'04 3.8...... What would *you* do?

December 5th, 2006, 04:28 AM	#1
The Abbot Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2	'04 3.8...... What would you do? Hello everyone, new to this forum, glad I found it Just purchased an '04 3.8 litre mustang, great condition and very low mileage and I want to make it into a monster. So my question to you all- what would YOU do to mod this car, given a budget of roughly 8 to 10k to spend. (Cuz that's basically what I'm working with.) Mainly interested in turbo, exhaust, and 3.73 gear ratio. Links, comments, suggestions Thanks!

December 5th, 2006, 05:24 AM	#2
00SoSlow Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 1,340	try tmaturbo.com for the turbo and drivetrain specialists on ebay for the gears they are like 130 for gears right now and then get urself a t-lok definately want to forge the internals and upgrade all of them __________________ 2000 V6 Performance Red @ Cardomain Was fun but a waste... 1987 LX Hatch \| Soon to be a 600hp monster

December 5th, 2006, 07:27 PM	#3
99mustang232 MM Fanatic 1999 Ford Mustang V6 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: newport news, va Posts: 3,719	links: http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...st-vt3770.html you can get away with moderate boost on the stock block and internals, but you would atleast want some head studs. really depends on how much work you can do yourself, and don't have to pay someone else or a shop to do for you? would consider maybe a budget longblock from rpm-mustangs.com for about 4k and then about another 4k for the turbo kit, and then this leaves you about another grand for the gears. and you will need tuning __________________ ...even fire and single cammin

December 5th, 2006, 07:28 PM	#4
HMUSN Doc 91 Sonic Blue Goodness 19.83 @ 12mph Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 27,311	you have 8-10 to spend? drop a v8 in it then do heads and boltons.

December 5th, 2006, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by HMUSN

you have 8-10 to spend?

drop a v8 in it then do heads and boltons.

why? shit with a tt kit on a stock v6 shortblock, heads and cam you can run high 10's? not really seeing where it is worth it to buy a v8 then go through through the conversion... if you were really going to convert to v8 it would be easier to trade it in on a GT, less headaches and problems.

http://v6power.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36444

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December 5th, 2006, 07:52 PM	#6
The Abbot Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2	I was thinking about using just stock internals + low boost, but if I'm going to do something I should do it right I want this thing to be a sleeper from hell, for it to look like just a plain ol' 6 in all outward appearnces, but destroy people when it comes to the street or (possibly) the track. High 10's sounds good to me

December 5th, 2006, 08:07 PM	#7
itschristorres8 SP00LIN V6 2000 Mustang V6 unknown @390 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 14,619	with 8k you can deffinitly get a gears and turbo. you can get a twin turbo for about $6k-$6.4k, and then gears $150 ebay...install another $150...exhaust about $300 but if you gunna have another $1,000 left over or a lil more if its only 8k...why not get forged internals and FLY! also an 8.8 rear would be helpful...once you past about 300hp i think if i had the money.... stroke it to a 4.2 -$3k single turbo- $3,500-$4,200 8.8 rear with 3.73s-roughly about $1k then some bolt ons __________________ 437rwhp and 402rwtq through a V6 on a stock bottom end

December 5th, 2006, 08:23 PM

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... i would rebuild the engine... power pack and then supercharge... AND a single turbo

so you have that extra kick the whole way through!!

and i would most def set it up with a lighter K member and get some tien suspension and tune it for drifitng

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December 5th, 2006, 08:26 PM	#9
HMUSN Doc 91 Sonic Blue Goodness 19.83 @ 12mph Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 27,311	or buy a v8 from a junkyard and rebuilt it 15 hundred for the motor same for the rebuilt. so you still have 3-5k left. (it bolts right in) then just buy a KB. your set.

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Originally Posted by Onemanzu

... i would rebuild the engine... power pack and then supercharge... AND a single turbo

so you have that extra kick the whole way through!!

and i would most def set it up with a lighter K member and get some tien suspension and tune it for drifitng

a s/c and turbo...

ok.

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... does it really... you don't have to do any thing to the computer... it plugs right in and everything?

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duh why not??

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December 5th, 2006, 08:32 PM	#13
itschristorres8 SP00LIN V6 2000 Mustang V6 unknown @390 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 14,619	because: a.) Pointless b.) it'd b a nightmare to tune c.) the stress it would cause on stock internals... d.) s.c-$3k turbo-$3.5k, power pak-$2,350....having no money for forged internals on a 500+ hp set up=blown engine also..if you stroke it...and get turbo for $500 throw in some nitrous! __________________ 437rwhp and 402rwtq through a V6 on a stock bottom end

December 5th, 2006, 08:37 PM

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... oh yea duh forged internals...

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December 5th, 2006, 08:39 PM	#15
itschristorres8 SP00LIN V6 2000 Mustang V6 unknown @390 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 14,619	even with forged internals both would be pointless to do __________________ 437rwhp and 402rwtq through a V6 on a stock bottom end

December 5th, 2006, 08:48 PM

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... nuh uh... it would be different from every one else out their... plus its hypotetical... you would be nuts to try and pull that off in real life dude...

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December 5th, 2006, 09:59 PM	#17
Sa-WaitNoMustang900Turbo Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 462	ive never heard of the s/c and t/c set up being able to be pulled off with good effect for anybody who doesnt have major backing. Ive only seen it done well on cars like European works rally cars(if you know what that means) and hugely backed drag cars. It would not be worth it for a small shop to do, let alone a single person. __________________ http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...borbmw_156.jpg God... That Euro import guy is really starting to get on my nerves... my car can only beat his in a strait line(maybe)

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Originally Posted by HMUSN

or buy a v8 from a junkyard and rebuilt it 15 hundred for the motor same for the rebuilt.
so you still have 3-5k left.
(it bolts right in)

then just buy a KB.

your set.

so what do you plan on doing about the wiring harness/sensor differences? cluster change, pcm upgrade, motormounts, another $800 for the frpp 8.8 w/3.73 if you plan on sticking a blown/built/4.6 into it? this is not monster garage, no freebies here? are you talking about going carbed? shit in a rebuild you can spend $200+ in fluids alone

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December 6th, 2006, 08:48 PM	#19
HMUSN Doc 91 Sonic Blue Goodness 19.83 @ 12mph Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 27,311	i'm just saying for ten grand you can slap a v8 in it and in the end it might be less power that the sixer. but then again the v8 will also last a lot longer than a tt6. and when you can get some more money throw a tt on the v8 cliffnotes.. TTv6>GT TTGT>TTV6

December 6th, 2006, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by HMUSN

i'm just saying for ten grand you can slap a v8 in it and in the end it might be less power that the sixer. but then again the v8 will also last a lot longer than a tt6.

and when you can get some more money throw a tt on the v8

cliffnotes..

TTv6>GT
TTGT>TTV6

yea but it cost more to do that

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