V6 to 4.6 L Info?? Ideas?? L@@K!!

you can get an 01 cobra motor and tranny(computer wireharness etc) for i think it is 5 k from ford racing... buy a 5 spd (96-98) GT with a 4.6 that has high milage for cheap.. i would go this route, because youre getting a brand new motor and tranny.. for cheap along with the computer you need etc, and its a 32v like you want

if i had 10k to drop on my 96 (i already have mods, but assuming it was stock) it would go like this assuming you are stuck on a 32v motor...

that motor
add 2k for forged pistons/rods and a nitrous kit...
tires(read drag radials lol)
gears (4.30)
exaust(lontubes / or x)
tune from t&j (yes i know its modularpowerhouse now lol)
better clutch
springs/shocks
nitrous cams
you should be at/under the 20k mark.. and this thing would haul ass , look good and be reliable.


now if you are willing to stay with a 2v motor, wich IMO would be the better idea.. for the same amount of money in an early 4.6 car(96-98)

forged shortblock
PI heads\intake(can be had for less than 500 bones if you look around)
novi 2000 kit from T&J(comes with tune/fuel already)
blower cams
springs/shocks
gears/tires
clutch
exaust
ad an intercooler and smaller pully if you really want to get nuts

keep the stock rims sleepers =
id say stick with the 2v, T&J are making some sick sick cars with the little 2v... i dont REALLY see the point in going to a 4v when the 2v works just fine.. it starts off with less hp, but if you are planning on building it up anyways... who cares what it starts with, its how it ends up.

buy a 96-98 cobra. there is two of them at the dealership by my house that they only want $14000 for. Then mod the hell out of the already 32v motor. procharger with lots of boost.....

now those are some better ideas! You really don't want to do the swap...it was cool to do it...but if I had the money and time to do it again..I would do what these guys are talking about....

BigBird383 said:

What would you think if I were to buy a '94-'98 GT and just mod the living sh~t out of it

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In that case, get a 96-98 Cobra. They can be had for UNDER $10K nowadays and you already start off with a 4V

BigBird383 said:

One more option to toss into the mix. How about buying a V6 99-04 'Stang, modify it cosmetically as much as I want, then drop in a carburated stroker. Just a thought.

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Then you'd basically need to strip the ENTIRE car and build from the ground up. Might as well buy a race body or junk yard car for something like that.

OR

why not get a 99 and stick a 5.4L in it... then nitrous... i bet you'll love it

tarch said:

OR

why not get a 99 and stick a 5.4L in it... then nitrous... i bet you'll love it

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Thats what Im considering

at 8 psi(novi2000 kit, wich can flow MUCH more than that ) on the stock bottom end, with a stock motor otherwise, a friend of mines 2000 GT is running 390 rwhp... add a forged bottom end that can take more boost and cams\intercooler.. you should hit 700 with no real trouble.. find cobra killer on the boards.. or maybe he can pop in here to talk to ya.. he is from www.modularpowerhouse.com the beauty of their kits is with the steeda tune, my buds car drives just as nice as it did stock.. until you hit the loud pedal... its a thing of beauty

i belive his car is over 800 rwhp now, but dont quote me on that.. i'll go do some digging and drop a link in here if i can, since i'm bored.

BigBird383 said:

Yeah, that sounds possibly a little bit easier than anything I had been thinking about. And by a little of course I mean a lot.
How much performance potential do the 16V engines really have? For example, if I were to get a later model GT running a blower at about 8psi and all the bolt ons, how much would that be worth in terms of horsepower? If that wouldn't get me anywhere close to 500hp, than I need to be thinking about something else. My current car is pushing about 425rwhp NA, which is a lot but I'm getting kinda greedy. I need a little bit more. Is there anyone out there around the 500 rwhp mark running a 16V 4.6L? Also, about that 5.4L idea, what would I need to start off with? V6? GT? Cobra?? Has anyone done that before so I could read a little bit about it? If I were to do a 5.4L swap, than I would definitely make it a Cobra R replica. How cool would that be!

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The potential for the 2V GT motor is pretty awesome. It is a great platform to build on. A blower @ 8psi w/ bolt-ons should get you around 400-425rwhp on stock internals. If you forge the motor you could see as high as 700-800rwhp.

The 5.4L would be best off starting from a V8 car such as an older GT. You can get a 5.4L DOHC 4V Navi motors fairly easily these days. KarKraft has a few used ones going for under $3K used. We all know what other mustang shares the 5.4L 4V The potential for the 5.4 is significantly higher than the 4.6, obviously. Those motors make xrazy torque too. Theres a guy over on www.corral.net who just completed a 5.4L 4V swap WITH nitrous! The thing is beyond words. Im not sure what his name is but you could do a search for "5.4L DOHC swap" or something along those lines. Whether its a 5.4L 2V or 4V, it should be a fairly easy swap if you start out with an older V8 car.

-OR- you could go for the gold and swap in the a V10!!

There are many options for you to choose from, you just have decide which one appeals to you more.