ENGINE SWAP! OH NO!

[marksstang2]

I recently blew a rod in my 2001 Ford Mustang GT. I'm sure I can get away with replacing a few things, but with the amount of money I'm going to spend I'm considering buying a new engine. I got a quote from a local store that will charge $6000 for the engine and labor. He also said he would charge $1500 to install if I could supply the new engine if I found it cheaper.

It came with the standard 281 2V 4.6L V8 automatic transmission GT motor. My greatest idea would be to put a complete 2004 supercharged cobra motor in its place. Would it be possible to do this engine swap without having to replace too much more? I would like to keep the transmission I currently have, but I need to know how smooth the swap will be. I know my shop would charge more than the $1500 because of the supercharger, etc. but I just need to know the basics as far as any extra information I need to know reguarding this swap. Thanks in advance!

Mark

 

[tliracing]

Mark,

Chunking a rod may have caused more damage than you think. We currently have a client's car in our shop that tossed a rod completely through the block itself. What I am trying to get at here is you need to weight all of your options in realistic terms.

First figure out your bottomline budget. Also locate a builder that is reputable in building the modular motors so this doesn't happen again. Side note...the motor we're pulling out of this client's SVT is a "reman" motor that someone attempted to rebuild and failed. Let that be a hint to your search for a builder.

Budget...32 valve motor in "complete" form, which is often never advertised because the cost alone would frighten a man, can be pricey. You might be better of just getting a quality build performed to the SOHC motor you currently have an enjoy the performance it will provide. Hands down...most professional builders can give you about 10-15% more power in stock form just from proper cam selection. If you get into CNC heads or hand porting you're looking at even more power.

...or if you're like the majority rules crowd than jump on a stock motor and throw boost at it. You always get what ya pay for here.

Good luck. Hope I was of some help in direction for your post.

~Ty

 

[the98stang]

you should buy a mmr900 shortblock..........dirt cheap, built right

 

[BurningRubber]

6k for a stock GT engine swap? Holy hell.

 

[StangGT96]

Look around! I bought a 2004 GT complete motor with 15,000 for $1,200 and the swap is cake. Without knowing anything about how to swap a GT motor; I finished in a weekend. Advice: Since you have the motor out I would suggest putting LT-headers because it will be easier then to put them on later.

 

[tomustang]

I recently blew a rod in my 2001 Ford Mustang GT. I'm sure I can get away with replacing a few things, but with the amount of money I'm going to spend I'm considering buying a new engine. I got a quote from a local store that will charge $6000 for the engine and labor. He also said he would charge $1500 to install if I could supply the new engine if I found it cheaper.

It came with the standard 281 2V 4.6L V8 automatic transmission GT motor. My greatest idea would be to put a complete 2004 supercharged cobra motor in its place. Would it be possible to do this engine swap without having to replace too much more? I would like to keep the transmission I currently have, but I need to know how smooth the swap will be. I know my shop would charge more than the $1500 because of the supercharger, etc. but I just need to know the basics as far as any extra information I need to know reguarding this swap. Thanks in advance!

Mark

not smooth at all, and pricey, you are better off doing either of two things

1. buy a complete used motor and swap it out for direct fit and easier install, and cheaper, you can probably find an engine from a totalled mustang for 2k

2. splurge the right way and search around for a teksid aluminum block from a Cobra or Mark8 and ship it VT Engines an d have it rebuilt with forged internal, thenn look around for any set of 2V or 4V heads, then go from there

 

[the98stang]

not smooth at all, and pricey, you are better off doing either of two things


2. splurge the right way and search around for a teksid aluminum block from a Cobra or Mark8 and ship it VT Engines an d have it rebuilt with forged internal, thenn look around for any set of 2V or 4V heads, then go from there

wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy one of their shortblocks

 

[Mach1Run]

6 grand is what the invoice said for the new motor ford put in the mach under warranty, no way you should pay anything close to that for a GT motor.

 

[BurningRubber]

no way you should pay anything close to that for a GT motor.

x2 million.

 

[mity2]

Karkraft used to sell used engines cheap do they still do?