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I plan on building a motor for my '04 GT over the next year or so and putting it in next winter. I have been researching but I'm really confused on how to go about this build. Like everyone else, I want to do it as cheap as possible, but still have a motor that is capable of about 800 rwhp (I'm not going to ever have that much, the distant future plans are ~600 rwhp) I already have a D1SC on my GT, so obviously I want to be able to use that on the new motor (hopefully without having to buy new piping or mounting bracket, but idk if i'll be able to get away with that).
My main question is what block to start the build with. I dont know which ones will work with my tranny, supercharger, and wiring. I'm so confused on what parts work with what blocks and how much hp each can hold it's not even funny. Here are some options:
Stock GT Block - I can probably get one of these pretty cheap and it'd basically drop right in to my car. How much hp can they hold?
03/04 Termi block - I can pick one of these up for $100. I don't know how much of my stuff I could use with it, but MMR uses these in their builds so... Plus it's gotta be strong if they put them in termi's. I'm worried about the weight of the iron block though.
Teksid Block - Aluminum block would be nice to shave some weight off the front end, and teksids are really strong (I've heard 1000+ hp). Again, I'm worried it working with the tranny/supercharger/wiring that's already in my car.
I've heard that the block out of the newer GTs are strong and aluminum, but I don't know if I'd want to get into that...
Anything even close to helpful will be rep worthy, so post away! Thanks a lot guys, I'm not sure what I'd do without this site
My main question is what block to start the build with. I dont know which ones will work with my tranny, supercharger, and wiring. I'm so confused on what parts work with what blocks and how much hp each can hold it's not even funny. Here are some options:
Stock GT Block - I can probably get one of these pretty cheap and it'd basically drop right in to my car. How much hp can they hold?
03/04 Termi block - I can pick one of these up for $100. I don't know how much of my stuff I could use with it, but MMR uses these in their builds so... Plus it's gotta be strong if they put them in termi's. I'm worried about the weight of the iron block though.
Teksid Block - Aluminum block would be nice to shave some weight off the front end, and teksids are really strong (I've heard 1000+ hp). Again, I'm worried it working with the tranny/supercharger/wiring that's already in my car.
I've heard that the block out of the newer GTs are strong and aluminum, but I don't know if I'd want to get into that...
Anything even close to helpful will be rep worthy, so post away! Thanks a lot guys, I'm not sure what I'd do without this site