hey guys i was thinking of doin some motor work down the line but i wanna learn more about what i should do i wanted to bored it out to 5.0 and but forged piston rods crank and all that stuff and bigger heads and some cams what u think this would run and who should i go to real speed i was thinking, is there anythgin else i need to know thanks
motor ?'s on my s197
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Some of this stuff is hard to decipher.
Power adders are too easy. Does anyone like to think anymore? I say build the motor. Forged goodies in the block. Good heads, thumper cams, C+L intake manifold, bigger injectors, long tubes and a good tune. Keep the compression on the conservative side so if your not happy with the horse power you can then add some giggle gas or supercharger and get even more power and reliability. But if your broke just add the damn supercharger. LOL
What do you plan to do with the power?
If you do any sort of racing, then forging the internals and head work is the way to go. Youll make good power but your capped at 400ish RWHP and its pricey to get ther , Built N/A motors are more reliable. You can always bolt on a power adder at a later time so long as the compression is fairly low. This route requires more planning and details and unless you have the coin to buy an engine to swap you will have considerable down time.
If you just cruise and do mostly street driving, then SC is prolly the way to go, big power and minimal down time. but if you dont have forged internals your block is on running borrowed time.
If you do any sort of racing, then forging the internals and head work is the way to go. Youll make good power but your capped at 400ish RWHP and its pricey to get ther , Built N/A motors are more reliable. You can always bolt on a power adder at a later time so long as the compression is fairly low. This route requires more planning and details and unless you have the coin to buy an engine to swap you will have considerable down time.
If you just cruise and do mostly street driving, then SC is prolly the way to go, big power and minimal down time. but if you dont have forged internals your block is on running borrowed time.
The $$ is what is gonna play a big role here, unless u have the $$ to burn than build a bottem end , but we all know it's gonna cost some big coin to do a complete motor the right way, block, heads, cams, etc..
The easy way to net almost 450-500 rwhp is either put a blower or turbo on & upgrades...It would be cheaper, I think..
But we r all diff & want diff things...My motto is if it aint broke dont fix it...
Power adder time !!!!!
The easy way to net almost 450-500 rwhp is either put a blower or turbo on & upgrades...It would be cheaper, I think..
But we r all diff & want diff things...My motto is if it aint broke dont fix it...
Power adder time !!!!!
you think like me but i was goin to do trick flow heads and no intake manifold cause when i supercharge it wouldnt that be usless
also i have no race plains for the car so its just for me to enjoy i dont race or go to the track i never have done that i dont know if i will, im only 25 but i think im more of an old school motor guy thats why i wanted to do motor work and have say 400 hp all motor ya know then if i wanted more i could do the supercharger
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Another option is to enjoy the car for 3 or 4 years the way it is and then buy a crate engine from ford racing that will fit it. One that is bigger and has more hp.
A minor brake upgrade (roters, pads..) and maybe exhast and your set.
I bet you will spend aout 7k, have a few months of downtime, but you will end up with a non-turbo/sc solution.
A minor brake upgrade (roters, pads..) and maybe exhast and your set.
I bet you will spend aout 7k, have a few months of downtime, but you will end up with a non-turbo/sc solution.
Deekum, Truck Flow doesn't make heads for 3v motors ... in fact nobody does. C&L is rumored to cast a new set of cylinder heads with relocated ports etc... for better flow but for now you're stock with ported stock ones. Right now you don't need to waste money and build the bottom end up especially being if you're not sure if you're going to supercharge it or not and when. At this point Aset of FRPP "Hot Rod" cams and FRPP CNC ported heads and good cold air intake, GT-500 TB and LT headers with a good dyno tune will get you some excellent power.