[ironsteed5.0]

I can see that one! Thanks dude. Anything photobucket or image hosting like that doesnt show up. That's sick! Looks like it belongs in there. There was one just like that on ebay a little while back that I saw. I wish money grew on trees....

[fs308]

Originally Posted by 88_FiveOh good being??

IMO i would use some of the new FAC heads 190 version (in case you plan on going with a stroker later on you still have room to grow) a custom cam with the proper valve train and a minimum holley intake.

[Mr_Will]

I want to do a 5.3 LS turbo in my notch. Here lately I have been looking to do a 351/408 swap instead, I will cross that bridge when I get to it.
The Fox Body is one of my favorite cars and the LS series engines are one of the best push rod engines you can get. Yes you can buy a k member that will allow them to bolt in(I think JRE sells them). Actually 4.6 mounts can be modded to fit them as well. The only advantage against the mod swap is that the LS1 is physically smaller than the mod engines so under hood would not be as cramped.
So why not combine these 2 great platforms and get 1 awesome car. Some people will call it Sacrilege, but honestly I look at it this way; it's your car, your money, and this tradition goes all the way back to hot rodding roots.
No matter you will always have die hards that would rather have their Mustang sitting on jackstands for the rest of its life than to drop a Chevy engine in it, and it goes the other way as well, I know a guy that has a 331 in a S10 and Chevy people hate him.

It's your car and you live in the U.S.A. you put what ever engine in there that you darn well please.

[baine21225]

Originally Posted by Mr_Will I want to do a 5.3 LS turbo in my notch. Here lately I have been looking to do a 351/408 swap instead, I will cross that bridge when I get to it. The Fox Body is one of my favorite cars and the LS series engines are one of the best push rod engines you can get. Yes you can buy a k member that will allow them to bolt in(I think JRE sells them). Actually 4.6 mounts can be modded to fit them as well. The only advantage against the mod swap is that the LS1 is physically smaller than the mod engines so under hood would not be as cramped. So why not combine these 2 great platforms and get 1 awesome car. Some people will call it Sacrilege, but honestly I look at it this way; it's your car, your money, and this tradition goes all the way back to hot rodding roots. No matter you will always have die hards that would rather have their Mustang sitting on jackstands for the rest of its life than to drop a Chevy engine in it, and it goes the other way as well, I know a guy that has a 331 in a S10 and Chevy people hate him. It's your car and you live in the U.S.A. you put what ever engine in there that you darn well please.

Amen sir

[EscortSportage]

Originally Posted by ReverendDexter LS1 will be faster in your fox than the 302 given the same power - it's significantly lighter. I don't like the concept of putting the Chevy motor in a Mustang, but you can't argue with the results.

me either...chevy engines sound like old trucks... jk but yea i dont like em

[88_FiveOh]

i just got in contact with a buddy of mine who works at a junkyard. He can get me a 5.3 with the wiring harness and computer for a little over 500. so i think i'll buy that and put an ls6 manifold in replace of the stock one. looking at the tubular k with sbc mounts or just installing my own mounts on my stock k member. Comp cams thumpr cam and hooker headers pulls 433hp to the flywheel dyno proven!! I'm getting pretty excited, now to sell my 302. Will be making a new thread once i start this build.

[baine21225]

call AJE for the k member and mounts

[fastford3388]

Originally Posted by baine21225 dont even start the "buy a camaro" bullshit, its an awesome engine in an awesome car. why use the lsx? because ford doesn't have anything new to compare to it. do what YOU want and dont worry about the crowd that you will be sure to have thats going to scream and cry bloody murder, because you would prbly stomp most of them

ford has nothing like it huh? I'm sure there are plenty of 4.6L and 5.4L ford engines that can do the same as those lsx motors can. BOTH came with cast iron or aluminum options and BOTH have an awesome amount of aftermarket as well as OEM head, cam, and intake options that you can mix and match.

i'm not putting the ls motors down, they are great engines. but if you want one, buy a camaro. no sense in buying a mustang and building it to mock a camaro.

