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scott5
07-26-2009, 06:32 PM
I am building a new motor for a new car and i have the basis of it. Its going to be a 331 with boost(always wanted to build this "dream of mine" combo). Its def going into a sn95 car, and my original thought was to put it in a 94/95 gt or cobra car, but i have found that these cars even with a rolling chassis are still going for 2k plus and i have found a few 94-98 v6 cars that are in the same shape (body wise) with no rust go for 500 bucks just cause they have high miles and the fact that they are v6s. I have also found a few 96-98 gts for about 1k with blown motors or missing misc things. I was just wondering what kind of problems would i run into with the v6 and the 4.6 based gt's? I know the computer will probably be the biggest problem, but anything other than that? Am i looking over something? The more i thought about it, if i could land a high mileage v6 for 500 bucks i could drive it around (truck gets 10mpg) and start on the suspension build up on it and start getting the cage in it and other misc things that need to be done to whatever car i buy.
INSANELY CRAZY
07-26-2009, 06:51 PM
i know on foxbody's when you convert 4bangers to v8 there is alot of stuff to change if you wanna do it right.

rearend,fuellines,engine wiring,suspension.etc... just to name a few

so i would think some of these would need changed to convert to a v8 from v6.
gmkillr
07-26-2009, 06:59 PM
Why a 331?
Unless you plan on racing in a cube limited class the only thing the 331 will get you is less h.p. and less t.q.....:)

If your starting from scratch then go to a 351 block and build a 408 stroker.
crazylou
07-26-2009, 07:33 PM
just went through this and wound up building a 408 stroker cost just bout the same more cubes. just picked it up yesterday and made 538hp-508tq...
scott5
07-26-2009, 08:02 PM
Why a 331?
Unless you plan on racing in a cube limited class the only thing the 331 will get you is less h.p. and less t.q.....:)

If your starting from scratch then go to a 351 block and build a 408 stroker.

Yea i am starting from scratch.. Its going to be more of a street car than a race car.. And im only going to put an s-trim on it thats why i was going with a 331 setup.. I was thinking a 408 but figured it would be overkill for a 60% street car and 40% race car.