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Pick an engine, 66 Fairlane edition
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Ummduh
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$3500 for powertrain combo, and then get to deal with tranny problems, no free lunch
The turbo ls is the proven 3k 500hp option but he doesn't want it. The last sbf was the most improved, and is a sweet swap into old Fords. It's cheap, like way cheap and reliable 300hp and 20mpg. China turbo and reasonable tranny work to 500hp, then you gotta pay to play
I really like the hemi, but I really hate all their transmissions. Maybe if you could 4l80 it inexpensively, but I doubt it's inexpensive to do.
ANGRYBLACK
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This! But that really stems from the OEM's. It has always been an unwritten rule to have more power than any oem configuration.
Troof be told Street cars need just enough power to break the tires loose at 3/4 throttle. It will give you the big chest because you still have to respect it and have restraint, Yet there is enough to FAFO for a smoke show. Dual purpose cars, another story.
Leadfoot21
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X2 most people don’t realize what 500-550hp will do . My last car was just over 500hp and could be downright dangerous for an inexperienced driver with any sort of moisture on the road and we’re not even talking rain lol … the slightest amount means you go to pass someone like you normally would and do a standing burnout lol
TrikeKid
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If you want cheap and not an SBF throw rods and a turbo at a 2v 4.6 and add boost till it's fast enough. Engines are dime a dozen and once the rotating assembly is up to it they can make good power, stock rods tend to leave the chat around 400hp. If it fits in a Fox/SN95 it'll fit in a Fairlane.
If it were mine it would get something 302 based, good heads (AFR) are pretty fucking cheap and it's something native to the platform so there's parts that fit it readily available. Me personally I enjoy carburetors but there's no shortage of EFI options for the SBF if that's what you want.
If it were mine it would get something 302 based, good heads (AFR) are pretty fucking cheap and it's something native to the platform so there's parts that fit it readily available. Me personally I enjoy carburetors but there's no shortage of EFI options for the SBF if that's what you want.
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ugh, that guy again?
yup
moving enough fuel and air for 500 in the rusted out foxbody LTD and it is absolutely terrifying
that chassis does most of the steering for you, and it doesn't want to stay on the road when it is doing the driving
HillbillyDeluxe
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$3500 for powertrain combo, and then get to deal with tranny problems, no free lunch
The turbo ls is the proven 3k 500hp option but he doesn't want it. The last sbf was the most improved, and is a sweet swap into old Fords. It's cheap, like way cheap and reliable 300hp and 20mpg. China turbo and reasonable tranny work to 500hp, then you gotta pay to play
Th400 and a gear vendors overdrive
Captain Call
No
I vote a 460. But, I'm biased
TRINDU
PBB Orphan
Better than any GM engine
78bronco460
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440 mopar because they kick the shit out of everything.
HillbillyDeluxe
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Hold up. Is a Dodge V10 out of the question? I dont know how different the truck engines are vs the Viper, but I bet its not crazy to build a truck engine to Viper specs.
Shortthenlong
I wear it better
The barra bit of this. Are they available easily over there yet?
Chevy_man
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They're not bad motors once you delete the cam phasers and do timing chains as preventative maintenance
The easiest, longest lasting, and cheapest to own is the LS. So do a small block Ford.
I don’t have a horsepower goal. I know what 800 wheel feels like and that’s unnecessary for this thing right now
It’ll never see a dyno. I’m going to hack my way through street tuning it so there will be power left on the table. 400 to the tire would be just fine
It’ll never see a dyno. I’m going to hack my way through street tuning it so there will be power left on the table. 400 to the tire would be just fine
I just can’t get over the terrible non cross flow head
I need to research that, but I’m more into the atlas if I go inline 6
if I get impatient when it’s time for an engine this may happen.
And about the V10 idea. Yup I’m intrigued. Take outs seem expensive though. I don’t want to put myself through a miserable build and ownership just to be different. A fairlane isn’t a big car like some of you think, it’s basically a boxy mustang.
arse_sidewards
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And if you have a fuckhuge engine bay and are willing to put up with that shit there's no reason not to go V12.
arse_sidewards
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V10s are cheap....
arse_sidewards
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240 head gains you nothing over the EFI head other than easier to port and easier to add big valves. Compression ratio is exactly the same. Ports are the same.
Since it's not 1993 anymore the "right" answer is to slap a snail on it.
arse_sidewards
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That's not how it works anymore old man. A runner is $1500+ these days thanks in no small part to people like you who spent years swindling people out of running vehicles and then selling one door card before scrapping the rest for a cool $100 profit.
DRTDEVL
Mothfukle
2JZ or 7MGTE. That'll really throw people for a loop, and they are simple to get 700+ reliable HP out of.
Gunhand1
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8.1 big block
[486]
ugh, that guy again?
turbo solves all cylinder head flow "problems"
saves space when you aren't running intercooled, thus the e-85
[486]
ugh, that guy again?
huh no shit? bonus for availability
[486]
ugh, that guy again?
k24 outta a cr-v
keep the 4wd
keep the 4wd
Mikenike
Pissing off the internet
Only one mod motor variety has those and it's probably not the one he'd pick. The 4.6 in both flavors didn't get get them and neither did the two or 4 valve flavors of 5.4. Also you do know gm engines also have them they just don't usually get to fail before the lifters do or it chucks the bottom end out through the oil pan. Also like most gm owners you never did learn to read in that trailer park of yours since page one literally says no ls. So go back to fixing your mullet and chugging bud light.
They're not bad motors once you delete the cam phasers and do timing chains as preventative maintenance
The easiest, longest lasting, and cheapest to own is the LS. So do a small block Ford.
makemeknowit
Kwisatz Haderach
And there's a guy on FTE, qcksnake I think is his username, in NC who does single and twin turbo setups for the 6.8. Has twins in his Excursion making stupid power.
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