V8 conversion or turbo

February 1st, 2007, 08:32 PM	#1
dannygraves Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 11	V8 conversion or turbo I'm not new to either concept, I've done motor swaps in other cars and used to have a built 550hp mitsu staion that was pushing 26psi of boost. I want the v8 grunt, but feel like I'd get more bang for my buck with a turbo kit. I have a wire feed and know how to use it, so I would make my own plumbing. But I notice v8 motors on ebay for super cheep, I was thinking about maybe a mark VIII motor, or the 5.4 from a '04+ f150 or even the 32v navigator 5.4. What do you guys think? Thanks Danny

February 1st, 2007, 08:52 PM	#2
GreenFaleen Resident MM Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.9@103/8.9@81 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,385	if you can do the piping yourself and your engine can take it turbo would be better. A swap in the 94+ stangs is difficult not as bad with the foxes. What car are you looking at doing this to? __________________ Scion Tc-strup racing header, CAI, Ground Kit, NOS 100shot, Custom suspension, Doc. I 50% STS MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby Thanks To My Sponsors: Strup Performance

February 2nd, 2007, 03:36 PM	#3
dannygraves Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 11	it a '00 v6 auto convertable, same color as yours. no other mods, but I figured the plumbing kit will take care of the exhaust and intake stuff, so all else would be forged internals and a cam and maybe porting work, but I'v got a healthy low mileage motor, so I gues I'd just run low boost, like 6-8psi

February 2nd, 2007, 06:55 PM	#4
GreenFaleen Resident MM Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.9@103/8.9@81 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,385	yeah youd be good get exhaust maybe. __________________ Scion Tc-strup racing header, CAI, Ground Kit, NOS 100shot, Custom suspension, Doc. I 50% STS MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby Thanks To My Sponsors: Strup Performance

February 2nd, 2007, 07:32 PM	#5
speed4goal Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Gulf Coast MS Posts: 168	If you can do the piping yourself the turbo won't cost you much. If you have the money get heads, cam,intake, forged internals and the turbo. If your going to do it, do it big. Maybe even consider the v8 with a turbo? __________________ (2000 v6)bbk cai,motoblue udp,65mm throttlebody+spacer,diablo tuner, 4.10 gear,t-lok,160 thermostat, screamin demon, msd wires. bbk shorty headers, off road x,streetpro mufflers, Royal purple fluids, K&n oil filter. (89 5.0) msd dist,wires

February 2nd, 2007, 07:34 PM	#6
speed4goal Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Gulf Coast MS Posts: 168	Only reason I say consider the v8. Is now I have a 5.0 and if I would have put all the money I have into my v6 into that v8. It would be one hell of a car. But I plan to keep the 6 and eventually get it bored to 4.2L __________________ (2000 v6)bbk cai,motoblue udp,65mm throttlebody+spacer,diablo tuner, 4.10 gear,t-lok,160 thermostat, screamin demon, msd wires. bbk shorty headers, off road x,streetpro mufflers, Royal purple fluids, K&n oil filter. (89 5.0) msd dist,wires

February 2nd, 2007, 07:37 PM

dannygraves

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Originally Posted by speed4goal

Only reason I say consider the v8. Is now I have a 5.0 and if I would have put all the money I have into my v6 into that v8. It would be one hell of a car. But I plan to keep the 6 and eventually get it bored to 4.2L

yeah, see, I don't want to be to that point, I feel like I'd rather go through the effort of a v8 swap first and have a better platform to built up on.
What do you guys think would be the best v8 to start with? 5.4? mark VIII? or just a sohc 4.6? Winsor?
Thanks

February 2nd, 2007, 07:55 PM	#8
speed4goal Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Gulf Coast MS Posts: 168	I'd like to have a dohc 5.4L __________________ (2000 v6)bbk cai,motoblue udp,65mm throttlebody+spacer,diablo tuner, 4.10 gear,t-lok,160 thermostat, screamin demon, msd wires. bbk shorty headers, off road x,streetpro mufflers, Royal purple fluids, K&n oil filter. (89 5.0) msd dist,wires

February 2nd, 2007, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by speed4goal

I'd like to have a dohc 5.4L

i want the v10 they are supposedly putting in mustangs

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February 2nd, 2007, 11:17 PM

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DOHC 4.6 or 5.4L both cobra engines.

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