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Questions about putting a 4.6 into a 1966

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Cool Beans said:


Man, I've been off the radar for too long, lol. I haven't had a chance to get that build thread started...but as you can see, the K-member conversion lets all of the stock suspension and steering go and allows me to use stock SN95 and Fox parts.
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At a cost though....like the MII suspension, the foxbody McPherson strut suspension doesn't handle as well as a modified stock setup...the stock suspension has better negative camber gain. I would go for MII before the foxbody suspension myself simply because if I am going to compromise on handling, I might as well get as much space as possible(not to mention that the MII suspension is quite simply the best bang for the buck if you need to upgrade to rack and pinion and front disc brakes and coilovers). If I wanted the best handling I could get AND space then I would go with Griggs(though that is very expensive). That being said wheel and tire choice will also play into suspension choice(lower profile tires dont need as much negative camber gain as higher profile tires)
 
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Okay I finally got the motor and transmission mounted. Anybody have any good ideas for the exhaust? There are lots of options for coyote headers but I can't find anything for the 4.6.
 

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More pics.
 

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Can someone tell me if I am correct? The water line coming from the back of the head feeds the heater core and the one going to the back of the water pump is the return from the core right?
I got everything hooked up and I used the Holley Terminator X for the stand alone harness and ecu. Pretty straight forward and easy installation. A little spendy though.
 
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Looking good, though I cant remember which line is which(I suspect your are correct though). I always loved the sound of the 4.6L Cobra engines
 
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wicked93gs said:
At a cost though....like the MII suspension, the foxbody McPherson strut suspension doesn't handle as well as a modified stock setup...the stock suspension has better negative camber gain. I would go for MII before the foxbody suspension myself simply because if I am going to compromise on handling, I might as well get as much space as possible(not to mention that the MII suspension is quite simply the best bang for the buck if you need to upgrade to rack and pinion and front disc brakes and coilovers). If I wanted the best handling I could get AND space then I would go with Griggs(though that is very expensive). That being said wheel and tire choice will also play into suspension choice(lower profile tires dont need as much negative camber gain as higher profile tires)
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honestly i would go for the strut suspension, but use the front arms from the later SN95 cars as they are longer and do improve handling over the earlier fox body cars. in fact some guys use the SN95(aka fox-4) arms as an upgrade since they bolt it. at the same time they also do a five lug conversion so they also grab the SN95 spindles and brakes as well.
 
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I am curious...why not just weld the delete panels in? My Heidt's panels had enough room at the bottom for UCA removal and installation even after I welded them in.
 
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I am curious...why not just weld the delete panels in? My Heidt's panels had enough room at the bottom for UCA removal and installation even after I welded them in.
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Yeah I could have welded them in but the ability to have them off and get at things like my oil filter re-locator and the exhaust manifolds and a few other things has convinced me to leave them removable.
 
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