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Old 09-10-2009 | 10:35 PM
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Alright guys already have one project, thats my v6/cobra conversion. But I'm still piecing together what I need so...last week I bought, well was given pretty much a 2006 mustang v6, buddy wrecked it, minimal damage he let me have it for $800, I couldn't believe it either....But nothing is wrong with it, just some minor cosmetic blemishes. So I've been thinking I want to turn this thing into a beast! I found a stroker kit from Tom Morana for a pretty decent price. I'm also thinking about a port and polish job, cam, and eventually a vortech or TT....if funds allow. Whatcha think??
 

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Old 09-11-2009 | 06:57 AM
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Don't keep it a V6......you'll regret it after as much money you'll throw into it to still only get as little horsepower out of it as you will.

My personal thought. Get a 5.4 from the newer F-150s and swap that in, then throw on the TT and kick some ***. That will do better than anything else you can do to that car.

Bad thing is with you starting with a V6 this also means you'll have to upgrade the driveterrain and suspension to handle any kind of V8 swap.

But if you're wanting to make a V6 a beast, you're going to drown yourself in the money that you pay for it.
 
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Old 09-11-2009 | 08:51 AM
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Since you got it on the cheap I would do one of two things.

1) Do a carbed Windsor (331, 347, 351, 408 or ect....) swap for a dedicated track beast. It would be relatively cheap and run like a raped ape. You wouldn't have to worry about down time if the car is just for the weekends/track. It would be easy to work on in the future.

2) Fix it and sell it for profit, then use the money on your other project. I don't know you so I don't know how much money you have to work with or how much spare time you have but two project vehicles is one too many for most people.
 
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Old 09-11-2009 | 09:05 AM
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Like whitestang04 said fixing it up and selling would give you some good income for your other car! but if your set on making this one a beast do a motor swap!
 
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