LS1 in a mustang

I guess I'm just a stickler about keeping the brand the same. There's nothing I hate more than seein an old Ford 3-window coupe with a 350 Chevy motor in it, or a Superformance Cobra with a GM smallblock under the hood. Those are the same people that wear Adidas socks with Nikes.

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How can you say you dont see mustangs putting down 500-600rwhp?? Yeah, maybe N/A but you have to realize the displacement and engine type difference. The LS1 is a massive pushrod engine. The 4.6L is a small displacement overhead cam engine. There are plenty of mustangs with well over 500rwhp...they just need power adders.

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How can you say you dont see mustangs putting down 500-600rwhp?? Yeah, maybe N/A but you have to realize the displacement and engine type difference. The LS1 is a massive pushrod engine. The 4.6L is a small displacement overhead cam engine. There are plenty of mustangs with well over 500rwhp...they just need power adders.

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Well... I think that is exactly his point. If it can be put in with little hassle, that'd be neat, power wise.

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How can you say you dont see mustangs putting down 500-600rwhp?? Yeah, maybe N/A but you have to realize the displacement and engine type difference. The LS1 is a massive pushrod engine. The 4.6L is a small displacement overhead cam engine. There are plenty of mustangs with well over 500rwhp...they just need power adders.

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Well... I think that is exactly his point. If it can be put in with little hassle, that'd be neat, power wise.

ADDIDAS SOCKS AND NIKE SHOES? You match your sock brands with your shoes? Am I the only one who doesnt do this? I mean talking about mustangs and LS1's is a bit more severe, but I dont ... see... this kind of comparison, making any comparison

do you have any idea how wicked you could make your mustang with that 6000 you would spend on the LS1 motor? why not swap a 5.0 based 347 stroker in if the LS1 swap is the same amount of work? the idea just doesnt jive...

and you would be surprised at how much power you can get out of a 4.6, just a matter of building it right. (and dont think the 500hp LS1's arent built pretty good either)

FalconGuy016 said:

Well... I think that is exactly his point. If it can be put in with little hassle, that'd be neat, power wise.

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But why??? Dude you shouldnt have bought a mustang if you want an LS1 (not talking to you Falcon, talking to the original poster). You should have thought about what kind of power you wanted before buying. LS1 makes great N/A power because of two things:

1. High compression
2. Lots of displacement

the 4.6L has good potential because it has fairly low compression; it can take the boost.

Think about it this way...

Take any 99+ GT with a 1.7L Kenne Bell blower. (the only reason I'm using KB as an example is that it has a displacement measurement for comparasin).
4.6 + 1.7 = 6.3L

405hp/427lbs at the wheels with 9psi. This can be run safely on a completely stock engine, no internal work.

507hp/521lbs of torque at 14psi. This has been run on stock engines, but is probably not very safe at all. 400hp is about the limit for the stock engine.

Anyways, what I'm trying to say is that the 4.6L has just as much power considering the size of the engine. The 4.6 LOVES to get blown!!!!

Oh yeah, keep in mind; I did not even mention the 4v engine. These make 550rwhp no problem with a 2.2L kenne bell.

Tony01GT said:

hey if my 4.6 could make 500+ N/A power I'd stay with it. I want the N/A power of a ls1 and then throw a power adder on it.

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Thats rediculous......