This is my problem.
My motor is slowly getting old like all motors do and things are starting to go out. My dad decided he wanted to check on prices for me of just getting a motor from Jasper. I know they are good motors and have a warrenty but the thing is, I heard they were just the longblock and that i would still have to buy all the other parts to install onto it to finish it *off the motor i have now*, which is fine with me. Now my question is if i buy the longblock for my 1996 mustang gt but i buy a 99gt motor instead, what all wont bolt up that i would need to buy? It came out for a 1996 mustang gt sohc motor to be around 3700. then it would cost 1700 for the shop to install. so around 5000. i could definately fix ALL my problems and even get a 5speed tranny swap.
The route i wanted to take was just rebuild what I have now and do some work onto it with the estimated amount that we get from the shop but the only problem is there would be no warrently that jasper can offer.
Basically the point of this thread is to kinda prove to my father that what i want to do is cheaper and would probably be a better route but if he doesnt want to go that way, at least try and get a 99gt motor and what all i would need to do to install that. would the 96 parts bolt right up?
Sorry for the long thread but id really like some positive feedback.
My motor is slowly getting old like all motors do and things are starting to go out. My dad decided he wanted to check on prices for me of just getting a motor from Jasper. I know they are good motors and have a warrenty but the thing is, I heard they were just the longblock and that i would still have to buy all the other parts to install onto it to finish it *off the motor i have now*, which is fine with me. Now my question is if i buy the longblock for my 1996 mustang gt but i buy a 99gt motor instead, what all wont bolt up that i would need to buy? It came out for a 1996 mustang gt sohc motor to be around 3700. then it would cost 1700 for the shop to install. so around 5000. i could definately fix ALL my problems and even get a 5speed tranny swap.
The route i wanted to take was just rebuild what I have now and do some work onto it with the estimated amount that we get from the shop but the only problem is there would be no warrently that jasper can offer.
Basically the point of this thread is to kinda prove to my father that what i want to do is cheaper and would probably be a better route but if he doesnt want to go that way, at least try and get a 99gt motor and what all i would need to do to install that. would the 96 parts bolt right up?
Sorry for the long thread but id really like some positive feedback.
lets take a deep breath and count to ten...............................ok, now if you wanna save your pops some money and do the work yourself(which is a good idea in the sense that you will get to know your car better by putting it together) then just make sure you bring the block to someone you trust. i am a mechanic and i hate when people say that we are crooks. there are way more good mechanics than bad(at least where i am from). just look at the shop from the outside and you can see if they care about what they do. dont go somewhere that looks like **** and has no cars in the garage.
ok, get the block machined and bored .20 over, have them turn the crank, and stuff like that. then take your time and put it together yourself. it is way more fun that way and you will learn alot if you have never done it before. good luck, and just make sure you do a lot of research before you buy things and throw them on your motor.
