$4-5K budget

[Dr. Paul]

If I were to spend that amount of coin, here's what I would do:


Since modular motors aren't known for making big power cheap naturally aspirated, it seems to me that forced induction is the way to go.

That being said - I'd do the following:

Verify motor is in good working order, perform tune-up
S-trim kit (or T-trim if you plan on getting crazy later)
Cobra intake
Full exhaust
Necessary fuel upgrades (42s cuz they're cheap, fuel pump)
MAF, chip, dyno tune
...and a nice set of drag radials.


It's really all the same, Mustang, Lincoln, Modular, Pushrod, whatever. What works, just works. You're eventually going to break everything later anyway. If you want to dump the initial chunk of change on the motor, well, that just means the rest will come later.

Paul.

 

[94m5]

If I were to spend that amount of coin, here's what I would do:


Since modular motors aren't known for making big power cheap naturally aspirated, it seems to me that forced induction is the way to go.

That being said - I'd do the following:

Verify motor is in good working order, perform tune-up
S-trim kit (or T-trim if you plan on getting crazy later)
Cobra intake
Full exhaust
Necessary fuel upgrades (42s cuz they're cheap, fuel pump)
MAF, chip, dyno tune
...and a nice set of drag radials.


It's really all the same, Mustang, Lincoln, Modular, Pushrod, whatever. What works, just works. You're eventually going to break everything later anyway. If you want to dump the initial chunk of change on the motor, well, that just means the rest will come later.

Paul.

Well said.

 

[poniesviii]

I'll apologize for getting off subject a bit, If people were to have read the whole thread, they'd realize how things got into KB and 600 rwhp talk.

Update on the stock cobra with a ported eaton and 100 shot on stock T-56, block, and rear: 646/710. Buying smart, it's easily attainable for 5 thou in a mark. I build my own engines, I don't pay retail, and wait for deals on everything.

If the guy wants to, he can have 600 rwhp for 5 thou, was my point. With an Eaton, and juice. Safely? Well, this cobra pushed it for over a year on all kinds of street races and didn't shell anything. Now he has a KB 2.2 on the same exact parts, all un-replaced. The guy asked ME what he COULD see in RW numbers in response to my post on what he COULD do for some EXTRA power for 5K. I've seen 646 for around 1,500 in a cobra. So, 3,500 won't get me the durability of a stock cobra? Right. I'm not paying someone for an engine, not paying someone to BUILD my engine, and I'm sure as hell not paying over 500 for a blower, let alone 1,500 in the fuel system! I wish I was the retailer you purchase from.

Alot of you guys will call KB, ford racing, or whoever for your things. You don't need to, and why...... for a mrk viii. Because they have credit card machines? Not feasable. I wouldn't post this information if it wasn't useful. You want some extra power for 5 thousand dollars? If you call all the retailers who have the 'right parts' and buy everything new, you won't get more than a set of heads and a transmission, which might get you 50 more horse. Are you going to do that like everyone else, or listen to me?.

Happy holidays.

 

[Dr. Paul]

Sweet. If only he had an '03 Cobra and not a Lincoln Mark VIII, your post would be relevant and useful.






















Except he doesn't.

 

[MediumD]

I'd say it would be possible to get a motor that's at least comparable to a terminator cobra motor for 3500. The rest of the drivetrain will live for awhile :shifty:

 

[turborich]

I would go with monstermark's suggestions. I wish you luck!

 

[poniesviii]

I wonder why hardly anybody worth anything frequents these mark viii boards. Maybe it's cause a handfull of people make sure everything's already figured out. It's kinda disgusting. I'll be done with the whole pos board right now.