Built v6 or v8

[cmsismyname]

So I just got my first job and I'm getting pretty tired of my car, so now I wanna either build a fast v6 or buy a gt or a cobra
my parents said they will give me $1k to help me out and I added it up and buying a cobra or building a bad ass v6 would be about
the same price.
What should i do?

 

[MadStang]

V8. You'll have a better platform, better sound, and a lot more fun to drive IMO.

 

[Venomous96Cobra]

I have seen some very respectable v6's out there but just keep in mind if you are going to invest $$$ into a v6 there is a point where you will get bored and then you will want to get a v8! so just avoid wasting 1-2 years and a few grand and just get a v8

 

[ivan12]

I have seen some very respectable v6's out there but just keep in mind if you are going to invest $$$ into a v6 there is a point where you will get bored and then you will want to get a v8! so just avoid wasting 1-2 years and a few grand and just get a v8

Plus 10000000.
My old neighbor bought a V6 a while back and said he would fix it and he was gonna be just as fast as me and with better gas mileage. He accomplished that but his mileage wasn't so great and as soon as I started upgrading stuff on mine he had no chance

 

[Woody6799]

agreed... had a v6 first, it will never be a V8. I would save a few bucks and buy a GT not a cobra and throw the money into some mods... but then again, everyone loves a cobra...

 

[coupe5ohh]

no replacement for displacement!

 

[cmsismyname]

i always wanted to build a bad ass v6 with my old 98 becuase it had sentimental value but I hate my 95 and its either get turned into
something cool or getting sold

 

[MadStang]

i always wanted to build a bad a*s v6 with my old 98 becuase it had sentimental value but I hate my 95 and its either get turned into
something cool or getting sold

Drop a 460 block (or stroke it to 500+ cubes) into the engine bay. They're cheap, they fit, and goddamn do they make immense torque!

 

[Naptown_Stang]

The golden rule:

There is no replacement for displacement.

 

[cmsismyname]

I don't wanna v8 swap it I'd rather just buy something thats already a v8

 

[Naptown_Stang]

Can you go carb'd?

 

[cmsismyname]

Nope i'm in Cali

 

[MadStang]

The golden rule:

There is no replacement for displacement.

See my last post. LOL.

I don't wanna v8 swap it I'd rather just buy something thats already a v8

Keep in mind it's gonna cost more to buy a car than it will to just keep the car you currently have. I wish I woulda v8 swapped my sixxer, only reason I didn't was because the frame was pretty beat up and that was the only reason why I hesitated.

 

[Naptown_Stang]

^ we posted at the exact same time. Great minds think alike :thumbsup:

Although is it getting harder to find BBF parts? All the catalogs i get mostly have just BB chevy SB chevy and SB ford

 

[cmsismyname]

well i can get a cobra for 5.5k and i can sell my car for 2k so thats 3-3.5k out of pocket I will definitely spend more than
3k doing the v8 swap

 

[MadStang]

well i can get a cobra for 5.5k and i can sell my car for 2k so thats 3-3.5k out of pocket I will definitely spend more than
3k doing the v8 swap

Shouldnt cost that much doing a v8 swap with a donor car... Best way to do it!

 

[cmsismyname]

i just don't have room for a donor car and my neighbors are nazis about cars sitting around that aren't getting driven

 

[cmsismyname]

plus if i'm pulling a motor out of anything its getting some kind of work done to it

 

[MadStang]

Find the parts in the JY and just do a massive truckload of buys so you've got everything lol

 

[Naptown_Stang]

well i can get a cobra for 5.5k and i can sell my car for 2k so thats 3-3.5k out of pocket I will definitely spend more than
3k doing the v8 swap

Shouldnt cost that much doing a v8 swap with a donor car... Best way to do it!

3k would be a pretty good build but keep in mind your V6 platform which means brakes, drivetrain etc. That stuff will add up faster than a stripper and a hotel room.

Cobra motors arent cheap to mod either. but you get a better platform than a V6 for sure. Can you do a carburetor?