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Uuuum, no you are wrong again. You do realize that I own my own performance shop that specializes in high performance Fords (primarily Mustangs, F-150's and Explorers) so there is a chance I know what I am saying.
Like I said before, the 4.6 Explorers have an aluminum block and the 4.6 Mustang GT's have the iron block. More specifically the 4.6 V8 Explorers have the WAP aluminum block. ALL 1996-2004 Mustang GT's (SOHC) have the iron block. The 1996-1998 Cobra's (DOHC) did have the Teksid (stronger than WAP casting) aluminum block and the 03-04 Mach 1's (DOHC) had the WAP alum block but that was it for aluminum blocks in the Mustangs.
hahahah i guess i just suck then... i must have been confused thinking that because the higher grade mustangs have aluminum that the others do too... and do u kno the reason behind the regular mustang gts having an iron block? cuz i kno the iron material adds alot more weight than an aluminum one
hahahah i guess i just suck then... i must have been confused thinking that because the higher grade mustangs have aluminum that the others do too... and do u kno the reason behind the regular mustang gts having an iron block? cuz i kno the iron material adds alot more weight than an aluminum one
Cost would be the reason why in the GT's. Cast aluminum gets expensive quick and Ford wanted to keep prices low on their entry level musclecar. With the Cobra's they went more balls out because the typical person buying the Cobra isn't a beginner enthusiast and is usually prepared to spend much more money for an overall better ride.
When we do sell our stocker Explorer aluminum 4.6 shortblocks the Mustanger's usually snap em right up. When I pulled my stocker engine, tore it down and swapped the heads and front accessories to the built iron shortblock I ended up selling my stocker aluminum shortblock to a Mustang roadracer real quick. In road racing keeping weight out of the nose of the vehicle will allow it to turn much better and give it an overall better balance due to the 75 lb weight savings. I opted to go with an iron block built bottom end in my Explorer so that way if I ever decided to turbo it and shoot for 1,000 hp then I would have a block that would hold. The aluminum blocks will hold allot too, but just not as much as the iron blocks will.
Cost would be the reason why in the GT's. Cast aluminum gets expensive quick and Ford wanted to keep prices low on their entry level musclecar. With the Cobra's they went more balls out because the typical person buying the Cobra isn't a beginner enthusiast and is usually prepared to spend much more money for an overall better ride.
When we do sell our stocker Explorer aluminum 4.6 shortblocks the Mustanger's usually snap em right up. When I pulled my stocker engine, tore it down and swapped the heads and front accessories to the built iron shortblock I ended up selling my stocker aluminum shortblock to a Mustang roadracer real quick. In road racing keeping weight out of the nose of the vehicle will allow it to turn much better and give it an overall better balance due to the 75 lb weight savings. I opted to go with an iron block built bottom end in my Explorer so that way if I ever decided to turbo it and shoot for 1,000 hp then I would have a block that would hold. The aluminum blocks will hold allot too, but just not as much as the iron blocks will.
i figured it had to do with cost and durability... and yea i figured iron blocks held up better than aluminum because they are so much more dense.. thanx for the info
I've measured and eyeballed what it would take to put a low-mounted turbo in the X and it seems like theres lots of space to play with.
I'm just wondering what a good head unit would be as the limited reading on turbos I've done has been around sizing it for cars rather than a fairly heavy SUV.
The thing that is keeping me from doing this is the fact that it's my daily driver. With something like the Allen blower kit, it'll go on in a day, pop in a canned tune to get it running and go. With the turbo, it's measuring, cutting, test fitting, chasing leaks, etc. I don't have that kind of time these days.
well i guess another thing im wrong about... i thought he had ordered it as a 302ci cuz i remember seeing that thread but i guess u proved me wrong again.. nonetheless... great sound
well i guess another thing im wrong about... i thought he had ordered it as a 302ci cuz i remember seeing that thread but i guess u proved me wrong again.. nonetheless... great sound
