Supercharging my 2006 4.0 help!
10-14-2012, 08:53 PM
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That's a good option. Keep the car you love and swap in a better drivetrain. A supercharged 5.4 would swap in fairly effortlessly and a 5.0 could be done with some extra effort. At the end of the day, you'll have the car you love, more power than you could hope to have made on the stock V6, room to grow, and a fatter wallet.
10-14-2012, 09:20 PM
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either of the swaps cost a bit of money, but the jist of it is you need the motor, transmission, rear end, computer, and fuel system. Pretty much everything but the body. If you score a good deal on a totaled car, that has good mechanicls in tact, it is a good project, short of that, we go back to selling your car and just buying that platform.
If your considering a motor swap though, then why are you not looking at changing the car? I thought you wanted to stay V6? What color is your car?
If your considering a motor swap though, then why are you not looking at changing the car? I thought you wanted to stay V6? What color is your car?
10-14-2012, 09:26 PM
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Yeah I thought I'd entertain the idea of an engine swap, but that involves a little too much for my taste. So I'll be sticking to my original plan of beefing up the v6. My stang is yellow with black stripes, also a convertible. So far as far as parts go this is what I have picked out-
ford racing 8.8 rear end with trak lok and 3.73 gears
ford racing true dual exhaust conversion kit
pypes shorty headers
xcharger xtreme supercharger
Eibach pro systems plus suspension kit
And of course a good tune. Anything else that I may need?
ford racing 8.8 rear end with trak lok and 3.73 gears
ford racing true dual exhaust conversion kit
pypes shorty headers
xcharger xtreme supercharger
Eibach pro systems plus suspension kit
And of course a good tune. Anything else that I may need?
10-14-2012, 09:30 PM
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I'd probably grab one of these while your at it:
http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...27269799&Log=0
http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...27269799&Log=0
10-14-2012, 09:34 PM
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10-14-2012, 09:42 PM
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Lol well part of the reason I want to keep mine is because I have a loan on it, and yes I know I could use the money to pay it off and sell or trade it for a gt but then I wouldn't be able to afford mods. And with the mods I listed for my 4.0 I'll be making more hp and torque than a stock gt.
10-14-2012, 09:46 PM
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10-14-2012, 09:50 PM
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Yeah I thought I'd entertain the idea of an engine swap, but that involves a little too much for my taste. So I'll be sticking to my original plan of beefing up the v6. My stang is yellow with black stripes, also a convertible. So far as far as parts go this is what I have picked out-
ford racing 8.8 rear end with trak lok and 3.73 gears
ford racing true dual exhaust conversion kit
pypes shorty headers
xcharger xtreme supercharger
Eibach pro systems plus suspension kit
And of course a good tune. Anything else that I may need?
ford racing 8.8 rear end with trak lok and 3.73 gears
ford racing true dual exhaust conversion kit
pypes shorty headers
xcharger xtreme supercharger
Eibach pro systems plus suspension kit
And of course a good tune. Anything else that I may need?
Are you considering doing runs over 120mph? If you are, then I would recommend getting rid of the 2 piece driveshaft, and getting a new single piece because the stocker is well known to have the U-joints come apart at high speeds, and cause the DS to go out of alignment and possibly explode.