Here are a couple of pics my buddy wanted me to post of his new setup. We took the car to the track today to make a few motor passes. The nitrous kits will be put on the car this week and will be making some more passes next weekend .
I don't get this whole lsx in a fox body thing. If I'm not mistaken it would be much less aggrevation to just build a stroker motor from Ford. What are the advantages of putting this motor in. And don't say it's hp b/c you can build a sbf just as cheap or cheaper. Don't seem worth all the work to me.
It does look nice and a good clean install.
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what's it run???motor spec's???
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I don't get this whole lsx in a fox body thing. If I'm not mistaken it would be much less aggrevation to just build a stroker motor from Ford. What are the advantages of putting this motor in. And don't say it's hp b/c you can build a sbf just as cheap or cheaper. Don't seem worth all the work to me.
It does look nice and a good clean install.
Why limit any car to what came in the car... put the best motor for the money or drivability you can in it.
LSX dollar for dollar will DESTROY a pump gas 302-408" ford street motor...
If you add up everything it takes to build a 500-550 hp pump gas motor. You will spend much more building the 408", it will get worse gas mileage and worse driveability. If you knew alot of LSX conversions (ive done 8) you would actually find it is cheaper in the long run (including the savings of a built th350/400 over a C4/C6).....
After you build the 408" ford, just look at all the aftermarket high $ parts you dont have to buy for the ls1 that you need for the ford that you can run stock with an ls1 to make 500-550 flywheel horsepower easily
I love the guys who think its a "difficult" or pointless engine swap. Its just as easy to put an LSX into a Mustang as it is any motor from Ford. They basically bolt right in !!
heres a question:
why not run a carb style throttle body and an air cleaner under there rather than an elbow and forward facing throttle body? under hood clearance? looks like you got enough with that hood.
I love the guys who think its a "difficult" or pointless engine swap. Its just as easy to put an LSX into a Mustang as it is any motor from Ford. They basically bolt right in !!
I've never done one so I don't know how easy it is. That's why I was asking the question. I've seen some and it looked like a lot of work to me. The whole wiring/tuning thing would drive me nuts. I guess I'll look into the swaps more b/f I say anything. It is my opinion and mine only that Ford cars should have ford engines and chevy's should have chevy engines.
I guess it does make some since that putting one of the best motors into one of the best drag chassis ever built. Sorry if my comment offended anyone I was just wondering why he did it.
Like I said earlier it is a nice clean looking swap.
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that looks awsom! how did you route the spark plug wires and coils?
exstanger, i'm not trying to be a smart ass, but removing the ford motor was harder than putting the ls1 in . like brains said ( check his site www.ls1stang.com) its an easy conversion to do, and when done the motor will sit farther back and lower than the ford motor ( i have a gap of a little under an inch between the pass head and the firewall), add to theat the weight savings , i still didn't put mine on a scale but the coilovers i have have been lowered to their last setting and i still have a big gap between the tire and fender.
as for the wiring , it was a peice of cake , just call one of the sponsors and ask for a harness, basically plug and play ( they even come labled as to where every wirre and connector goes).
and you should see first hand how much space the conversion frees up! (do a search and look at the stuff people have been putting) i saw a twin turbo, big single , ati supercharger, and i know some one here fitting a 6-71 blower on his !
thats hot. the cage/tubeframe whatever you call it and the motor, everything is such a georgous install on that car. everything is stainless or painted, really makes it look good.
Couple of test passes from Friday night. Sorry about the quality of the video it was done on a digicam and the track people made my girl move on the first vid.
LSx motors are cheap, and come with good transmissions.
Ford late model motors, are expensive and come with crappy transmissions, or Stupid expensive (2003-4 cobras) and require the use of a hydraboost brake system.
umm, $3000 350 hp LSx motor & T56/4L60 or $5000+ 4.6 4V+ 300 hp 3650 transmission.
And this is not because I am a GM guy, I make a living with Ford vehicles, its purely economics.
Oh, the Fox is good, because the rear ends are good, and the chassis is light.
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Damn that car FLYS! Very impressive for a "test" run without nitrous (that right?) I will say. Just makes my hunger grow for my fox LS1 to get going.
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