My Low Budget Build thread.

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So here's my semi build thread. I picked up my 1998 gt a while ago and it was bone stock. With the anemic non pi 4.6 and automatic I was bored with driving it pretty quick. I decided it needed a dohc 4.6. I picked up one from a 1998 mark viii. I also decided to add a flowmaster exhaust, 4.10 gears, a 2500 stall converter and added a 125 shot of nitrous.
The car the day I got it.

The stock engine.

The mark engine.

 

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It was still slow though so I decided to step it up quite a bit more. I picked up a procharger p1sc,a forged crank, a gt500 oil pump, boss 302 connecting rods new in box, and I had 7 good manley pistons so I ordered 1 more to make a complete set.

I then balanced the rotating assembly on our balancer.

I modded the stock basket and installed a 340 aeromotive pump.

 

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I dropped the stock mark viii engine out and disassembled it. Here's a shot of it fresh out of the jet washer.

Bottom end assembled.

Long block ready to go.

Got it installed in the car and broke it in n/a for a few miles and started the supercharger install. I picked up an ebay intercooler kit to use.

 

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Fills the engine bay much better

 

[flowgoode]

Nice build! :beer: Lots of hard work!

 

[mustanginky]

i know it's a budget build, but have you considered going with a b intake manifold?

also, what filter do you have mounted on that p1?

 

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It's a k&n filter I have the part number out in the garage. I have strongly considered a cobra intake. I cannot seem to find a back to back comparison between the two.

 

[mustanginky]

well from what i can remember when i was going to do a b head/b intake motor was that it had low end tq advantage and it also has different intake cams than a mark viii motor.

either way i'm sure it will be a very fun ride.

if you decide to go cobra intake, make sure to buy a complete intake with the throttle body cable and everything. it took me forever to source one.

 

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The bad part is 5 years ago we sold off 3 complete ones we had in storage.