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Building a 6 is just so you can say "I built a 6". A guy I work with (for another week) did a mustang V6, he did injectors, fuel pump, a tune and a turbocharger. Had to put the battery in the trunk the turbo sat right where the battery was. Tune took him weeks of sending the file back and forth to someone and he drove it with a laptop connected for a long time. Hardest part was the exhaust, he did it all himself.
When he was done it had a little more power than a stock V8 but was really cool. Passed it off to his son eventually and Sean still has it. It is a different kind of cool I guess.
I had a cousin that was a mechanic at the Ford dealership back in the 70's. He won some contest that Ford sponsored within the dealerships and won a 74 Mustang II Mach 1. The 74 was unique as the 2.8 V-6 was the biggest engine available that year in the Mustang. He pulled the engine and proceeded to rebuild it to it's maximum potential. He also stripped the inside and had some lightweight Recaro seats and removed the spare tire to lighten it up. He ended up with with a low 13 second quarter mile car so he was in the 250-265 hp range instead of the stock 107 HP.
He had a unique Mustang II and he was king of the V-6's for about 10 years. It can be done.
Opera is freaking out again - sorry for the re-edit.
Last edited on Tue Jul 3rd, 2018 11:24 pm by Tsquare
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Tony
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'04 XLT regular cab 3.slo stepside
Semi retirement