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Thread: $5000 budget Mustang
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01-08-2008 #21
Nifty project, and a great concept. Not to be critical, but I do wonder if you'll actually be able to pull it off for under $5000 if you include all the bits and bobs that usually end up adding at least several hundred (if not thousands) to a project... stuff like lines, fittings, hoses, hardware, metal, etc. I always collect up my random receipts from trips to Autozone, Schucks, Home Depot, etc. every month and somehow find that I've spent $50 on stuff I don't even notice or remember.
BTW, I do think you should go all Ford. If you want cheap power and cheap parts, go with a used late model EFI 5.0 or 5.8 and do a junkyard turbo kit (a couple used T3s and piping and a couple extra boost switched injectors). You should be able to source a good motor $500, do a quicky rehab (bearings and rings) $100, home port the heads for $50, flip the manifolds $0, get a couple T3 flanges $50, and a couple used T3s or IHIs $120, and a cheap IC and piping kit $150. You should be able to get it done for under $1200 including some unexpecteds and it should be able to put down some decent power (350+) fairly easily. Just a thought...
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01-09-2008 #22Registered User- Join Date
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keep an eye out for a supercharger on corral.net, craigslist, ebay and the like for your 4.6. you can get luck sometimes. I like all makes but the whole mixing of engines kind of freaks me out but then again if the time comes and the ls1 is all you can make work within budget then you have your answer.
Also where are you located? There is a 4.6 supercharger for sale in the phoenix craigslist for 1400 you could probably work them down.Current project: 63 Chevy II 6.0l vortech supercharged on air ride She is finally back from paint prison!!!
Next project: 67 Mustang Fastback with splash of gt500
01-09-2008 #23