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6cyl need help bc no v6 owners have a brain!

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Old 01-05-2007, 10:47 AM
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Default RE: 6cyl need help bc no v6 owners have a brain!

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Well to directly answer your question, yes you can put a Thunderbird SC on your car. However its not a simple bolt on thing. It will take fabrication, and that costs quite a bit.
Why is that? I was under the impression that the 94-98v6 was the same 3.8l that was in the t-bird supercoupe!
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Old 01-05-2007, 12:46 PM
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i'd do gears cuz then you can replace that v6 with a 4.6L down the road and you wont have wasted any money.
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Old 01-05-2007, 01:32 PM
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Well to directly answer your question, yes you can put a Thunderbird SC on your car. However its not a simple bolt on thing. It will take fabrication, and that costs quite a bit.
Why is that? I was under the impression that the 94-98v6 was the same 3.8l that was in the t-bird supercoupe!
it is, its easier to just get the whole motor, you need atleast GT take off exhaust for it as well, and a detroit true trac rear is strongly recomended
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Old 01-05-2007, 02:04 PM
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The only things that I can say is +1 on the gears and look into an HCI swap. If you want to keep the sixer and keep it all motor look into the stroker kits at super six motorsports. To be honest, consider waiting and pick yourself up a V8 after school. I read through some of the posts you made over in the sixer section and yes the 3.8 is a decent motor but it is nota V8. You can turbo a sixerand keep up with a V8, what do you do with the V8 with a turbo or nitous or a supercharger or just an HCI swap. Last time I heard they had a 3.8 in the 10's. Thats great, but it was with a stroked V6 on nitrous. We have V8 fox's that are in the 11's with a stock motor.
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Old 01-05-2007, 02:28 PM
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Default RE: 6cyl need help bc no v6 owners have a brain!

You say "no v6 owners have a brain" well yea thats pretty obvious, because they are trying to make a v6 fast. Sell it and buy a v8.
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Old 01-05-2007, 04:33 PM
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do a search i could have sworn i read a thread about that supercharger being a direct bolt on. if u find it i am sure u can find the person and ask for tips on the install
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Old 01-05-2007, 08:08 PM
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You say "no v6 owners have a brain" well yea thats pretty obvious, because they are trying to make a v6 fast. Sell it and buy a v8.
ok lets both build up 550 HP stangs, i use the 3.8 you use the 5.0, only rule is you have to use a stock block and crank and well see whos motor is quicker

the 3.8 is far from a bad motor, please dont bash them if you dont know anything about them or you have ever turned a wreanch on one
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Old 01-05-2007, 08:16 PM
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^ true
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Old 01-05-2007, 08:17 PM
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hey mustangman your from ludlow? awesome thats like 10 minutes from me
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Old 01-05-2007, 08:26 PM
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i wish those superchargers on the thunderbird supercoupes would fit a 5.0. my dad has one and he knows someone selling three of them, full supercoupe cars, for $500.
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