[machine_008]

i cant make up my mind on wether i want to soop up my v6 or just save up and put a 302 in. but i cant decide i need some help from yall on what yall think i should do.

[itschristorres8]

v6

[turp]

The price it would take to swap the V8 into the 6er would be less cost effective than just selling the 6 and getting a GT. 6ers can be modded to be fairly fast just as well as a GT.

[Roadhawg]

Originally Posted by turp The price it would take to swap the V8 into the 6er would be less cost effective than just selling the 6 and getting a GT. 6ers can be modded to be fairly fast just as well as a GT.

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[CyberPrey]

I can see TWO scenario's here...

1- you do the V8 swap... your on the street and you just blew some screwball twerp with a fartcan off the road.... They check out your engine and go... wow.. a v8.. nice..... Why just nice? because 99% of the world hotrods v8's.....

or...

2 - my favorite.. Keep the V6 and hotrod the piss out of it....

Your on the street at night, and the kid next door with the Z28 hotrod wants to race... and you do... you just grind him into the dirt, and now everyone wants to check your motor and see whats under the hood to make your car fly without wings.... you pop the top and show them.... a V6.... and everyone starts just drooling because you just blew off a hotrodded v8...


I mean, lets be realistic... ANYONE can make a fast v8. Parts are out there, its easily done.

but V6's... thats not done alot. You muscle up the V6, and you are not only the a true hotrodder, but your proving that it takes more than cylinder number and displacement to make a car quick...

[chevy_killer]

+1

[turp]

Originally Posted by CyberPrey I can see TWO scenario's here... 1- you do the V8 swap... your on the street and you just blew some screwball twerp with a fartcan off the road.... They check out your engine and go... wow.. a v8.. nice..... Why just nice? because 99% of the world hotrods v8's..... or... 2 - my favorite.. Keep the V6 and hotrod the piss out of it.... Your on the street at night, and the kid next door with the Z28 hotrod wants to race... and you do... you just grind him into the dirt, and now everyone wants to check your motor and see whats under the hood to make your car fly without wings.... you pop the top and show them.... a V6.... and everyone starts just drooling because you just blew off a hotrodded v8... I mean, lets be realistic... ANYONE can make a fast v8. Parts are out there, its easily done. but V6's... thats not done alot. You muscle up the V6, and you are not only the a true hotrodder, but your proving that it takes more than cylinder number and displacement to make a car quick...

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#1 answer!!!
This is one of the biggest reasons I bought a six for street driving. (That and the fact that I get 27 miles to the gallon)

[tlgrant]

moding out the V6 is cool, and if you were runing with the 8s id give ya some credit if i saw you at the track... but the fact of the mater is if you want to go fast theres no replacement for displacement. and a v8 will sound much better. I owned a v6 and now i have an 8 the v6+cost of mods to equal stock v8 power will be more in my opinion so if you want brute hp go with the 8 if you want something not everyone has and might turn a few more heads go with the 6

[machine_008]

im pretty sure the v6 is ganna be what i stick with i dont really like to have what every one else has! but not sure what mods i should do first what yall think? alote of ppl at school are tellin me to get a stage 2 clutch and short throw shifter, good idea for first mod or not?

[ChrisJ]

Just build the V6...

The swap would cost more then just ditching the V6 Mustang and buying a GT...

[camer]

nice car! i wish i ahd a v8. you have a manual in that thing?

[camer]

of course you should. I think there is notthing like a v8. Unless you plan on turboing or superchargeing you v6 i wouldnt keep the motor. I think the 3.8l v6 is a strong good motor, but the sound performance and overall speed of a v8 is worth it. Im crusing down the road in ym v6 convertible 5 speed and i hear a 4.6l v8 rumble down the road and i just go damn i wish i had that. Dont put a tun of money into your v6 cause before you know it you will have enough money spent on the v6 where you could have had a v8. Trust me i have been back in forth between a v8 or modding the v6. I am keeping the v6 because i just cant get the money together. I have college to pay for next year so i am spending a little bit of money on ym v6 get a nice exhaust doing a low budget turbo system for 1200 dollars and an exhaust and calling it a day. All day long no matter what anyone tells you to do a 3.8l to a 4.6l v8 just the v8 with exhaust and a mild cam your looking at 2000 dollars. Thats parts too. You can get some nice stuff on ebay but be carefull. It isn worth the v8 but i am only 17 and i cant swing it. I have talked to a lot of people and have readup on a lot of different possible options but your best bet is to get a v8 and put a nice set of raceing heads on it. You wont be disapointed trust me. GO WITH THE V8 IF YOU HAVE THE TIME AND MONEY FOR IT! Time and money, Time and money is what is stopping me. Its a lot of work but its worth it!!!

good luck with your decision

-camer

[Cricket]

Yea, and for the guys who throw money into their 8. Before they know it they coulda had a porsche, or some other high end car. It's preference. Yea, the even fire engine doesn't sound as nice in high rpms, yea you get less respect for having a sixer, and yea we are the underdog, but I would much rather have a 500 hp sixer than a 500 hp GT or Cobra. Now don't get me wrong I would rather own a GT or a Cobra as well, but having a high hp sixer is an amazing thing to have.

