PONDERING THE LIFE OF A 4.6 2V ENGINE....

Khan

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Fobra it! You gonna be all show and no go but you gonna look good doing it. Ask how I know...
 

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you never get money back out of a modded car period. But. if it were me Id swap in a PI motor and put a vortech on it. make 400hp and have fun.

Add Vortech kit and be done with it. Dont need to screw with anything else.
 

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Get a Mark VIII, NA Cobra, Aviator, or Mach 1 shortblock, put PI Heads on, longtubes, UDPs, gears.

Gives you a CR bump and takes out some weight.


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I want a 5.4 2v swap with just the top of the blower poking through the hood. Think I saw a black one for sale a while back that had a whipple on it looked crazy. Get cog pulley on it and wake the dead!

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My ‘99 with gears exhaust and tires was a blast to thrash around.

It was “acceptably quick” 20 years ago when it came out, but now a mid 13 second car is just an entry level performance vehicle.

That said, it looked good, sounded great, and While I worried about repairs at the time, it was very affordable.

I say just find a replaceable motor, throw gears/tires/exhaust at it and let it rip.
 

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Crappy pic but this was the one...
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I want a 5.4 2v swap with just the top of the blower poking through the hood. Think I saw a black one for sale a while back that had a whipple on it looked crazy. Get cog pulley on it and wake the dead!

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A cog pulley on a whipple would tear the blower apart.
 

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My ‘99 with gears exhaust and tires was a blast to thrash around.

It was “acceptably quick” 20 years ago when it came out, but now a mid 13 second car is just an entry level performance vehicle.

That said, it looked good, sounded great, and While I worried about repairs at the time, it was very affordable.

I say just find a replaceable motor, throw gears/tires/exhaust at it and let it rip.

As daddy always said, someone will always be faster
 

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I just dont want to be dusted by a friggin Focus RS... that means Im going to have to increase my budget and rethink this entire vehicles future... let the pondering continue.
 

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Drive car to nearest cliff. Put transmission in neutral and give it a push over edge. Get a good nights sleep. Then go look for a newer car. I had an 04'. Don't ask what happened to it.
 

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Build a stock bottom and short block add to trick flow stage two top end kit and you have a super torquey 390 hp motor that will last. If you need more horsepower get a used HP performance TwinTurbo kit and you were at 500 horse power at 8 pounds of boost. I have some decent used ported MHS heads and a rebuilt hpp hotside available if that’s an interest


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If the car is for the wife what does she want? My wife had an 06 GT for a few years. She isn't a speed demon like my friends and I. We put a tune and axle back on it along with lowering springs and decent rims and tires. She wasn't the fastest and she knew it, but she loved it.
 

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If the car is for the wife what does she want?
I agree with this.

I would like to share this video:

It’s boring but shows a 2 valve with a ported ‘03 Cobra blower and aftermarket cams. It made 460 on the dyno in another video. With doing anything to a 2 valve you have to understand that other cars will make more power mod for mod. With that said, how much power do you really need? I have a 400rwhp 2 valve and it’s fun. I have a Vortech on the stock engine. When the engine goes I’ll reevaluate what I want out of it. I just couldn’t pull a perfectly running stock engine.




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I think the wife would probably have a little fun in it. She wants some power, but shes not gonna be rollin down the strip every weekend. She and I discussed last night. I think we have a plan in place finally. The motor will be rebuilt but not to stock. Ive found a shop to quote the work. Gonna see what that looks like and go from there. In the meantime, I'll play with appearance mods and make it look good. Ive got a few weeks of cleaning, detailing, and replacing small things on the car. Should be fun!
 

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Drive car to nearest cliff. Put transmission in neutral and give it a push over edge. Get a good nights sleep. Then go look for a newer car. I had an 04'. Don't ask what happened to it.

Lol. You wouldn't happen to have a license plate GM NTMR or something like that in VA? I remember a silver one from like 15 years ago. That's how much I loved the new edge cars when I was a kid.
 

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vortech is still your best bet. over ten years ago I think I bought a kit for $2200. 400whp, drop some weight, and you got a pretty fast car. either that or sell it for a 11-12 coyote ...
 

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I think the wife would probably have a little fun in it. She wants some power, but shes not gonna be rollin down the strip every weekend. She and I discussed last night. I think we have a plan in place finally. The motor will be rebuilt but not to stock. Ive found a shop to quote the work. Gonna see what that looks like and go from there. In the meantime, I'll play with appearance mods and make it look good. Ive got a few weeks of cleaning, detailing, and replacing small things on the car. Should be fun!

Sounds good keep us posted.




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