Its billed as a good choice for daily drivers or mild mannered street rods. Building up the 351 will likely be somewhat lower cost. Given the mild state of tune, torque production from the 408 stroker exceeded 500 lbft. Im replacing the front sway bar, and also want to replace the sway bar bushing brackets. Im getting ready to pick up a new used foxbody with a pretty much stock 5. On 3 performance 78mm turbocharger 7875 on3performance. Or leave mufflers out if you dont like your neighbors. Ford really did good with their 302 engine, and the aftermarket has taken it to new extremes. I mean yea if you baby it, shifting at 2k2500, doing 6570 max on freeway, you can get high 20s maybe 30s if your lucky, but if you like mustangs for the fact its a mustang, as soon as you dump your foot, your gas mileage is out the door. We have ran our turbochargers on anything from a daily driver to just the weekend cruiser. Who makes a good foxbody 351w turbo kit turbo tech questions. From daily driver to race car, dylan neuenschwanders indy pace. I will be building a na 351w stroker and have difficulty in getting information on a 408 vs. Choosing new rearend gears is as easy as 1, 2, 3, 4 street.
Apr 08, 2017 this is a great example as to what it takes to build a solid 9 second car that can be truly driven daily. And if youre stroking a 351w or 351c to 408 or 427ci, youre getting. Im currently looking into having the 351w cleaned then bored and buy a stroker kit to 408 c. Mustang automatic vs manual transmissions cj pony parts. If you have a picture of your car and have used fox lake products on your car please.
This 1992 ford mustang gt hatchback is a custom highperformance fox body featuring a chp 408ci pushrod engine fed by a 150shot of nitrous 5. The 331 i have now has a e303 cam, and i know its not the. Proven horsepower engine combinations car craft magazine. The short block was purchased from ad performance mustang specialty engines, the rest was assembled by an employee of a local speed shop on his free time. The best ive gotten so far with the 86 gt vert with stock 3.
Advantages of a stroker for daily driver for a bodies. May 03, 2007 the 408 will fit in your fox body or cobra kit car with a cowl hood, and there are offtheshelf headers for 6466 mustangs. Mar 26, 2010 im looking for a 450 500hp daily driver vehicle. Back on the postsmog front, bbk makes a nice ceramiccoated set of. I currently have a mazda 3 hatch and my car before that was an 07 full bolt on gt. I would like suggestions on a hydraulic flat tappet camshaft for a 4v 408c build that will primarily be a daily driver. Used to get about 19 mpg highway mileage corrected in my 89 notch with 4. Can be installed into the fox body mustang with modifications to exhaust, mounts, k member etc. The 408, with its longer stroke, will make a lot more lowend torque, as well as good top end horsepower, and still be a good mannered daily driver. Built for trip boughtnight, the block started as a stock block that we hard block filled above the freeze plugs then fit with a set of billet 2 bolt main caps. Given the mild state of tune, torque production from the.
The shortblock is also available in diy unassembled form. Jul 24, 20 if its a daily driver, chances are youll want to keep your gear ratio at 3. If your daily drive to work is 90% highway, then it really doesnt matter what transmission you choose since youll be in 5th or 6th gear most of the time anyways. Foxbody mustangs are a super popular platform to modify. Personally i prefer the higher torque of a stroker in a daily driver combined with taller gears 3. For the 351 to make the same top end power will require more cam and higher compression and wont be as easy to drive on the street. The rule of thumb is that the higher the compression ratio, the less total timing it can handle before detonation, and also the higher octane rating it needs to control detonation. Sn95 sn95 351w swap to 408 stroker mustang forums at. The suspension on this fox body received the usual assortment of qa1.
On the noncatalytic convertor front, things are easier. The 408 427 dart shortblock can be tailored to fit your needs. Piston speed and side wall loading is higher on a stroker so naturally its not going to last as long as a short stroke engine but if you run taller gears the lower rpms down the hwy. This will be a daily driver that needs to be dependable, i am so tired of working on my truck and not being able to enjoy it.
However even a stock or mild daily driver motor can be made to accelerate faster with a five minute timing curve adjustment. Fox body daily drivers advice mustang forums at stangnet. The 408427 dart shortblock can be tailored to fit your needs. I think it would make a good daily driver, but would be much more comfortable if you get one that is restified, not restored. Still is a project car that will eventually will be my daily driver. Choosing new rearend gears is as easy as 1, 2, 3, 4. Which heads and cam should i get for this fuel injected 87 with a 5 speed and 3. Goals at least 500 rwhp 500 tq that is reliable and can be beaten on with out concerns of blowing anything up. I had though about taking my 302 block 289 internals and turning into a 331 as a daily driver couple times a week to work timeshared with my harley on beautiful days butfor about the same cost i could build a 408w.