[green machine]

sorry for thread jacking but what's the point in starting a new one if one already exists... anyway....

My brother is doing an engine swap on his 95 GT and putting in a 351 police intercepter engine in and he is thinking about giving me the 302, would it be a good idea for me to swap my v6 to the v8 since im getting it for free?

i know i need a wiring harnesses and ECU, but what else do i need ( i will be upgrading the trans) anybody know a website that has engine swap kits or anything to help me do the job?

thanks

[CyberPrey]

Originally Posted by camer .....GO WITH THE V8 IF YOU HAVE THE TIME AND MONEY FOR IT!....... -camer

here is a good question? How fast is fast enough?
another? how much horsepower is enough horsepower?
and another? how much time is enough time?
one more? how much money is enough money?
last one? if if was not if, but is, why do we keep saying if?

Everyone has differing opinions. I myself am one of the guys who takes something others snicker at and turn it into a rip roaring fun toy....

Back in the "old days", people used to just laugh at the 302.... and they laughed long and hard.... Dodge had the 340.. Chevy had the 350, and lets not mention the plethora of big blocks out there.... why hotrod a 302 when you can drop in a 351C, 400, 427, or 460? Why waste your time on a 302??

This is the same discussion we are having now, only it is a choice between a V6 and a V8.

Yes, Displacement will generally always triumph over all, if throwing the same amount of money and time into a motor, and all other things are equal.

However, a well put together V6 is nothing to laugh at or look down on... and I would hazard a bet that a well put together V6 will outperform about 80-90% of the V8 vehicles you are going to find out there, hands down.

Why? Easy answer.

1/2 the V8 cars out there are stock, or just a couple mods to make it sound or look mean... they are not even in the competition.... while powerful, a serious hot rodder will not be to worried about them. They are all basically "all show, no go..."

the other 1/2 is in two categories generally.

1st. People who spend $$$$$ and have no clue what they are doing. Lets put this RACE part together with this STREET part and toss in this Street/Strip part, and then pop this chrome goodie on with this really cool polished aluminum part... oh yeah, we do NOT need to fix the rest of it... i mean why??? These are what I like to call "fidiots" or "clueless"... they do not put thought into HOW they are going to use the car, or WHAT they want to do with the car, or anythign else... they buy the "go fast" stuff, some good some bad, and put it in.... regardless of how well it works with the other stuff they got..... They generally end up with a nice vehicle that is nowhere close to putting out its true potential for performance. A well built V6er doesn't really need to worry about these guys... lots of show, but not to much on the go....

2nd. - The serious, meticulous hotrodder. This is the guy who knows his stuff. He thinks, he plans, and he purchases his parts to make his car work for a specific thing.. Street... Street/Strip... or RACE... His motor is built well, the chassis is set up right, and it flat out moves.... It may or may not look good, but its got it where it counts when the tree lights start to fall.... a well built V6 may.. or may NOT.. win against this guy... it depends on the vehicles, the motors, the $$ tossed in, and A LOT of it depends on the drivers....

Now, looking at this as a whole... a well built v6 is going to run quite well and perform quite well in a majority of the situations. They are nothing to sneeze at... you don't have to dump them for a v8, just because it is a v8...

You simply need to use your head, buy wisely, put together well.....

Don't just swap motors because its a V8.... that just isn't the right thinking in my opinion....

Sit down, look at your budget... look at what YOU WANT out of your car.... If you can get what you want on your V6, then why swap?

If, and only if, you can not get what you want out of your v6... then by all means.. swap them out and have fun......

Ok, I gotta get back to work.. I'll stop rambling....

[green machine]

im probably sticking with the v6, the more i think about it the more i dont really want to waste the time on it becuase i would have to do a lot of work just to mike it run considering the v6 componets are very differnt that a v8's (suspension, brakes, drivetrain, wiring.) buying the GT is much easier. the fact is you can build a v6 but a v8 just makes you feel better when on the gas pedal. it just feels different you know?. but yeah anyway.... i'll just stick with my original plan, locked diff, gears, dual exhaust etc........

i'll shut up now

[ssajdowitz]

Originally Posted by tlgrant ... but the fact of the mater is if you want to go fast theres no replacement for displacement.

I hear this way too much. Check out Eaton's website:http://www.automotive.eaton.com/prod...splacement.asp

I smoked an 06 Duramax the other day. The guy stopped me in a parking lot and asked what I "had in that thing." You should've seen his face when I told him it was a v6. Then, he told me that he raced a GT mustang and stayed side by side with it.

[camn114]

i have a 2000 3.8l V6 Mustang and it runs like hell. ive heard bad things about the 4.6 V8. plus, if you can make your 6 run like an 8. thats something to be proud of man.

[BlueScreaM]

I feel a 302 swap thread is started a day on here... Anyways the 302 will bolt up to your car but most people dont go through with the swap. A donor car is your best option it will have all the parts needed. But seeing how superchargers and turbos are like 3K and up it really come down to what you want as opposed to how much your willing to spend. Seeing how both will probably cost around the same.

[ChrisJ]

Holy 4 year old post people...