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quadzilla122 I'm not saying that honda's are no good. I'm trying to save you much pain that you will feel when your dream does not happen. I was a motor head I built a few in my day. I did fords for the most part but did make a kick ass olds. What it cost to make a 300hp honda I can make a 600hp ford. That is my only point, the honda has very little potential as it is. Now a fox body mustang V8 the potential is there you just have to tap it. You also can get a ton of parts for mustangs for cheap. camaro's also can have some great potential but they are a tad on the heavy side. I think the only import I would build is the toyota Supra mid 90's. I spent a lot of time around motor heads to the point I got burned out. A crome exhaust tip and a muffler with a nice shifter does not make a fast car I call them guys the fast and Furious. My big point is if you spend money and go this way do it right[8D] you can't get cheap HP from what your doing. I almost forgot one more thing the old taurus sho is a very fast car, I had one and beat a lot of cars. The only down side is parts for the engine is very $$$$.

quadzilla122

Yesterday we took the engine block out for good (we would have taken it out a week ago if it wasnt for a cv joint lug nut that wasnt coming out and we had to buy a torch and leave it heating for an hour for it to get softer and it came out. We found out the engine we are going to buy and it is way less horsepower than 300 but that will change when we get it but it will be between this one: http://www.jdmtigerjapanese.com/prod...roducts_id=188 and this one http://www.jdmtigerjapanese.com/prod...products_id=58. He will probably get the first one because it is like half the price and for that 25hp we can buy a turbo and get about 120hp(we dont really want more than that from the turbo making the engine 280hp). The website from which those two motors are from sells engines with only 0 to 35k miles on them which in my opinon is practically brand new. The shipping to my zip code is $195. This header will probably go on and were not sure what muffler but it will be "cool" http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/88-91...em280198485226


I have pictures of the engine out and will be posting it soon.

quadzilla122

Pictures! My friend was dying to do that lol. All these pictures are from my phone so yea...

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Def. go with the first one...when do yall plan on buying it?

annie_himself

Your going to use headers and a turbo?

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That is a lot of money for a junk yard engine IMO. Why don't you rebuild the old one. send the head out punch out the block new pistons and cams kind of stuff? also ask for the vin off the block and run a carfax report on the car. Don't wunt a hot engine or something that was in a flood. I know the acura engine has a little more punch I was told. Might wunt to look for a doner car, I saw a Honda Prelude for sale for $500. A turbo is great and all but on your car I don't think the computer will let it. you need a mass air flow and a new or reprogramed pcm to take the turbo.

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this is a taurus sho racing a wrx, I had a sho with a chip and a sneaky pete nos sytem I think cost me like 750 for both. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxoZ4...eature=related found this one two http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQunI0q5zLg&NR=1 I was looking for sho's and found one for $500 needs engine work so I'm going to check it out. mybe we could race some day.

quadzilla122

UPDATE 2/25/08!!!
I got my shift linkages , my motor mounts, and my paint kit today. My motor is going to be here on wednesday(yes i have the tracking number).

In your face![>:]

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wtg dude im glad to see it all happening..update with pics when the engine arrives im ancsious to see how this thing turns out!

hands without shadows

Come back to us when you have any real progress. All you have now is a small step towards a finished product or potentially a bunch of wasted money.

Since when is all this stuff your's anyway? I though this was a friend's car?

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i was wondering the same thing?

quadzilla122

[sm=red_smile.gif]OOPS! Working on this car so much starting to think its mine.

annie_himself

Are you buying his stuff?

NitroVenom

Thats one of the cars I'm lookin around for. My dads got one. Same motor as a mustang cobra and it comes stock with 290hp. Real wheel drive plus an air ride suspension. Amazing car if you ask me. You could obtain 300hp by just buying adding a cold air intake. Here's my dad lincoln. 1997 with 41 thousand miles. Just after I washed it(and dryed).

NitroVenom

Or you could just find an old fox body mustang and put the 4.6 liter in it like this guy did.

[link=http://videos.streetfire.net/video/95cd1369-2b8a-4097-9c8d-9a15000cf65e.htm]93 fox[/link]

The Hedgehog

I'd leave the 5.0 in the Fox body for sure [&:]

VIPER458

i dunno man. my friend is building a fox and he is putting a cobra engine in it. but he also is puttin a BIG turbo in it. its goin to be a track only car.

Longhair

VIPER458 From: cape coral, FL, USA - I used to live there in a past life

Anyways, here is my car advice from someone that has been around 60's~70's muscle cars (Mopar's mainly)...

Leave the outside unfinished - bondo, different color fenders, doors, etc. and put all your money into the motor, trans, suppension & a good set of tires.
This will make people think less of the car when they look at it - the fastest cars aren't aways the coolest looking ones, and it will keep the police off of your case since it looks like a $300 beater that is used for a first car.

VIPER458

haha. yeah gotta love the good ole cape and our wonderfully humid climate. but i guess after awile you get used to the heat. its just a bummer it makes our cars less powerful from the humidity. but at least we get higher atmospheric pressure which kinda helps.

NitroVenom

The cobra for the 5.0 mustang? Or the 4.6 liter I was talkin abut?

Any updates on the civic?

VIPER458

hmm actually i totally forgot there were 2 dif cobra engines. i thought it was a 4.6 but it might be a 5.0 i do know its a dohc though. i cant remember. ill try to ask him later.

quadzilla122

The shipment for the motor was "rescheduled" according to ups and sais it will be here on friday.Im not mad because im not going to work on it till the weekend because of projects and stuff.

quadzilla122

OMG! The engine came today and it looks great! I cant wait to install it becuase im going to paint it first than that. I will post pics tommorow because its already to dark. The only thing im kind of disapointed is that the bottom exterior of the engine is dirty. I bought a spray gun today and hoping to paint it it tommorow.

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best of luck, a few FYI things, look over and check all sensors and conectors are the same. The big problem with engine swaps is a mismatch engine to PCM. Take your time and good luck. I have to thank you you got me into my mustang and now I'm looking hard for parts, I just found this http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/pts/566979496.html This should make around 700HP it's like four honda engine's.

quadzilla122

Thanks man, I already checked the timing belt and it looks great,the valves look very good,it even brough a new ECU that i wasnt expecting to get. Do you guys think an MSD ignition would be a good upgrade? or should i leave it stock?