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cobra or mach 1 onto a gt motor?

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duzy

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I have a 2003 mustang gt with a 5 speed. I was wondering what parts if any can be swapped for more performance from either a cobra motor or mach 1 motor onto my motor?
 

BlownFiveLiter

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You could do a head swap, but in reality it'd be easier to drop the entire 4V engine in place of the 2V.
 
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Just food for thought.....

As much as it would end up costing you to purchase a 4V and swap it in, you could go FI on your 2V and get a hell of a lot more performance out of the car.
 

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StangGT1995 said:
You could do a head swap, but in reality it'd be easier to drop the entire 4V engine in place of the 2V.
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Exactly, and IIRC the 99+ 2V pistons have a larger dish than the Cobra and Mach 1's (excluding the 03-04's of course). Therefore with 4V heads you'd lose some compression... and that's no good...

Nightfire said:
Just food for thought.....

As much as it would end up costing you to purchase a 4V and swap it in, you could go FI on your 2V and get a hell of a lot more performance out of the car.
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Exactly. If you're dead set on going 4V, do what StangGT said and install an entire engine. If you just want more power, cams, exhaust, headers, and a tune would get you damn close to a 4V car for considerable less time, money, and effort than swapping engines would.
 
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