Yeah, I won't be showing up to any street races or drags I'm not into wasting my money and tires to go in a straight line for 15 seconds and watch some taillights. I prefer the autox/technical driving stuff.

Cuz v6.


Your tires should be fine though.

Cuz v6.

By next year I'm hoping it'll be cuz 3.8 sc

No, just no.

No reason not to... Better in a Mustang than the shitty wannabe Tbird it came from.

If you go through the trouble of engine swapping your car and you put a 3.8sc in it... Talk about a poor investment.

It's the most straight across swap for the gains. Change hood, install wiring kit, drop engine. No significant weight gain, improved throttle response, comparable reliability and fuel efficiency.

what's the difference between 4-cylinder and v6?
how come they're not called the same? i.e. v4 or 6-cylinder?

Most 4s are inline engines. Inline engines have one head, one manifold, and a simple cam drive. They have fewer areas for problems to occur and are usually easy to work on. 4 cylinder inlines do have an issue with harmonic vibration that is best corrected with balance shafts. Small 4 cylinder engines produce low torque and usually have to be rev'ed a little higher for power. Modern 4 cylinder engines are much better that the junk from the 70's.

V6's have 2 banks of cylinders in a v shape . There are more parts and depending on the car it can be more difficult to access parts during repairs. V6's produce more power at low RPMs and are smoother than 4 cylinder engines. The V angle is typically 60 or 90 degrees. A 60 degree engine may also have balance shafts to reduce vibration. 90 degree engines are likely V8 designs with 2 cylinders eliminated.

This post was edited by Sopranos on Aug 16 2013 12:44pm