Need tips on motor swap?!

[Grandpa]

Dale - I just got my copy of the new 5.0 Mustang in the mail today and on the front cover is a four eye fox body and it's all about motor swaps this month! How weird is that? lol

[OG Fox]

Originally Posted by Steve Dale - I just got my copy of the new 5.0 Mustang in the mail today and on the front cover is a four eye fox body and it's all about motor swaps this month! How weird is that? lol

haha i got mine too and read through all the builds. 347 stroker carb or efi is where im leaning. it can't be a coincidence.

[Grandpa]

Originally Posted by OG Fox haha i got mine too and read through all the builds. 347 stroker carb or efi is where im leaning. it can't be a coincidence.

My carb'd car did not like the cold weather at all, very tempermental until it warmed up. It was easy as hell to tune though and cheaper than EFI. On the nitrous plate it would carry the front wheels about a foot off the ground for the first few feet. It left HARD!

There are pros and cons to both EFI and carb'd setups. It's really what you can live with and afford.

[blownaltered]

Originally Posted by Steve Dale - I just got my copy of the new 5.0 Mustang in the mail today and on the front cover is a four eye fox body and it's all about motor swaps this month! How weird is that? lol

Save me that copy would ya. I'm starting to do research on that for down the road. I might start buying parts here and there for the swap, so it's not such a hit all at once. Makes the wife happy when I spend it slower.

[Grandpa]

Originally Posted by blownaltered Save me that copy would ya. I'm starting to do research on that for down the road. I might start buying parts here and there for the swap, so it's not such a hit all at once. Makes the wife happy when I spend it slower.

You're not doing a swap, just a shortblock build. A swap would be changing up your setup completely.

[blownaltered]

Originally Posted by Steve You're not doing a swap, just a shortblock build. A swap would be changing up your setup completely.

I know I still want to read it though. I am going to start buying pistons, rods, etc here before long.

[TrueStreetMotorSports.com]

I have a customer with A brand new boss block in the crate, $1600

[blownaltered]

Originally Posted by TrueStreetMotorSports.com I have a customer with A brand new boss block in the crate, $1600

[OG Fox]

Originally Posted by TrueStreetMotorSports.com I have a customer with A brand new boss block in the crate, $1600

How much to stroke it.. Lol

[TrueStreetMotorSports.com]

Originally Posted by OG Fox How much to stroke it.. Lol

you could build this motor for about $4500-$5000 as a 331,347,or a 363. The block and internals would be good for 1300fwhp.

If I was in your shoes I would build a bigger motor since you need everything and it will not cost more. Dart block 351 stroked to a 430-450 would a average set of heads would make 530+RWHP and a 100+ more RWTQ and not cost much or any more than to build a small 302 Based motor.

[STROKD]

Originally Posted by TrueStreetMotorSports.com I have a customer with A brand new boss block in the crate, $1600

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