my opinion...
I like the Unique which is personally why I went with the two mustangs I have. A 2.3L turbo powered stang and a '04 Mach 1. Both cars different from the "norm" that you don't see much of.
As for which one gives me more pleasure I'd say they are both about the same. The V8 has the reliable power that is always there and the turbo four has the put you in the back of your seat torque that's there when you spool it up.
I think whichever way you go you'll be happy with the result.
I like the Unique which is personally why I went with the two mustangs I have. A 2.3L turbo powered stang and a '04 Mach 1. Both cars different from the "norm" that you don't see much of.
As for which one gives me more pleasure I'd say they are both about the same. The V8 has the reliable power that is always there and the turbo four has the put you in the back of your seat torque that's there when you spool it up.
I think whichever way you go you'll be happy with the result.
Here is my 2 cents worth. My wife's is a 88 2.3 turbo I piece together. We went to NMRA in Bowling Green KY entered the car in the car show.Remember daily drive 18 year old paint. One dent. People would pass up the other v-8's to look at ours. Really surprized me. As far as being dependable we've put about 8,000 miles on it in about 10 months on a junkyard not rebuilt motor. Good Luck with your car which every way you go.
HEY RICH.
I got your email and haven't had a chance to reply. I got 30mpg out of the green car in full street/race form. I haven't checked the mileage on the Project Bolt-On but its probably in the ball bark of the green car. As for reliability? My engine has over 320k miles and 100 sprays of 100shot or more.
As for an engine choice.
You know by the difficulty of the swap its probably a slight bit easier to do a turbo 2.3. I did dog the absolute hell out of the green car every single day and I drove it about 40k miles after the swap. I've dealt with some electrical problems that I never ran into with the 351w.
You know what I'm leaning towards but I would let it come down to whatever you have around or can get.
Here's stingers page for my car: http://www.stinger-performance.com/bolton.html
I got your email and haven't had a chance to reply. I got 30mpg out of the green car in full street/race form. I haven't checked the mileage on the Project Bolt-On but its probably in the ball bark of the green car. As for reliability? My engine has over 320k miles and 100 sprays of 100shot or more.
As for an engine choice.
You know by the difficulty of the swap its probably a slight bit easier to do a turbo 2.3. I did dog the absolute hell out of the green car every single day and I drove it about 40k miles after the swap. I've dealt with some electrical problems that I never ran into with the 351w.
You know what I'm leaning towards but I would let it come down to whatever you have around or can get.
Here's stingers page for my car: http://www.stinger-performance.com/bolton.html