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Old 08-26-2009, 07:48 AM   #11
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You can make that out of the V6 within your budget and have a much more unique car than that money dumbed into a V8 swap.

Build the car from the bottom up. Get you suspension /rear done. Then build the motor. A low compression forged short block, good heads/cams and a power adder go a LONG way with these cars. Talk to the guys at Super Six Motorsports for parts, and then poke around TCStangs.com to get hooked up with a good local tuner. (I suggest Casey at High Tech).
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Old 08-26-2009, 10:16 AM   #12
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Building a v-6 is a waste of money... period. Whats the point in being uniquely slow? I know of 1 v-6 car that runs in the bottom 10's... and it has two 30lbs bottles and cost 2x as much as a v8 would have... except a v8 would be in the 8's
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Old 08-26-2009, 03:19 PM   #13
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Yeah sorry man, but theres no replacement for displacement.....and cylinders.

Personally, I'd sell the sixxer for as much as I could, buy a GT, and mod it. With his budget, he could be looking at a whippled S197 GT by Winter.
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Old 08-26-2009, 06:17 PM   #14
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Wow, that right there is why I don't drive a V8 anymore. I don't want to be lumbed in with such close minded fools. It's not more expensive to build a V6, you just have to do it right... just like building a V8. You can dump $10K into a GT and still run 13's if you do it wrong.

Fobra - you of all people should know better by now. V6 Mustangs have been low 9's for over a year now. And most of the 10 sec or faster cars are single power adder forced induction - not bottle fed. (And that's being limited to just drag sixers, many are used for other purposes.)
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Old 08-26-2009, 06:46 PM   #15
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You can make a lawnmower fast... that doesn't mean that building that hardcore Briggs & Stratton was worthwhile.

At the end of the day V8s DESTROY V6s.... period, there is nothing to argue about, no matter what, if you spent the same relative amount of $ the V8 vastly outperforms the v-6 not only in performance but also reliability. Ever wonder why there are no v-6 nascars or v-6 dragsters.... because its a gay waste of time with crap ass performance for what it is.
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Actually I've proven TIME AND TIME AGAIN, that starting with zero and including cost of the car, you can make a V6 just as fast if not faster than a V8 Mustang with the right parts. But I'm arguing with a wall.
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2008 v6 Mustang 1/4 = 15.3
2008 v8 Mustang 1/4 = 13.5

See the problem there? You have to START with a 2 second disability with the V6. Even with a supercharger, nitrous or a turbocharger; that car still will not run a V8 equivalent 13.5
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Actually I've proven TIME AND TIME AGAIN, that starting with zero and including cost of the car, you can make a V6 just as fast if not faster than a V8 Mustang with the right parts. But I'm arguing with a wall.
no you just thought you did, but your completely wrong. You have to supercharge your v-6 just to run with/beat a stock GT. Also keep in mind that the 4.6 v8 is the laughing stock of v8 engines...
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Actually I've proven TIME AND TIME AGAIN, that starting with zero and including cost of the car, you can make a V6 just as fast if not faster than a V8 Mustang with the right parts. But I'm arguing with a wall.
Thats true, but its much more expensive then going the gt route. If you really want to do it go for it, its up to you after all. +1 on keeping us up to date with your progress.
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15.3 and 13.5 wow, nice numbers. Now put PRICE in there, take the differnce put it into the V6, and show the V8 your tail lights. Try again.

Fobra - I didn't have to supercharge my V6 to hang with stock GT cars. I was beating them in N/A trim. My supercharged V6 is faster than a lot of the street modded Terminators out there, no need to waste time with fake snakes and GT owners. But I don't need to beat "faster cars" to feel good about mine. I built it for me.
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