New to mustangs
08-29-2006, 02:17 PM
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New to mustangs
Hello All,
I just got a 1996 Mustang GT with the 4.6 (Love the Car).
I got one question My buddie has a 2002 4.6 engine that he is willing to sell some of the parts off of.
Are there any parts that will give me some more power? i/e throttle body fuel injeters etc.
Or is there somewhere where I can see the engine specs for the different model years to do some comparison?
Thanks in advance for any help.
This is a really cool web site and has given me a lot of ideas already.
I just got a 1996 Mustang GT with the 4.6 (Love the Car).
I got one question My buddie has a 2002 4.6 engine that he is willing to sell some of the parts off of.
Are there any parts that will give me some more power? i/e throttle body fuel injeters etc.
Or is there somewhere where I can see the engine specs for the different model years to do some comparison?
Thanks in advance for any help.
This is a really cool web site and has given me a lot of ideas already.
08-31-2006, 01:04 PM
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RE: New to mustangs
Take the heads/intake from him and bolt them up to your 96, you wont be disappointed. It's called a PI swap, meaning the heads from 99-04 mustang are PI (performance improved) and flow much better than the heads on a 96-98.
08-31-2006, 02:11 PM
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RE: New to mustangs
Thanks for the welcome and advice.
I'm working on my buddy for the heads I dont think he wants to part with them in case he blows up the motor in his car.
I've been doing some reading in the forum.
Doing a pi swap will add compression like 10:1 from what I read.
If my end goal after I do the gear and the exhaust is to supercharge. Is 10:1 too much compression for a stock lower end supercharged engine?
Will post some pics as soon as I figue out how to do it.
I'm working on my buddy for the heads I dont think he wants to part with them in case he blows up the motor in his car.
I've been doing some reading in the forum.
Doing a pi swap will add compression like 10:1 from what I read.
If my end goal after I do the gear and the exhaust is to supercharge. Is 10:1 too much compression for a stock lower end supercharged engine?
Will post some pics as soon as I figue out how to do it.
08-31-2006, 05:04 PM
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RE: New to mustangs
Yes, it is too much compression for high levels of boost (9psi or over) for long periods of time. If you want your car to run well for a long time you can just get thicker head gaskets that lower the compression ratio back down to a safe level for boost. Stock GT engines/transmissions can handle around 400 rwhp, any more than that and your running the potential of blowing something.