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xxxBlakexxx · 04-22-2005, 06:58 AM

Is the car a true clone? Does it have a GT motor or a Cobra motor? If it is a cobra, Ford rated it at 305 hp. If it has a GT motor, the motor had 220 hp. 96-98's were dog years for the GT. In 1999, Ford used a PI Head on the car that added 40 hp. You can do a PI head swap for about $800 (swag), or go all the way and get something like Steen or Foxlake heads and cams and net about 100 hp on that engine. Figure on $2400 for parts for that one, however.

If you shop around, a set of used PI heads can be found for cheap. Need to find a 99+ GT guy who is swapping his out and just wants to dump his for a few bills. Or just buy them from a junkyard. Sure, you take a chance, but money is money. Just need to be careful and smart.

So, if the car has a 96 GT Motor, for about $3,000 in parts, you could add about 125 hp+ and get gears. The car would haul arse, but that is quite a lot of money. Maybe even half what you paid for it.

04-22-2005, 06:58 AM	#5
xxxBlakexxx Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mountaintop, PA Posts: 634	Re: TB spacer and other new guy questions Is the car a true clone? Does it have a GT motor or a Cobra motor? If it is a cobra, Ford rated it at 305 hp. If it has a GT motor, the motor had 220 hp. 96-98's were dog years for the GT. In 1999, Ford used a PI Head on the car that added 40 hp. You can do a PI head swap for about $800 (swag), or go all the way and get something like Steen or Foxlake heads and cams and net about 100 hp on that engine. Figure on $2400 for parts for that one, however. If you shop around, a set of used PI heads can be found for cheap. Need to find a 99+ GT guy who is swapping his out and just wants to dump his for a few bills. Or just buy them from a junkyard. Sure, you take a chance, but money is money. Just need to be careful and smart. So, if the car has a 96 GT Motor, for about $3,000 in parts, you could add about 125 hp+ and get gears. The car would haul arse, but that is quite a lot of money. Maybe even half what you paid for it. __________________ "Children should not get cancer, but they do!" Help a child with cancer at www.homeoftheirown.org My Stang: 2000 Mustang GT Vert - Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter; C&L Plenum; BBK 75 mm TB; Steeda Strut Tower Supports; Black "Deep Dish" Bullet Wheels; FRPP 4.10's; Steeda Subframes; SLP Catback & SLP Catted X-Pipe; SCT 4 Position Chip with 3 custom tunes; Steeda CAI; Venom-1000 Nitrous; Roush Stage 3 Body Kit; Bullet Suspension Package (on the way)