rebuilding a 96 gt motor

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i have a 96 gt motor and i'm going to rebuild it and motor swap into my 2000 v6. am i able to bore the motor? are there any suggestions to help me gain power? should i swap to pi heads or purchase after market heads? any suggestions would help. thanks.

 

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Not sure what your budget is. But I would go with a VT 302 stroker kit. VT heads, VT blower cams. And then throw on a T trim, and say hello to 600rwhp

 

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yeah that sounds like the best plan. If you built you motor you would have about 13-1400 dollars in pistons and rods a lone then you will have to get it bored and things like that and you will run into a lot of time and aggravation. just buy everything from vt and you will be set on the right path.

 

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i was told by ford that i would not be able to bore the 4.6 motor. is that true?

 

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pr0f3ssor said:

i was told by ford that i would not be able to bore the 4.6 motor. is that true?

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You can I believe...just not much at all. So just stroke it!

 

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are the vt heads better than the pi heads from a 99 up gt? do u know the price on those?

 

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The heads purchased from VT will be PI heads.

 

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They are ported heads...here ya go...

http://www.modulardepot.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_29&products_id=37

 

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Ryan02Stang said:

Not sure what your budget is. But I would go with a VT 302 stroker kit. VT heads, VT blower cams. And then throw on a T trim, and say hello to 600rwhp

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Just also keep in mind the added expense of beefing up the rear end, fuel, ECU, motor mounts, etc.. I dont know all the details in doing the swap but those are a few that come to mind.

 

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ProCharger GT said:

Just also keep in mind the added expense of beefing up the rear end, fuel, ECU, motor mounts, etc.. I dont know all the details in doing the swap but those are a few that come to mind.

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Of course!

 

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Ryan02Stang said:

They are ported heads...here ya go...

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The VT heads are ported and can come with any cam you want, but they are still PI heads. The point is Ford is the only company that makes our heads.

 

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4.6 blocks can be bored .020..........

 

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ok, i'm going to swap the rear end from a gt. and i have to rewire the car with a ecu from a gt. i have my work cut out for me. my main goal is to have the motor nice and built and then work on the other things. thanks for all the help.

 

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good luck to you

 

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pr0f3ssor said:

ok, i'm going to swap the rear end from a gt. and i have to rewire the car with a ecu from a gt. i have my work cut out for me. my main goal is to have the motor nice and built and then work on the other things. thanks for all the help.

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Are you going to do the stroker, heads, and cams???

 

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Damn Ford Dealer you can go in asking for a 00 or 02 cobra and they will tell you something stupid like we sell those all the time. O yea we just had one on the lot.

There F@#&ing idiots over there. Don't listen to Ford PERIOD. Just listen to these guys on the forums that have done it. T&J performance is really good in the 2v field everyone loves them here.