What's your budget?


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Nothing too outrageous, I'd say for right now probably $2,000;
I'd have to save up a bit for it but I plan on keeping her for a little while.

 

honestly if you want to make any real power, swap in a 351. 2v 281 is the worst motor to hold any real power. any 2v motor sucks pretty much, and the 4.6 isnt the greatest block.

 

There are guys on this board making 600+ hp on 4.6 2v. SSG Pate is one just off the top of my head. So.... you suck pretty much.
Take your block, put in forged internals, boost it.

 

I'm not looking to make insane amounts of power; Just looking for a little more pep;
My -other- thought is dropping in a 5.4L; I'm sure there's plenty of cheap ones around.
Other than that I was thinking of finding a stock Kenne Belle supercharger at a pick and pull and doing a bit of plumbing.

 

Yup+1^

 

if you want the feeling of more bottom end torque, get gears

 

You wont find a "stock" kenne bell at a pick and pull. They arent stock. And i guarantee that my car was making over 600 horsepower to the wheels before I broke it. I just never got a chance to put it back on the dyno. These blocks will hold a lot of power.the internals should hold around 400 to the wheels safely

 

I thought some of the cobras came with a stock supercharger?
May be off on what kind though :screwy: lots going on in my head right now.

As far as gears go, I'm unsure about fussing with them, right now she's still got the stock 3.27's

 

4.10 gears and call it a day. They will do wonders.

 

for what it sounds like your looking for at the moment "Gears"

 

They really brought my car alive. Its about the only thing done but it made a world of difference. Nothing else will give you that bang for your buck.

 

not a good block? Your kidding right? Who told you that?

 

Probably some big bad rice lover told him

 

It was elmo

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Lmao the 4.6 is one of the most reliable engines out there just forge the bottom end and get some gears if you want torque get a turbo... That 2k will be enough for a forged assembly taking the fact that you do it yourself though

 

If you want torque, spray it.

The 2v motors are hard to make NA motor with. Unless its higher compression, TFS heads, aggressive cams, and good intake plus full bolt ons. Then you can make 360-400rwhp. But for the price, and simpleness most people just spray or throw boost at it.

 

I would most definitely get gears. I know they're a hassle if you're installing them on your own, but they are MORE than worth it on these cars. Otherwise... spray it or throw some light boost at it.

 

03-04 cobras did come with eatons. But yoh would need a tork tech kit to put it on. After all said and done you are better off buying a brand new kb because they are better blowers and it would be cheaper. Get gears for now. It will be cheap and should satisfy your needs. Remember, suspension and weight reduction are often overlooked and will help out tremendously

 

I agree with the "gears". If you want more low end torque, just buy a $150 set of 4.10s and pay someone to professionally install them (if you're not comfortable doing it yourself). Instant torque multiplication.....it exactly what you're asking for.

 

Like others have said, 4:10 gears, and a tuner, and you will be surprised the amount of whiplash the car gives you. Especially if you have an auto.

If that still isn't enough, do a 100 shot of nitrous and there will only be a handful of DD cars that can keep up with you.

 

Boost or spray is the only logical way to go in these 2v's, as said n/a is too expensive for the small gains in these cars, plus you will lose a lot more dd friendly traits vs boost/spraying it.

 

Hm...lots of votes for the gears, she does have a manual trans.
Suppose I'll start looking at prices of gears then!

 

I'd rather build a 4.6L than a 5.4L.

 

I would rather have 3.73's than 4.10's with a manual trans. The 4.10's are more for autos or people that don't use the freeway much.

 

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Here goes the gear debate!

I'm in, I'd say 4.10 if your not planning to go all out.
Going partially all out, like supercharging / turbocharging, work with the 3.73 to assist in your building of boost.
If your going all out, some may even suggest sticking with gears near stock, for the long run!

I had 4.10's on my 99' Vert and enjoyed ever minute driving it!

 

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