well this is the story of my buddies 02 mustang. he got it 3 years ago as a very slow v6. and has now transformed it into a much different animal. just figured i'd post some pics up of the progress it's gone thru from when he got it to now. I know a lot of people always say they're going to do a v6 to v8 swap, but not many actually do them.
when it was a v6..
at ubly, ran a best of 14.9 at 91mph
a few tasteful appearance mods...
on the dyno it made 161whp
then it all got serious...
with the v8 it made 262whp with full bolt ons and ran a best time of 12.9@107. so he gained 101 hp and dropped 2 seconds and picked up 16 mph. not too shabby for only paying 2500 for everything required. we did the work ourselves.
then added a cowl hood..
and then the 262 hp wasn't enough, so along came a little strim
got it tuned by x&m hotrods, on 17* timing it made 360whp, on 20* it made 421whp.
then he added some hoosiers and it was off to the track
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juXvtPlrNHE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySvm_sIzexQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCpOqESSUBw
best time with the setup as of now is a 1.58 60', 11.6@118.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31sP2f7YEYQ&feature=player_embedded
now it goes under the knife yet again this winter for forged internals, ported heads, blower cams, and if the funds are there a blower upgrade.
all this happened in a timespan of about 4-5 months. in march is when the v8 swap started, then about july it got the strim, and now this winter even bigger.
when it was a v6..
at ubly, ran a best of 14.9 at 91mph
a few tasteful appearance mods...
on the dyno it made 161whp
then it all got serious...
with the v8 it made 262whp with full bolt ons and ran a best time of 12.9@107. so he gained 101 hp and dropped 2 seconds and picked up 16 mph. not too shabby for only paying 2500 for everything required. we did the work ourselves.
then added a cowl hood..
and then the 262 hp wasn't enough, so along came a little strim
got it tuned by x&m hotrods, on 17* timing it made 360whp, on 20* it made 421whp.
then he added some hoosiers and it was off to the track
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juXvtPlrNHE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySvm_sIzexQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCpOqESSUBw
best time with the setup as of now is a 1.58 60', 11.6@118.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31sP2f7YEYQ&feature=player_embedded
now it goes under the knife yet again this winter for forged internals, ported heads, blower cams, and if the funds are there a blower upgrade.
all this happened in a timespan of about 4-5 months. in march is when the v8 swap started, then about july it got the strim, and now this winter even bigger.
I bet its about 75% less at the tires .
