PI motor swap or VORTECH or BOLT ONS?

[95.0Stang]

I have a 98 GT and I have a BIG decision to make! I have $3k to spend...

ok, so I cant decide between doing a PI motor swap, or buying a Vortech S-trim off a buddy of mines car. The Vortech has maybe 6000 miles on it, and has been very well taken care of. I know for a fact it has never been to the track or seen a 1/4 mile. I would love to do that, but I think about the cost of a tune on top of it, and I have to replace my intake as it just cracked. The motor will be $1500+mine + $1000 for install. There is $2500 right there...OR I could buy the Vortech from my buddy $2000 installed, and get the livernois PI intake and adapter $450, and then tune it all up $500. Either way I max out that $3k with ONE MAJOR MOD.

My other choice is I thought about going BOLT ON CRAZY!!! PI Intake and adapter kit $450, Accufab TB and Plenum $450, PI cams $125, I already have a Bassani O/R X-pipe, Flowmaster American Thunder cat back $325, 3.73 GEARS $325...Thats $1675, and then Eibach Prokit $250, Wheels $1000.

TOTAL $2925

WHAT SHOULD I DO???

Jared

 

[four six]

Buy PI head swap from http://parkwayperformance.com/2vheadswap.asp for $1350. Doing this over a PI motor rasies you compression to 10.5 to 1 which = more power than stock PI motor

Comp cams for like $600

FRPP 4.10s for $200 at http://www.buyfordracing.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=461

Thats $2150, you still got $$ left
Use the rest on install or other parts

And don't forget you can always get some NO2:SNSign:

 

[Pennywise2]

Get a Vortech S-trim if you can you won't regret it.

 

[the98stang]

3 grand for a used vortech is a RIP. For $800 more you can get a BRAND NEW kit from MPH that comes with a tune. If I were you I would shoot for that. Or you could spray for about 1 grand and use the rest of your money for whatever

 

[Pennywise2]

3 grand for a used vortech is a RIP. For $800 more you can get a BRAND NEW kit from MPH that comes with a tune. If I were you I would shoot for that. Or you could spray for about 1 grand and use the rest of your money for whatever

A Nitrous Express plate kit always sounds good right Tanner!

 

[95.0Stang]

3 grand for a used vortech is a RIP. For $800 more you can get a BRAND NEW kit from MPH that comes with a tune. If I were you I would shoot for that. Or you could spray for about 1 grand and use the rest of your money for whatever

The $3k would instlude the Vortech, PI intake and adapter from livernois, and a proffessional tune, and install. $3k is a good price on all that.

 

[95.0Stang]

A Nitrous Express plate kit always sounds good right Tanner!

If I do Nitrous I want a direct port nitrous kit. They seem to be more efficient, and you have less chance for a puddle or backfire problem.

 

[krazy4]

Buy PI head swap from http://parkwayperformance.com/2vheadswap.asp for $1350. Doing this over a PI motor rasies you compression to 10.5 to 1 which = more power than stock PI motor

Comp cams for like $600

FRPP 4.10s for $200 at http://www.buyfordracing.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=461

Thats $2150, you still got $$ left
Use the rest on install or other parts

And don't forget you can always get some NO2:SNSign:

Yep add the giggle juice
get the #82015 Zex kit and you wont have any puddling problems.
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=CCA-82015&N=115&autoview=sku

okay so thats $2659
so you got $341 left go have fun

 

[95.0Stang]

I am leaning AWAY from nitrous

 

[AmBo]

Most steer from nitrous due to the high possibility of "kaboom"

 

[Skidzz]

You won't be able to afford an s/c unless you are doing the work yourself. I'd go for the PI swap with comp or vt cams (that's what I did). I like the nitrous idea, but with the PI and cam swap, you get the power all the time, and it sounds soooo much better than with all the NPI parts.

 

[krazy4]

its not going to "kaboom" if you set it up correctly.
Just make sure to get a bottle warmer, window switch, possibly a purge, the right plugs and the correct fuel pump, and you would be perfectly fine

 

[95.0Stang]

You won't be able to afford an s/c unless you are doing the work yourself.

Thanks for your input...you obviously did not read the entire post :Zip2:

 

[stangGT97]

You will make pretty good power with the PI intake/cams and vortech, but if you do the PI intake alone, you will still be very much restricted by the NPI cams. I would spend your $3000 on that setup, then if you're looking for more power down the line, port your heads, upgrade the hardware and install blower cams, then start saving for a built shortblock.

 

[01Steeda]

Get the blower.. 3K on all that is a great price.