ok, i have not purchased a car yet so i was wondering before i do; which would be the most cost effective car to buy (4.6 or 5.0) based on my goal of very close to 300rwhp. i have looked around and have found people saying that the 5.0 is cheaper to mod but i was wondering to what extent of mods were they talking about? like is it cheaper if you have very high horsepower goals or is it cheaper all around? i just want to make sure i make a smart decision when buying a car base on future plans for it. thanks in advance everyone
You can hit 300 rwhp N/A with the 4.6L powerplant but,it will cost you more money to get there than a 5.0L. You will need port and polished PI cylinder heads,every bolton possible,nothing less than stage 2 cams,Longtubes will be a must,and a good dyno tune. Both the 5.0L and 4.6L have a good aftermarket. Having had both in my experience the 4.6L is more reliable and dependable plus it gets good MPG too. If I did it all over again I would have got a 99+ 4.6L and been happy with it. Buy 99+ GT you will love it and have a newer car too.
My 96 GT was a lemon sad but true and had alot of problems with it so I fixed it and sold it because it is not worth investing money into a car that will do nothing but dollar you too death. I decided to get a Subaru STI because I wanted a car that got better MPG and was alot more dependable and reliable but, still has power.
Yeah thats pretty impressive. I don't like that style of a car but I have to admit having 716 horsepower would be freaking cool. Thanks for not going ricer on it also. We have enough of that.
I think thats probably a little out of this price range. If hes debating on weather or not to go all the way back to a 5.0. I'm not calling you poor dude just putting out an educated guess.
Of course the decision is always up to you but if you want to get to 300rwhp the cheapest way possible, go with the 5.0.
i would get whatever car u can find in a better deal. if u know how to wrench the 5.0 is a better advantage cause an H/C/I will get u close to 300rwhp. while the 4.6 with its SOHC is a little harder to wrench on. if ur going to pay someone to do the work, either one is fine. u have to do H/C/I on both.
"I think thats probably a little out of this price range. If hes debating on weather or not to go all the way back to a 5.0. I'm not calling you poor dude just putting out an educated guess." its cool bro i'm pretty much poor: i'm a junior in highschool lol but thanks for all the help guys youve helped me feel more confident when i do buy a car which will hopefully be soon
if you cant go :khobra: then go 5.0. the parts for them are really cheap HOWEVER!!! the sn-95 5.0 parts are sometimes kinda hard to come by. SOMETIMES
Penny you cant say money was an issue in you choosing your STI, you spent $35,000 on the kit not to mention the dyno tune time that would be required to get it running properly, I would guess you have close to $70,000 in that car. For that Price you could have owned a way nicer cobra, or new gt500 and modded either one and still had money to spare.
