gt 40

[dave1989]

ive been hearing that gt 40 motors come in exploers and moutaineers what years did they come in and were there any other vehicles the came in

 

[5.0kid]

1996 and early 1997 explorers and mountaineers had them, after that they had the gt40p heads. They were also in lightning trucks and of course cobra mustangs.

 

[dave1989]

what does the p stand for

 

[jthorn9]

Depends on exactly what GT-40 motors you're talking about as there are several varriants of the motor.

The most well known is the SVT GT-40 motor used in 93-95 Mustang Cobras. They used a GT-40 upper/lower intake, iron GT-40 heads, 1.7 Crane roller rockers with a slightly modified cam over stock GTs. The motor was rated at 240 bhp.

The 96/07 Explorer used a planner/slightly more restrictive upper/lower GT-40 intake setup, and GT-40 iron heads rated at 210 bhp. As stated, after that they used the better flowing GT-40P heads rated at 215 bhp.

The least known motor was the SVO GT-40 option made available in 94/95 for approx $2500 over the MSRP of a regular GT. The SVO GT-40 used a tubular GT-40 upper/lower (pretty much same as a Cobra but without the Cobra plaque), GT-40 X303 aluminum heads, not sure on the cam used though, and 1.7 roller rockers. The motor was rated at 290 bhp, and for an additional $2000 SVO and Ford would add in a Powerdyne supercharger rated at 6 psi, a 9psi option was also available for a few more dollars.

 

[dave1989]

i was really just wondering if the exploer motor was better for a 94 -95 gt replacement

 

[dave1989]

ive never seen a 94-95 with a supercharger from the factory

 

[jthorn9]

Believe me there were availible, and every now and then you'll see an SVO Powerdyne pop up for sale on ebay or corral. Only problem is, Powerdyne is a cheap S/C and has been know to have issues. But yea, they were availible, just very, very, very rare. I've only been able to find a handful of images of the SVO GT-40, but there were a few people that ordered them, and most people don't know about them. Only way I found out about them is when I purchased a book published in part by Ford, about Mustangs.

 

[teestang66]

Watch out for what headers you plan to run. Some gt 40 heads, I think the GTp ones have a different plug angle
than the cobra gt 40 heads had.

 

[LAFENATU]

The least known motor was the SVO GT-40 option made available in 94/95 for approx $2500 over the MSRP of a regular GT. The SVO GT-40 used a tubular GT-40 upper/lower (pretty much same as a Cobra but without the Cobra plaque), GT-40 X303 aluminum heads, not sure on the cam used though, and 1.7 roller rockers. The motor was rated at 290 bhp, and for an additional $2000 SVO and Ford would add in a Powerdyne supercharger rated at 6 psi, a 9psi option was also available for a few more dollars.

wut?

 

[jthorn9]

This article makes several references to the SVO parts available back then.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://image.mustangandfords.com/f/tipstricks/8703524%2Bw200/p84317_image_large.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mustangandfords.com/tipstricks/29438_eec_iv_efi_tips_and_tricks/index.html&usg=__le7hMHjF86OIbn4T6-q_cN2WA84=&h=147&w=200&sz=6&hl=en&start=397&um=1&tbnid=DJ6Bp4HbafNkEM:&tbnh=76&tbnw=104&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsvo%2Bgt40%2Bintake%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D396%26um%3D1


Here's an article that describes the SVO GT-40 performance package.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1994-1995-1996-1997-1998-ford-mustang7.htm

 

[jthorn9]

A better write up with lots of 94/98 info:
http://fordofwestmemphis.blogspot.com/2009/01/1994-1995-1996-1997-1998-ford-mustang.html

Still trying to find the pics, found them somewhere. I have an SVO GT-40 upper/lower, however on my upper I put a 93 style Cobra plaque on it, so you can no longer see the SVO Ford Motorsports emblem on it.

 

[F1atlander]

what does the p stand for

Pain in the arse with headers!!!

 

[birel21y]

what does the p stand for

Pain in the arse with headers!!!

Damn right. I just finished my little run around with my p heads and headers. Pain in the A$$.

 

[slo1]

I just Finished mine with p heads and had to do some trouble shooting with the egr. The stock header
will work on the passenger side and so will a summit shorty. Mine came with gt40p fms shortys so I ended up using them I dont know about the drivers side though.

 

[sn95gtvert]

powerdyne feed 306...

it was a silent drive and the internal belt broke twice...
$600 service bill the first time around..