V6 (1994-2004) Mustangs Technical discussions on the 3.8L and 3.9L V6 torque monsters

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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 10:22 AM
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so do you think i should maybe go for the 79 mustang?
Old Mar 9, 2007 | 11:12 AM
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www.moranav6racing.com

they make cams and headers,pistons for you year V6 and they can supply a set of fully ported heads. they also have 4bbl intakes for your engine.

it would be no problem to get 200-225rwhp out of your engine then throw a 100 shot of nitrous with a plate system under the 4bbl and you have 1 wicked setup
Old Mar 9, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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hey i looked at the car this afternoon and it kick butt, it already has dual exhaust and it almost sounds like a bubble bee lol.. but i may add a 4 barrel for a carb.. i wanna kinda keep it a six in it.. or add a v-8..would a 428 or a 429 in it?? or would it be to much work
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hey i looked at the car this afternoon and it kick butt, it already has dual exhaust and it almost sounds like a bubble bee lol.. but i may add a 4 barrel for a carb.. i wanna kinda keep it a six in it.. or add a v-8..would a 428 or a 429 in it?? or would it be to much work
yeah a bigblock 385 series (370,429,460) will fit as would any FE bigblock (360,390,428) but the V6 can be built to be very powerfull and give good mileage.

the V8's will need alot of work to fit them in there unless you do a smallblock and really not worth it unless you are going to make a track/show car out of it.


call Tom Morana and he will verify what i have said. the 3.8 in your car can give some serious power and be extremely unique as nobody builds those older 3.8's. it would be cool as hell
Old Mar 9, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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ok, i just might even put a small block 302 in it that wold be kinda neat..
Old Mar 10, 2007 | 12:49 AM
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ok, i just might even put a small block 302 in it that wold be kinda neat..
neat?? not really. everybody and their uncle has put a 302 in a stang or bought one factory.

that's about the most unexciting thing you could do. yeah it can make power but why replacewith a perfectly good engine?

like a said that 3.8 can be built to make some serious power and with the addition of Nitrous will really be a monster.

a built 4BBL 3.8 with morana heads/cam/headers + a 100 shot will put you in the 12's in the 1/4 mile and a 14.0 sec car NA with 4.10's and a detroit truetrac in it
Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:25 AM
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do you think it would be worth 800 dollars for buying a 1979 mustang? and theres no rust hardly anywhere..
Old Mar 10, 2007 | 02:27 AM
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Sure. it a great price. $800 starting price.

if you put $2000 into the engine and $600 in the rear you can have a 12 sec machine for $3400

that my friend is a helluva deal to go into the 12's
Old Mar 10, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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yeah this is true but i think i know someone that might take it to drag when i first buy it and see what the time is and after i get done modding it out i'll have them run it again.. and how can i get by with like adding cold intake and stuff like that with the older 3.8's? and do they have head gasket problems like the newer 3.8's?
Old Mar 10, 2007 | 10:07 AM
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89-mid 96s had the headgasket problems

open element would be like a CAI for your car

its gonna be ugly as is stock at the trac[8D]



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