To keep it short I have owned my 93 Calypso coupe for about two years now slowly buying interior parts and that’s about it. The car is an original 5.0 auto that at some point was converted over to the T5 that’s in it today. The car overall is kind of a basket case interior wise, and a little rough on the outside as well, but I’ve always wanted this car so when I found it I bought it.
Here’s where I’d like some input from you as fellow enthusiast on which route I should go. I’m going to list my options and my reasoning behind each, and see what you guys would do.
#1. Buy a new GenII coyote from pbh along with a t56 magnum, and everything else associated with that build.
#2. Buy the new 7.3 and wait for the market to catch up with swap parts, and buy everything associated with that swap.
#3. Kind of a wild card here, but I was given a GenII F150 coyote complete engine that the block is cracked. So basically start from scratch on the bottom end, and use the heads/acquire mustang parts to finish it off. I have a friend that works in parts at a Ford dealership so I’ll get a little break on cost of parts.
Goal for the car is basically a cruiser that will be low on ccw’s. No racing since I work sixty two+ hours a week.
Here’s my thoughts behind each of my options, and why I’m having a hard time deciding which route to take.
Option 1. The plus to this one—Everything will be new, and there’s a ton of support in case. The Negative—Probably looking at least 20k or so in parts. (Reminder I still want to do paint/suspension/wheels/A/C.).
Option 2. The plus—Be one of a few that will have the 7.3, and the potential of this engine looks awesome! The negative—Still buying new, but unproven parts for this type of build, and I don’t want an intake sticking out of a factory style hood.
Option 3. The plus—Build it knowing what’s in it. In other words I could possibly come out saving a few dollars by piecing the coyote I have back together. The negative—The put together engine gremlins that seem to haunt anyone with good intentions.
And I guess I’ll throw this in there also- Why not stick with the current 5.0 T5 you have and build to your liking? Well that one is tempting, but I have a close friend that is doing just that, and with what he has spent on his 331 “budget build” he could have gone any of the three routes I listed above. By budget I mean no forged internals, and using his stock T5 still. Or just buy a used coyote? I’d honestly rather spend a little more by either buying new or building what I have.
In conclusion I just wanna say thanks for any input, and hopefully some of you have run this through your head a thousand times like I have, and decided on or built this type of setup. List your pros and cons...
Here’s where I’d like some input from you as fellow enthusiast on which route I should go. I’m going to list my options and my reasoning behind each, and see what you guys would do.
#1. Buy a new GenII coyote from pbh along with a t56 magnum, and everything else associated with that build.
#2. Buy the new 7.3 and wait for the market to catch up with swap parts, and buy everything associated with that swap.
#3. Kind of a wild card here, but I was given a GenII F150 coyote complete engine that the block is cracked. So basically start from scratch on the bottom end, and use the heads/acquire mustang parts to finish it off. I have a friend that works in parts at a Ford dealership so I’ll get a little break on cost of parts.
Goal for the car is basically a cruiser that will be low on ccw’s. No racing since I work sixty two+ hours a week.
Here’s my thoughts behind each of my options, and why I’m having a hard time deciding which route to take.
Option 1. The plus to this one—Everything will be new, and there’s a ton of support in case. The Negative—Probably looking at least 20k or so in parts. (Reminder I still want to do paint/suspension/wheels/A/C.).
Option 2. The plus—Be one of a few that will have the 7.3, and the potential of this engine looks awesome! The negative—Still buying new, but unproven parts for this type of build, and I don’t want an intake sticking out of a factory style hood.
Option 3. The plus—Build it knowing what’s in it. In other words I could possibly come out saving a few dollars by piecing the coyote I have back together. The negative—The put together engine gremlins that seem to haunt anyone with good intentions.
And I guess I’ll throw this in there also- Why not stick with the current 5.0 T5 you have and build to your liking? Well that one is tempting, but I have a close friend that is doing just that, and with what he has spent on his 331 “budget build” he could have gone any of the three routes I listed above. By budget I mean no forged internals, and using his stock T5 still. Or just buy a used coyote? I’d honestly rather spend a little more by either buying new or building what I have.
In conclusion I just wanna say thanks for any input, and hopefully some of you have run this through your head a thousand times like I have, and decided on or built this type of setup. List your pros and cons...
