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Old 12-15-2012, 03:28 AM
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Honestly i don't see it happening with out spending like 50k or more in parts and labor.You would need a rwd something to basicly gut and shove in the mustang,It would be like putting a round peg in a square hole.If your looking for gas mileage skip the whole hybrd fad and get a diesel for it.You can take a isuzu diesel out of a early s10 or chevette and the stick with it.That will get you 30mpg+ but be kinda gutless.The other one would be a vw diesel with a adapter to run a toyota stick will get about the same mileage with a little more power.If you got money to spend a 4bt cummins can be done but its heavy as a big block but could run a auto or stick easy.A friend of mine has a 4bt cummins in his 96 f250 4x4 work truck with a utility bed full of tools and junk.He gets 26mpg with that truck before with the 351w it had it got around 9mpg.
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Old 12-15-2012, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TomKat
LOVE THIS!! Instagram worthy lol
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Old 12-15-2012, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 66hrdtcoupe
That didn't take long for someone to get offended... The reason for better mpg and not just getting a prius is because the prius looks like **** and the mustang looks like well a mustang.
Oh, sorry. I thought you said you were open to Don't ruin a classic. Lots of ways to get good mileage other than a hybrid. Less expensive to install and maintain and you don't lose the integrity of the car.
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Old 12-16-2012, 05:27 AM
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I'm not worried about the millage i could care less about the millage i dint know what's so hard to understand about that i could care less if the damn thing got 3 miles to the gallon after it was done up as a hybrid the idea was to make something different, a mustang that no one really has. So enough with the mpg here.
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Old 12-16-2012, 05:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Gun Jam



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Old 12-16-2012, 09:04 AM
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If you want something different, I'd suggest and SVO 2.3 swap. This has been done at least once that I have seen, and is actually kinda cool!

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Old 12-16-2012, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 66hrdtcoupe
I'm not worried about the millage i could care less about the millage i dint know what's so hard to understand about that i could care less if the damn thing got 3 miles to the gallon after it was done up as a hybrid the idea was to make something different, a mustang that no one really has. So enough with the mpg here.
Ok ok, don't get your panties in a wad, when anyone says hybrid the natural first thought is mpg, it's like saying I want to build a 500hp motor but then saying 'I don't want to go fast, quit telling me how to go fast'.

If you want to do something different there are a lot of alternatives that will be a lot easier and cheaper than a hybrid since you need a gas and electric motor with a computer that will switch between the two alternately.

How about a V6 from the new mustang in there? 300 hp but unfortunately it gets (dare I say it)~30mpg. Some people are doing V8 swaps to get the 444hp of the new coyote motor but I haven't seen a V6 swap yet.
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Old 12-16-2012, 09:58 PM
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You just wannabe different that's not too hard to do.What about the supercharged 3.8 from the thunderbird supercoupe?If you want to fully nuts a ls1 or maybe toyota v8.Or if you want something small a ford zetec rwd and that one wouldn't be real hard either.Its real popular swap in the uk for there 70s rwd escort and most super seven kit cars run a zetec also.Or i have seen a old ford taurus sho v8 in a fox body as rwd.
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Old 12-17-2012, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by andrewmp6
You just wannabe different that's not too hard to do.What about the supercharged 3.8 from the thunderbird supercoupe?If you want to fully nuts a ls1 or maybe toyota v8.Or if you want something small a ford zetec rwd and that one wouldn't be real hard either.Its real popular swap in the uk for there 70s rwd escort and most super seven kit cars run a zetec also.Or i have seen a old ford taurus sho v8 in a fox body as rwd.
And at least then it would be fast! Remember, different doesn't equal better. And just because you can do it, doesn't mean you should
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Old 12-18-2012, 01:44 AM
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Most of us you say hybrd we think of a heavy gutless car like a prius or camry hybrd.I rather have a ford 2.3 with a big turbo over anything like that if i was worried about gas mileage.
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