2001 GT Engine Building?

[eric90lx]

Honestly what i would do with the engine like what i would like to do to my 2 valve is an mmr shortblock either the 750 or 900 with trickflow 44cc heads and comp xe270 ah cams. Youll be looking at a solid motor putting down around 325rwhp then throw some boost at it whenever you get the chance and be making crazy power with an engine that can handle it.

[CWO]

that sounds like a little more than the roughly $1500 in the budget

[BP]

My 2V made 500hp with just a cam change.

Two cams are better than one.

[CexMashean]

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Not sure about budget. He's probably willing to put $1500 or so in to the motor.

Save that, just get a non-pi engine in there, a cai, and exhaust. Might have enough left over for some gears. Call it a day.


Unless you can find some sweet 4v deals and know a tuner who would hook it up.

[DON SVO]

Junkyard crown Vic motor and a used pro charger.

[crapstang]

mark viii engines can be found for around 300 or less. If you get a Cobra intake and longtubes you'll be right in the 300whp range. Even more with some degreed 96-98 cobra cams. I do have a set of kooks longtubes for a 4v in my garage that'd I'd let go of fairly cheap too. Kooks are pretty much the best you can get as far as longtubes go, and you can still drop your transmission once they're installed.

[Cobraman]

Crap stang's got it. That is the cheapest route and it will run fine.

[Tyrone Biggums]

mark viii engines can be found for around 300 or less. If you get a Cobra intake and longtubes you'll be right in the 300whp range. Even more with some degreed 96-98 cobra cams. I do have a set of kooks longtubes for a 4v in my garage that'd I'd let go of fairly cheap too. Kooks are pretty much the best you can get as far as longtubes go, and you can still drop your transmission once they're installed.

Sounds great, but what about the wiring harness, pats, etc, to make it work? I can't imagine its just plug and play.

[46Tbird]

Man... just fix the head gasket.

The 2V cars sound good and are generally pretty reliable. I just can't see pissing money away to scratch toward 300rw.

I do have a 5.3/4L60E at the shop though...

[JC316]

Sounds great, but what about the wiring harness, pats, etc, to make it work? I can't imagine its just plug and play.

http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6946

I wrote the book on it. Pretty much plug and play.

[Tremor14]

Man... just fix the head gasket.

The 2V cars sound good and are generally pretty reliable. I just can't see pissing money away to scratch toward 300rw.

I do have a 5.3/4L60E at the shop though...

you can buy a 1JZ for 1500-2000 and make well over 500 once he gets the budget. just sayin

[Tyrone Biggums]

http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6946

I wrote the book on it. Pretty much plug and play.

Pretty cool. Looks fairly straight forward. Anything regrets or things you wish you had done differently? Still running?

[JC316]

Pretty cool. Looks fairly straight forward. Anything regrets or things you wish you had done differently? Still running?

It shuffled around to a couple of members and I saw it on craigslist this year, still running. My regret was not getting the right heater hoses and radiator hoses.

[Tyrone Biggums]

After doing a little reading, it looks like an '01 Cobra motor swap is not any more work than a M8 swap.