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Message: <blockquote data-quote="98-5.0" data-source="post: 450145" data-attributes="member: 9042"><p>ok im really new to mod motors and i havnt kept up with them.....sry if this is been beat to death but i need some simple ?'s answered and i know some of you can really dig into this....so here it is.....ive done nothin but pushrods windsors from the go but i need to get a daily driver project goin for when i get out of college.....and ive never had a car payment so i dont want one...heres my thoughts...(ive done this swap thing before so..) i want to snatch up a 96-02 v6 mustang with some miles, i can get one for around 2-3500k around here in real good shape and all....i want to then get a 4.6...ill get all the ecu and harnesses i need and the pats will be an issue to discuse later...but i have till this up coming spring to do all this so not to big of rush...i know a buddy of mine i went to tech school with and he ownes a junkyard...and he basically tows for the city and all...hes got some 4.6's (about 4) at his place...he told me 100 bucks any one i wanted....the problem is...they are all around 100k and from lincolns and vics......from what im reading on here so far...this is a dd and i dont need to much power just somthing wiht more than stock....if i want a race car i got my 98 with a 418 in it.....so i want to do a pi head and intake swap and do some nice cams or even custom cams, longtubes, custom cai, maybe pulleys and just some little stuff...i dont know if this will be an automatice with 4:10s or a stick with 4:10s but thats later on....my main ? is....if i do the pi heads, does it matter what shortblock it is....my plans are to rebuild the motor .030 over and have a nice fresh motor..nothing crazy ...no manley h beams....just a nice 300rwhp car to daily drive and have fun with....so what do i need to do....what motor from what car would be what i need or will i be able to fix with the rebuild with pistons.....i might go with forged pistons...just cause i know me and i might sneek a 125 shot on her ......just for fun...fill me in..any info is welcome...keep in mind ...im a pushrod guy so be easy....thank you all so much..</p></blockquote><p></p>