Don't be a hard head dude. I would put a viper engine in it if i would find one cheap enough. Just so happens that I can get an LS motor for $400. All i said was that the LS motor is a good bang for buck and its what I know. That makes me brand loyal? Ok then, guess I am. What are you trying to prove here?
1995 Mustang track car build… UPDATE page 3
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Don't be a hard head dude. I would put a viper engine in it if i would find one cheap enough. Just so happens that I can get an LS motor for $400. All i said was that the LS motor is a good bang for buck and its what I know. That makes me brand loyal? Ok then, guess I am. What are you trying to prove here?
Orange 94
Post Whore
What's your deal?
No idea why you got offended. Don't kill the messenger.
No idea why you got offended. Don't kill the messenger.
Mustanger
Well-Known Member
No JT it doesn't bother me much at all...it IS your build & I will respect the craftsmanship you put into it & the power it puts out. I just like being the underdog & beating the much bigger chevy engines when I am not expected to do so. (If I ever do...hehe) The chevy motors are cheap & easy to make high HP with...the design stayed much the same with tons of interchangeable parts for many generations. Ford did a good job with the 289 & 302 & now the Coyote...The fastest production car bar none is the CobraJet racer...with a proven record...I just LOVE the Esprit de Corps of all Blue Oval beating down Bowties & FRIENDLY rivalry between all camps...makes for fun & lively comparisons.
However when I come across a Mustang with a chevy swap I just feel letdown & I lose interest because it has nothing I want to learn or emulate anymore, I WILL respect the work & the results as I said but it will not light my fire!...sure it may be harder with a Ford engine but entirely doable & the new techniques or parts really hold my attention & I make notes that may be good for me to do also. The new Coyote swaps are popping up everywhere & getting easier & easier, just set a HP goal & voila!...you can do it quickly & easily. I guess it makes me feel better having Brand Loyalty...Fords have treated me very well over the last 52+ years (minus one true lemon '88 F150!)! and the bodies & components held up much better than the chevies I have owned....if just wasn't for those darn powerful chevy engines! LOL...carry on in your own way! You are a TRUE enthusiast & your fellow Bowtie powered friends are legion! On my Bucket list is to beat one chevy 350!
However when I come across a Mustang with a chevy swap I just feel letdown & I lose interest because it has nothing I want to learn or emulate anymore, I WILL respect the work & the results as I said but it will not light my fire!...sure it may be harder with a Ford engine but entirely doable & the new techniques or parts really hold my attention & I make notes that may be good for me to do also. The new Coyote swaps are popping up everywhere & getting easier & easier, just set a HP goal & voila!...you can do it quickly & easily. I guess it makes me feel better having Brand Loyalty...Fords have treated me very well over the last 52+ years (minus one true lemon '88 F150!)! and the bodies & components held up much better than the chevies I have owned....if just wasn't for those darn powerful chevy engines! LOL...carry on in your own way! You are a TRUE enthusiast & your fellow Bowtie powered friends are legion! On my Bucket list is to beat one chevy 350!
I'm not offended? I just think the whole ehhh I have a mustang therefore it can never have anything but a ford engine mentality is pretty lame. You never see people swapping 5.0's into Fbodys or corvettes... wonder why? Either way, I have always been a mustang guy at heart, just a different engine 
Orange 94
Post Whore
I will admit... in the future i want to make a stupidly fast turbo 2v.... just because 2v's get such a bad rap.... My first love was my 2002 Mustang GT i bought when i was 17. It is what first got me into cars, i sold it to a kid who put it into a swamp.. breaks my heart!
the day i got her, aug 9th 2004
MustangChris
Mythic Level
nice man Nice.
Nice.
Mustanger
Well-Known Member
My bud put a 350 into a Vega station wagon & then a Datsun 240Z...first cars to outrun my Yamaha 350! They were fast!
Cpotts13
Well-Known Member
YES! I approve of this big time. Interested to see how this comes out!
I like how it went from a girlfriend cruiser to a ripped apart stang with plans to become a killer!!
Keep up the good work!
I like how it went from a girlfriend cruiser to a ripped apart stang with plans to become a killer!!
Keep up the good work!
boston2k4
Member
Im with Ferocious on this one
its not common and your putting a fun engine in a fun platform good for you man
f*** brand loyalty and what not, at least its not an import engine!
The LS engine responds so well to bolt ons and a tune its ridiculous! at least you got a sexy body to carry around that power
Like my chevy friends always use to say
friend
"you know how to make that mustang fast?"
me
"how?"
friend
"put a chevy engine in it!!"
me
"grumble grumble"
CWO
Active Member
I LOVE it!!!
When guys go out and put a V8 into a import, there is no V8 option there. So if you want a V8, transplanting one is your only option.
It's not brand loyalty, you're basically saying, I can't make power with a Ford V8 so I'm going with another brand. And in the end you won't be able to pay someone to take it. Lost it's identity, not a Mustang or a GM. Just a fail.
It's not that poor Mustang's fault you don't have the skills. It looks like a clean one too.
Anyway, the boosted 2V seems like a sweet plan. Forged PI 2V + cams + some boost = 700HP. Now there's a equation we can all live with!
It's not brand loyalty, you're basically saying, I can't make power with a Ford V8 so I'm going with another brand. And in the end you won't be able to pay someone to take it. Lost it's identity, not a Mustang or a GM. Just a fail.
It's not that poor Mustang's fault you don't have the skills. It looks like a clean one too.
Anyway, the boosted 2V seems like a sweet plan. Forged PI 2V + cams + some boost = 700HP. Now there's a equation we can all live with!
CWO
Active Member
LOL
ignorance.... pure ignorance
ignorance.... pure ignorance
It's not brand loyalty, you're basically saying, I can't make power with a Ford V8 so I'm going with another brand. And in the end you won't be able to pay someone to take it. Lost it's identity, not a Mustang or a GM. Just a fail.
It's not that poor Mustang's fault you don't have the skills. It looks like a clean one too.
Anyway, the boosted 2V seems like a sweet plan. Forged PI 2V + cams + some boost = 700HP. Now there's a equation we can all live with!
Where did i ever say you can't make power with a Ford?
And you're right, i have no skills.
Here is the first time i hacked something together for my GM pos
Here is the current hack job
Im sure this build will be equally shitty.
whiplash473
Post Whore
never been able to ask anyone - what do the bags do on turbos?
whiplash473
Post Whore
ok i figured..just couldn't figure out how they do it without getting too hot..are they made of some fiber on the inside or something?
Not 100% sure the composition, looks to be fiberglass.
Yay! A LS swap! YAYYY!
I'll be doing this swap eventually. I'd like to find a nice stock LS2/T56 to drop in my 95. Lightweight, stock reliability, and still be pretty darn fast. I've considered boost, a 351W swap, and even a 4V swap or Coyote swap but unless a wrecked Cobra or Mach 1 falls in my lap, I'm pretty sure I'm going LS. I'll be watching.
PS- If you don't like the build, then hit the back button. No need to get butthurt because someone else is building a car that isn't yours with their money how they want.
I'll be doing this swap eventually. I'd like to find a nice stock LS2/T56 to drop in my 95. Lightweight, stock reliability, and still be pretty darn fast. I've considered boost, a 351W swap, and even a 4V swap or Coyote swap but unless a wrecked Cobra or Mach 1 falls in my lap, I'm pretty sure I'm going LS. I'll be watching.
PS- If you don't like the build, then hit the back button. No need to get butthurt because someone else is building a car that isn't yours with their money how they want.
