder why I've got a built engine and a blower in my car? Not at all. I would imagine people don't even notice my car at all most of the time and thats how I like it.

Besides, not only is it still a Ford engine, but it’s also the original engine that the car came equipped with. I did nothing more than beef up and blow my current package. It’s not like I flipped up my middle finger to Ford and bastardized it with a GM engine or anything?

Not to mention this set up was built with the intention of transplanting it directly into another Mustang at a later date. In case you're not aware, my car shares the same drive and power train as the Mustang. So its not like my build was spur of the moment or anything.


...and it runs 12's BTW.
 
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Gearbanger 101 said:
Do I think people wonder why I've got a built engine and a blower in my car? Not at all. I would imagine people don't even notice my car at all most of the time and thats how I like it.

Besides, not only is it still a Ford engine, but it’s also the original engine that the car came equipped with. I did nothing more than beef up and blow my current package. It’s not like I flipped up my middle finger to Ford and bastardized it with a GM engine or anything?

Not to mention this set up was built with the intention of transplanting it directly into another Mustang at a later date. In case you're not aware, my car shares the same drive and power train as the Mustang. So its not like my build was spur of the moment or anything.


...and it runs 12's BTW.
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Wouldnt it have been easier to just start with a mustang?
 
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