four or eight?

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four or eight?

Reply #30 – November 08, 2006, 06:57:55 PM

LOL.

Okay man. Although any nitrous system I'd run on an engine stressed that hard would take up half that amount.

I couldn't keep a 280hp 2.3 together longer than a full week. And it was running a liquid-to-air IC with a T3/T4, head studs, and a 1035 (no o-ring). Maybe your luck would be better?

Trust me, it was fun busting ass with a four cylinder. I even had a guy in a 383'd Monte Carlo tell me that was "the best motor Ford ever built" after I whipped his butt. But I don't like fixing stuff every single weekend anymore... and a 400hp 140ci engine in a 3500ish-pound car is gonna be a nightmare.

my .02

FYI - I've got -$100 in my 302 shortblock so far. Yes, negative one hundred dollars because I've sold a few parts off of it. And I'm betting it will make just under 400 N/A by the time I have $500 in it.. guess we'll see. :)

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Reply #31 – November 08, 2006, 07:29:44 PM

man! I just don't know? there are so manny different derections I could go:(
I'd like to go with something simple to work on more than anything, and I'm realy used to tinkering with the 2.3, I ges its my comfort zone. if I went with a v8 do you think a 351 would be worh the extra effort, or would a 302 do? I'd like to still be alittl different then the flock.

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Reply #32 – November 08, 2006, 08:52:01 PM

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I vote twin turbo V8... BTW, I have some ceramic coated twin turbo headers with T3 s that I'd be willing to part with if you do go with option 3
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that's cool.
wow I came here for some clairity, but all this has done is remind me why I can't make up my mind! I thnk every one is right!!!

lol i love when the tags get screwed up i never said that lol

i would love a twin turbo setup but you would need a 4 bolt main block a 2 bolt main block won't last long..

and sorry dude i was'nt trying to be a richard.. i was just being a wise a$$ if it's a 4CYL you want to build then build it if you do it right it will go fast..

now for doing something diffrent i can see what your talking about..

i've bin there..

there where two reasons why i switched to the victor jr carb intake converted to EFI..

1,to take out some of the ton's of lowend the motor made with the useal EFI manifold.. it was a tire fryer below 40MPH..

and 2,the WTF factor!! lol

IE

"a person walks by the cougars" 6CYL,6CYL,V8,V8, wait a minuite this ones a supercharged V8!..

then it was stock intake,corba,GT40,trickflow,WTF!! what manifold is that! and it's supercharged!

Nick

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Reply #33 – November 08, 2006, 10:29:26 PM

Summit has 351's that are close to or over 400 hp like they are. with nos and super or turbo charging it you should be able to go well over400 hp on a bad day. I would think anyway. but please please please dont put the buick motor in a tbird originality is one thing but non ford motor in our cars is borderline blasphemy.

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Reply #34 – November 09, 2006, 11:03:47 AM

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but please please please dont put the buick motor in a tbird originality is one thing but non ford motor in our cars is borderline blasphemy.

no no no...the 455 is in my 72 riviara. that is a numbers matching all original classic buick. it will stay right where it is

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Reply #35 – November 09, 2006, 02:24:54 PM

good deal. Id honestly go with a V8 like the others said since your talking about racing with it. personal preference speaking there though.
When I think race cars I expect the cars to rumble enough to make a persons nads vibrate severely which automatically screams V8!!!!!
Where as most of the beefed up 4Cyl cars Ive heard racing sound more like a swarm of ticked off bumble bees. As well as going by what the specs on crate motors from jegs and summit are it seems the bigger the CI in the more HP and torque they create. Going by that I would think the larger engines have a higher power capability.
Sure theres the WTF factor of having a 4cyl in a racing car. But that WTF isnt always a good WTF.
Going outragously large which is the total opposite end of the WTF table which is on the HTH end with how the hell did that get that monster to fit in there?
Besides they have to see the motor before they start the WTF which means you have to be parked long enough for them to wonder over.
A big block with a large supercharger whine seems to draw people almost immediately.

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Reply #36 – November 09, 2006, 05:40:14 PM

Personally I'd go with a 351 (of course that's because I'm... um... going with a 351). The turbo 4 is a neat idea but you're spending a lot of money to build a wild small engine that barely matches a mild big engine just for the sake of being different. The big block also seems like a good idea, but these cars are heavy enough without a big block, and all that extra weight would be over the front wheels. Might be a good car for the 1/4, but on-the-road handling would be the shiznits.

You don't even necessarily need a 351 - Lord knows 302's are cheap and easy to build. I'm just building a 351 because one was given to me.

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Reply #37 – November 10, 2006, 09:20:37 AM

Here's that 414. The ad says "sold" but he PM'd me and told me it is still available, he will take $5K.

Add it up, there is NO chance you will get a 4cyl to go 8-second quarter miles for five grand.

Good luck.

http://www.dfwstangs.net/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=32169&sort=1&cat=500&page=1