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Old 04-19-2008, 02:09 AM
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Is it possible to drop a 5.2 v8 on a 4.0 v6 2007 Mustang? I'v seen one vid of a crazy Stang with a v12. I not planing on doing something drastic now but maybe one day. If I feel I'm up to it!! What dose it take? Around how much dose the conversion cost? A few of my friends have the SRT4 NEON(400+HP) and tell me to get one. A NEON is still a NEON no matter how you look at it so no I don't want a NEON I want a killer Mustang that hold its own!!! I have a few others tell me to if not go sell your v6 do a engine drop. I know they make it sound simple and I know its not! So with your vast knowledge of the stang can anyone help a Mustang loving fellow! BTW I got my car on a awesome deal reason I got the v6. I was planning to go all out on my stang but I feel that my 4.0 v6 stang can only do so much. No point of dropping vast amount of cash just to be a bit above the GT in performance. Or is it!?!

Keep this a clean fight alright guys!!!
 
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Old 04-19-2008, 05:01 AM
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you want fast...buy a GT. Or turbo your six. but its new, so dont go messing with it too much. warranty reasons.
 
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Old 04-19-2008, 05:56 AM
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don't do that... if you're going to that, you should've bought a V8. i know guys with a 2007 4.0 mustang that have gotten a kenne bell s/c and are doing 273 rwhp/272 rwtq at 7.1 PSI. i think that's one of the best things about the s197's... you can pretty much slap a blower on it and get it tuned without a huge worry. stock internals are probably rated at about 350HP before they reach their limits.

seriously, i have a 3.8 V6 and was looking into all kind of performance mods and engine swaps. really do your homework before you take on any kind of challange.
 
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Old 04-19-2008, 07:43 AM
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where's the 5.2L engine coming from? Last I knew only Dodge had a motor that size... 318cid. It was never a very good engine. Their 360 and Hemi's are a LOT better. I'm partial to the modular engines myself. Lots of power left on the table from ford.

For your v6 car, 8.8 swap, T56 swap and a twin turbo setup. Upgrade your stock bottom end to fully forged and put a nice turbo specific cam in it and you'll have a really fast light car.
 
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Old 04-19-2008, 10:13 AM
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the new cobra are 5.2
 
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Old 04-19-2008, 10:20 AM
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no I have no plans to do a drop on the car. but i was a bit curious. I was looking to get that X-supercharger for my car!! Some swear by it!
 
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Old 04-19-2008, 10:23 AM
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uhhh... no... Shelby Cobra GT500's are 5.4L. Ford does not make a 5.2L engine.
 
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Old 04-19-2008, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by cuba0555
no I have no plans to do a drop on the car. but i was a bit curious. I was looking to get that X-supercharger for my car!! Some swear by it!

i have the x-charger on my 07. with a few extra goodies it makes 324.6 rwhp. runs 13.4 1/4 miles .it is my second blower unit and is way better then the other i used.
i now as to you v6 bashers,read the stickie up top,the moderators mean what they say.
 
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Old 04-19-2008, 04:26 PM
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It must have been a typo I read it somewhere that it was an 5.2. My BAD!
 
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Old 04-19-2008, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by captchas
i have the x-charger on my 07. with a few extra goodies it makes 324.6 rwhp. runs 13.4 1/4 miles .it is my second blower unit and is way better then the other i used.
i now as to you v6 bashers,read the stickie up top,the moderators mean what they say.
LOL dude your telling this to vets on the forum. And one IS a moderator.

Anyways..screw the big engine swaps... for that price..you could end up with a mean 6..
 
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Old 04-19-2008, 06:35 PM
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I am with the rest, if you really want to keep the six the pick a power adder, but if you want a V8 then buy a V8 car, it is just easier and cheaper.
 
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