2002 stang help/options
06-15-2010, 12:57 PM
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2002 stang help/options
ok....so this is gonna be a long post, deal with me because i am not the best at spelling and grammer.
It all started when i wanted to buy the wife a stang. she is a ford girl, and a wrench(she is a mech)... her uncle is the pres of fab ford 50's, so she has been wrenching on old fords her entire life....she had a 69 stang 302, putting up 512n/a, that she built her self, she was sponcer by a few large companys (holly, borla, ect..)...anyways just a lil history.
so i meet a owner of a shop, he needs a network, i need a mustang. so we do some trade.
well the stang he has is a 02 drop top gt with a blown motor. he states he will put a new motor in it, in trade for a network.
**** YA!!
wellll.....fast forward to now...after fixing the POS motor every month (keeps ****ting spark plugs, even with heli coils) we find out he put a 240k thunderbird motor in it... nice......
soooo..... the pos rod knocking spark plug ****ting thunderbird motor is tired and worthless.
I have some extra $$ and i want to get her a new motor....
i am a chevy guy, so i know very little about the different 4.6 motors.
naturally i want to get her a corba 4.6 ***** to the wall, but the check book will not allow it.
so i have been looking into other options....this is where i need help.
i can do a crown vic motor. (compairable to the GT?
i can do a murader motor (compairable to the cobra?
i can do a mark vii also (compairable to the cobra?
my goal is to get her car back to a pretty damn good setup....something that would put a smile on her face....nothing like her 69 but at least something that would blow the socks off the POS thunder bird motor...
thanks
Wolf
It all started when i wanted to buy the wife a stang. she is a ford girl, and a wrench(she is a mech)... her uncle is the pres of fab ford 50's, so she has been wrenching on old fords her entire life....she had a 69 stang 302, putting up 512n/a, that she built her self, she was sponcer by a few large companys (holly, borla, ect..)...anyways just a lil history.
so i meet a owner of a shop, he needs a network, i need a mustang. so we do some trade.
well the stang he has is a 02 drop top gt with a blown motor. he states he will put a new motor in it, in trade for a network.
**** YA!!
wellll.....fast forward to now...after fixing the POS motor every month (keeps ****ting spark plugs, even with heli coils) we find out he put a 240k thunderbird motor in it... nice......
soooo..... the pos rod knocking spark plug ****ting thunderbird motor is tired and worthless.
I have some extra $$ and i want to get her a new motor....
i am a chevy guy, so i know very little about the different 4.6 motors.
naturally i want to get her a corba 4.6 ***** to the wall, but the check book will not allow it.
so i have been looking into other options....this is where i need help.
i can do a crown vic motor. (compairable to the GT?
i can do a murader motor (compairable to the cobra?
i can do a mark vii also (compairable to the cobra?
my goal is to get her car back to a pretty damn good setup....something that would put a smile on her face....nothing like her 69 but at least something that would blow the socks off the POS thunder bird motor...
thanks
Wolf
06-15-2010, 01:44 PM
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ok....so this is gonna be a long post, deal with me because i am not the best at spelling and grammer.
It all started when i wanted to buy the wife a stang. she is a ford girl, and a wrench(she is a mech)... her uncle is the pres of fab ford 50's, so she has been wrenching on old fords her entire life....she had a 69 stang 302, putting up 512n/a, that she built her self, she was sponcer by a few large companys (holly, borla, ect..)...anyways just a lil history.
so i meet a owner of a shop, he needs a network, i need a mustang. so we do some trade.
well the stang he has is a 02 drop top gt with a blown motor. he states he will put a new motor in it, in trade for a network.
**** YA!!
wellll.....fast forward to now...after fixing the POS motor every month (keeps ****ting spark plugs, even with heli coils) we find out he put a 240k thunderbird motor in it... nice......
soooo..... the pos rod knocking spark plug ****ting thunderbird motor is tired and worthless.
I have some extra $$ and i want to get her a new motor....
i am a chevy guy, so i know very little about the different 4.6 motors.
naturally i want to get her a corba 4.6 ***** to the wall, but the check book will not allow it.
so i have been looking into other options....this is where i need help.
i can do a crown vic motor. (compairable to the GT?
i can do a murader motor (compairable to the cobra?
i can do a mark vii also (compairable to the cobra?
my goal is to get her car back to a pretty damn good setup....something that would put a smile on her face....nothing like her 69 but at least something that would blow the socks off the POS thunder bird motor...
thanks
Wolf
It all started when i wanted to buy the wife a stang. she is a ford girl, and a wrench(she is a mech)... her uncle is the pres of fab ford 50's, so she has been wrenching on old fords her entire life....she had a 69 stang 302, putting up 512n/a, that she built her self, she was sponcer by a few large companys (holly, borla, ect..)...anyways just a lil history.
so i meet a owner of a shop, he needs a network, i need a mustang. so we do some trade.
well the stang he has is a 02 drop top gt with a blown motor. he states he will put a new motor in it, in trade for a network.
**** YA!!
wellll.....fast forward to now...after fixing the POS motor every month (keeps ****ting spark plugs, even with heli coils) we find out he put a 240k thunderbird motor in it... nice......
soooo..... the pos rod knocking spark plug ****ting thunderbird motor is tired and worthless.
I have some extra $$ and i want to get her a new motor....
i am a chevy guy, so i know very little about the different 4.6 motors.
naturally i want to get her a corba 4.6 ***** to the wall, but the check book will not allow it.
so i have been looking into other options....this is where i need help.
i can do a crown vic motor. (compairable to the GT?
i can do a murader motor (compairable to the cobra?
i can do a mark vii also (compairable to the cobra?
my goal is to get her car back to a pretty damn good setup....something that would put a smile on her face....nothing like her 69 but at least something that would blow the socks off the POS thunder bird motor...
thanks
Wolf
Sounds like you have a talented lady friend!
Honestly...before offering any useful advice...what is your budget?
06-15-2010, 01:55 PM
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Op if I were you I'd pickup a used 99-04 2v motor, throw some longtubes/offroad H or X (depending on preference/ 4.10 gears/short throw and tuner and call it a day. That would be the quickest and most cost effective 2v IMHO.
Last edited by PurpleIcedGT; 06-15-2010 at 02:02 PM.
06-15-2010, 02:21 PM
#8
just save the money that you have now and save for another 5 months or so and put a forged shortblock in it and some decent heads and cams then put a blower on it for her for her birthday or valentine's day(since she is a gear head she'd probably appreciate it for that occation lol).
06-15-2010, 02:24 PM
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just save the money that you have now and save for another 5 months or so and put a forged shortblock in it and some decent heads and cams then put a blower on it for her for her birthday or valentine's day(since she is a gear head she'd probably appreciate it for that occation lol).
ya i guess i am just trying to rush it....well thanks for the advise