[Iwannagofast]

LSX will go WAAAAYYYY farther n/a than even a four valve can think of....I have seen a 6.0 out of a truck with a cam intake exhaust and tune...(stock heads)...make over 500 hp at the motor....and the 5.3 is def a good budget way to go....the heads on a 5.3 flow as good as the ls1 heads...still could probly make 425 to 450 with the stock heads....those numbers just sound good to me for some reason

also people who say why not just get a camaro...first of all if i could afford it i would...second of all consider the the heavier foxs are already lighter than the lightest camaro with a cast iron motor in the ford and aluminum in the chevy....why not take the best of both worlds

[baine21225]

Originally Posted by Iwannagofast why not take the best of both worlds

because people will always bitch about it

[baine21225]

Originally Posted by fastford3388 ford has nothing like it huh? I'm sure there are plenty of 4.6L and 5.4L ford engines that can do the same as those lsx motors can. BOTH came with cast iron or aluminum options and BOTH have an awesome amount of aftermarket as well as OEM head, cam, and intake options that you can mix and match. i'm not putting the ls motors down, they are great engines. but if you want one, buy a camaro. no sense in buying a mustang and building it to mock a camaro.

the 4.6 is nothing like an ls base, the heads than come on the lsx will eat restrictive e7's alive, as well and stock 351 heads, so no, you are dead wrong when you say they can do the same...stock for stock at least. so maybe after you dump some money into the 4.6/5.4 they will keep up, but then for then with the same amount spent on the lsx you will still be chasing him. so how about you quit your bitching/raining on this guys parade and give USEFUL information. if you want to cry about mixing and matching go join the corral.

do you think the ORIGINAL hot rodders were worried about matching parts? no, its what was cheapest/fastest

[McMustang5.0]

I know a couple of people here in denver who took a Triton 5.4 V8 out a truck, supercharged it and did every bolt on possible then slapped into a fox body and made 600RWHP.

Id say to go with a triton v8 but the ls1 is a nice motor..................in a camaro.

[Rico-mofos]

Originally Posted by Mr_Will I want to do a 5.3 LS turbo in my notch. Here lately I have been looking to do a 351/408 swap instead, I will cross that bridge when I get to it. The Fox Body is one of my favorite cars and the LS series engines are one of the best push rod engines you can get. Yes you can buy a k member that will allow them to bolt in(I think JRE sells them). Actually 4.6 mounts can be modded to fit them as well. The only advantage against the mod swap is that the LS1 is physically smaller than the mod engines so under hood would not be as cramped. So why not combine these 2 great platforms and get 1 awesome car. Some people will call it Sacrilege, but honestly I look at it this way; it's your car, your money, and this tradition goes all the way back to hot rodding roots. No matter you will always have die hards that would rather have their Mustang sitting on jackstands for the rest of its life than to drop a Chevy engine in it, and it goes the other way as well, I know a guy that has a 331 in a S10 and Chevy people hate him. It's your car and you live in the U.S.A. you put what ever engine in there that you darn well please.

Well said

[Iwannagofast]

Originally Posted by McMustang5.0 I know a couple of people here in denver who took a Triton 5.4 V8 out a truck, supercharged it and did every bolt on possible then slapped into a fox body and made 600RWHP.

see the modd motors need boost to make any real power

[88-gt-t-top]

do it, the ls motors are nothing to argue... especially if you can get your hands on one for cheap. Look forward to seeing the build

[JBIGBOOTSY]

Arguing about this shit is pointless. Who cars "how". Its "how fast" thats the real question.

[88_FiveOh]

Originally Posted by Iwannagofast LSX will go WAAAAYYYY farther n/a than even a four valve can think of....I have seen a 6.0 out of a truck with a cam intake exhaust and tune...(stock heads)...make over 500 hp at the motor....and the 5.3 is def a good budget way to go....the heads on a 5.3 flow as good as the ls1 heads...still could probly make 425 to 450 with the stock heads....those numbers just sound good to me for some reason also people who say why not just get a camaro...first of all if i could afford it i would...second of all consider the the heavier foxs are already lighter than the lightest camaro with a cast iron motor in the ford and aluminum in the chevy....why not take the best of both worlds

Exactly!! for under a grand i can have an 11 second motor. Gotta love it

[95StangMX]

I think it would be sick, and the ls motors are the shit. Like others have said who cares how you go fast.... I am not as much of a die hard ford fan as some of you I guess... My daily is a Chevy 1 ton dually duramax, I will never go back to ford for a truck again, no offense I just like the duramax. In fact if I had the money I would do this: 9 second pass, 800HP, and 35 MPG....yeah I want one
1994 Ford Mustang Duramax - Nitrous Express - Diesel Power Magazine

[ryans88gt]

I believe it was covered here before...

an aluminum LS1 block actually weighs more than an iron 302...

A fully dressed LS1 weighs more than a fully dressed 302 with aluminum heads.

[ReverendDexter]

Originally Posted by ryans88gt I believe it was covered here before... an aluminum LS1 block actually weighs more than an iron 302... A fully dressed LS1 weighs more than a fully dressed 302 with aluminum heads.

Do you have proof, or is this just internet hearsay? I would love nothing more than for that to be true, but my understanding is that a fully dressed 5.0 weighs on the high end of 450-500lbs, and LS1s are on the low end of 400-450.