Apr 25, 2017 fully built 408 sbf idle foxbody mustang. It made 843 hp and 740 lbft of torque on 15lbs of boost with our unique centrifugal supercharger kit. All daily drivers with mild cams and ac except the vert. I figure a totally mild 408 would be the better way to go same hp and tq than a mild 331 build. I want to take a rebuilt stock short block and add aftermarket heads and cam and get 450 500 hp out of it. This foxbody is rocking a 427 stroker and huge turbo. Fortunately, or unfortunately, scotts business was. The foxbody ford mustang is one of the most enduring muscle car. Just some in car footage and fooling around with the 408. The engine and transmission was pulled, and scott planned on installing a 408ci windsor.
Thinking of selling the mazda and getting into another. Our pimpxs is ms3 based and is designed to solve these problems youve seen elsewhere. In stock form, theyre known for their boat like handling and tail happy rear end. Advantages of a stroker for daily driver for a bodies only. Its in a 68 barracuda and the car has been my daily driver from april to november since 2000 and has had the 360 in it since 2005 23k miles so far.
By that i mean it has been modified with a better brakes, engine like a late model fuel injected 5. Detomaso pantera 408 stroker windsor 180 headers 1400. To start posting in our forums, and comment on articles and blogs please. Either a 347 or 408 or any other suggestions this car will be driven on the street 80 percent and the strip 20 percent. I mean when it comes down to it, your not getting a mustang for the mpg. Feb 19, 2017 our pimpxs is ms3 based and is designed to solve these problems youve seen elsewhere. This windor based enginewill replace a 302 engine for a fox body mustang with proper exhaust headers and. How to unleash hidden horsepower get stroker power mustang. If its a daily driver, chances are youll want to keep your gear ratio at 3. Scat crank and rods, probe wrist pins and pistons, hastings rings, clevite bearings. Foxbody mustang engine builds and swaps essential information.
The internets largest ford mustang forum for all generations of ford mustangs, from classic mustangs to late model mustangs. Ive managed to put on about 2,000 miles in about two months. The fox engine mounts are the same for the 351 and the 302, youll. I want to build a foxbody mustang that i can just drive on the weekends, cruises, events. May 08, 2012 this will be a daily driver that needs to be dependable, i am so tired of working on my truck and not being able to enjoy it. Doesnt everyone need a fox lake 408 stroker, with a vortech ttrim, fox. If you goto the track or use sticky tires of any sort id be concerned about anything. When setup properly they are very reliable and make exceptional power.
Pony down wouldnt return my calls even after a month of them having my money. It uses the factory harness, simplifies information so you dont get bogged down by 300 pages of univeral ms3 documentation we only give you the info that goes with your specific ecuengine, and we offer the best megasquirt support available via this forum. Limited mild improvements over factory more performance weekend warrior restomod, doing a full restoration. Mustang coyote swap available with front drive accessory kit alternator, power steering or ac where applicable. This makes a caststeel crankshaft suitable for daily driving, weekend. However, if you sit in stop and go or city traffic, then you may want to reconsider before youre getting a twiceaday left leg workout.
How many of you use your mustang as a daily driver. Anyway, im buliding the motor around these heads in some. Has every suspension upgrade and motor bolt on you would ever needwant to add, asking less than half of what she has into her. This is a great example as to what it takes to build a solid 9 second car that can be truly driven daily. For street and strip applications, a popular choice ranges between 3. The 408 will fit in your foxbody or cobra kit car with a cowl hood, and there are offtheshelf headers for 6466 mustangs. I do have a motorcycle, but for reasons shes not workable for commuting, so the mustang gets the miles. This car will be 90% street, but if a transbrake will help me hook a lot better, then im all for it. The 408 would be nice but i dont know if the fun factor would go up enough to warrant the hit in gas mileage. Covering everything from stock turbocharger cars, seriously fast drag racers, boats, motorcycles, and daily driver modified turbo cars and trucks. Im eyeballing a pa performance c4 from jegs, and im thinking about doing the swap, but have questions should i spend the extra money for the version with the transbrake or just get one with a reverse valve body.