300HP V-6 Mods
5/4/05, 02:48 PM
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Originally posted by Doug904@May 2, 2005, 6:27 AM
Come on guys, you've forgot the most important reason to mod your V6?? The look on the GT owner's face when you blow by him!!
I'm not a Mustang owner YET but I am a Ranger owner and 4.0 at that. For those of you who don't know me I've personally owned 3 custom Supercharged 4.0 SOHC's. From Paxton SN-93 kits to Eaton M112 kits on 4.0 SOHC's.
My best to date with my SCT tuning is 293rwhp in a 04' Ranger with a completely stock 4.0 SOHC and running 33x10.5's. This is one of my customers and good friends Brian Mckelvey's Ranger. I'm working on 4.0 at the moment with a M112, built 4.0 SOHC, and a good T5 transmission to back it up in a Ranger. I'm looking to push 350rwhp.
Don't start badmouthing the 4.0 out of the gate and saying it's more expensive and engine swaps are cheaper, heck do you know what wiring it takes to do the engine swap? The new Transmission, exhaust, and such?? Might as well add another $2,000-$3,000 in parts on top of that $2,000 V8 and if you have to pay someone to do it then just trade it in.
I've seen 200rwhp plenty of times from these 4.0's with CAI's and exhaust, I've dyno tuned plenty. I'm also working with SuperSixMotorsports.com to help develope new hardcore performance parts for the 4.0 as in cylinder heads and camshafts.
Stick with it!
Later Doug904.
Come on guys, you've forgot the most important reason to mod your V6?? The look on the GT owner's face when you blow by him!!
I'm not a Mustang owner YET but I am a Ranger owner and 4.0 at that. For those of you who don't know me I've personally owned 3 custom Supercharged 4.0 SOHC's. From Paxton SN-93 kits to Eaton M112 kits on 4.0 SOHC's.
My best to date with my SCT tuning is 293rwhp in a 04' Ranger with a completely stock 4.0 SOHC and running 33x10.5's. This is one of my customers and good friends Brian Mckelvey's Ranger. I'm working on 4.0 at the moment with a M112, built 4.0 SOHC, and a good T5 transmission to back it up in a Ranger. I'm looking to push 350rwhp.
Don't start badmouthing the 4.0 out of the gate and saying it's more expensive and engine swaps are cheaper, heck do you know what wiring it takes to do the engine swap? The new Transmission, exhaust, and such?? Might as well add another $2,000-$3,000 in parts on top of that $2,000 V8 and if you have to pay someone to do it then just trade it in.
I've seen 200rwhp plenty of times from these 4.0's with CAI's and exhaust, I've dyno tuned plenty. I'm also working with SuperSixMotorsports.com to help develope new hardcore performance parts for the 4.0 as in cylinder heads and camshafts.
Stick with it!
Later Doug904.
Doug.... dig your passion for the mighty 4.0L! So much untapped potential!
5/4/05, 03:39 PM
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You're losing theoretical top end spend which most of us will never see anyway. Ive hit the govenor on this car several times around 115 and do so in fourth gear at only around 4K rpms. That means we should have the rest of 4th then all of 5th to pull through. So that means the top he should be around what? 200 mph? You wont see that even on the best of days. So IMO who needs it? Changing to a set of 4.10s would still only give you around only 3K rpms in 5th at 80 mph on the highway. I can live with that. It may even help me (personally) keep from speeding so badly on the interstate. Traffic tickets are getting ridiclious in some places, and Id much rather spend my money on my car than give it to the state =)
5/4/05, 05:04 PM
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Originally posted by Achilles@May 4, 2005, 4:42 PM
You're losing theoretical top end spend which most of us will never see anyway. Ive hit the govenor on this car several times around 115 and do so in fourth gear at only around 4K rpms. That means we should have the rest of 4th then all of 5th to pull through. So that means the top he should be around what? 200 mph? You wont see that even on the best of days. So IMO who needs it? Changing to a set of 4.10s would still only give you around only 3K rpms in 5th at 80 mph on the highway. I can live with that. It may even help me (personally) keep from speeding so badly on the interstate. Traffic tickets are getting ridiclious in some places, and Id much rather spend my money on my car than give it to the state =)
Thought a re-tune would take care of that governor.
You're losing theoretical top end spend which most of us will never see anyway. Ive hit the govenor on this car several times around 115 and do so in fourth gear at only around 4K rpms. That means we should have the rest of 4th then all of 5th to pull through. So that means the top he should be around what? 200 mph? You wont see that even on the best of days. So IMO who needs it? Changing to a set of 4.10s would still only give you around only 3K rpms in 5th at 80 mph on the highway. I can live with that. It may even help me (personally) keep from speeding so badly on the interstate. Traffic tickets are getting ridiclious in some places, and Id much rather spend my money on my car than give it to the state =)
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