nothing like picking a foxbody that you want to look like a old mustang with the engine of a newer mustang. And still the same old driver ..
not to be a dick here but unless you got a gt500 or cobra even the good ol' 5.0/pushrod stock isnt that impressive and a 4.6 pi will kill it stock for stock. In the end any stang can be made fast both motors have huge aftermarket so it really dont matter IMO
not to be a dick here but unless you got a gt500 or cobra even the good ol' 5.0/pushrod stock isnt that impressive and a 4.6 pi will kill it stock for stock. In the end any stang can be made fast both motors have huge aftermarket so it really dont matter IMO
right thats all I was saying both motors have a ton of potential, dont know why so many argue bout this still to this day though??
right thats all I was saying both motors have a ton of potential, dont know why so many argue bout this still to this day though??
Because the 4.6 remains to be one of the smallest displacement, biggest dimensionally, highly overcomplicated, and expensive to modify engines that Ford has ever put between the strut towers of a Mustang. It has its merits, but it just doesn't have the versatility or the hot-rodability that the good old pushrod stuff has.
Displacement is it's biggest problem (and my biggest beef with it). 4.6L is just too small for any sort of serious N/A use, and Ford confirmed that when they ditched it and released the new 5.0L Coyote. And as if to add insult to injury, you can really only stroke a 4.6 out to 5.1ish L.
Crap, I said I was done muddying up Mike's thread...
And 5.1 ish is pushing the limit on bore and stroke. I remember a few years ago there were companies that had to re-call and stop selling their stroker kits because they were just too impractical for use. People were buying them and suffering engine failure. And the hp/tq gains are not really worth the $2000 you'll spend for the kit IMO...Because the 4.6 remains to be one of the smallest displacement, biggest dimensionally, highly overcomplicated, and expensive to modify engines that Ford has ever put between the strut towers of a Mustang. It has its merits, but it just doesn't have the versatility or the hot-rodability that the good old pushrod stuff has.
Displacement is it's biggest problem (and my biggest beef with it). 4.6L is just too small for any sort of serious N/A use, and Ford confirmed that when they ditched it and released the new 5.0L Coyote. And as if to add insult to injury, you can really only stroke a 4.6 out to 5.1ish L.
Crap, I said I was done muddying up Mike's thread...
Back on subject, still to this day I don't know why our 2V SOHC GTs need soo much room under the intake (like madmike1157 said). Perhaps it has to do with the design of the engine. Perhaps it's just a byproduct of it's configuration...darned if I know. At least you'll have somewhere to sleep if you ever find yourself homeless...hahaha!!
Factor in that shops will charge about $900 (almost the cost of an entire engine install) to do the job. It's only worthwhile if you're doing your own labor...boost or spray seems like the best options for a 4.6 imo like said head+cam packages are very expensive for em i'll give u that
How fast did that Cougar run at the track? How much money/work did you have in that engine?
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