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I have a price of $800 dont know what year yet but it has 127 XXX on it..
Anyways.. Mine will not be sticking out of the hood.. My inlet has been machined and now the upper intake will be simular too a whipple...
Also the intercooler plate has been redesigned too drop everthing lower..
And finally when I get it in I m going to drop the motor mounts a smidge. The car all ready has a aftemarket hood... Thats what I like about this project.. Will be the only one.. lol..
Anyways after some reasearch...
It looks too me like a lightning motor has the same rods as a normal 5.4.. If the rods are the weak point then can't a triton 5.4 make the same HP and Torq to the crank as the lightning with out issues?
Also its geneal rule of thumb that a stock short block 4.6 can make about 400 hp to the crank.. but after 400 it becomes hairy weather the engine will live..
Now this ofcoarse is all dependent on tune, intercooler, suporting mods, shift point and km's..
I ve herd tho that the 5.4 can make more hp but is actually weaker.. but I see some of you running some pretty big numbers out of them..
Now 350 RWHP auto of a F150 would most likly be over 400 in a 5speed standered stang.. soo it almost seems to me like you guys are running more HP then the 4.6 boosted stangs I m use too? And the torq is what I m really likeing.. the extra stroke seems too be making a **** lood more torq on a boosted 5.4 then a boosted 4.6... Soo again I m thinking that although I m hereing the 4.6 is stronger over all maby the 5.4 is actually the strongerengine.. The long rods would have too be stronger too make more TORQ and HP right?
If I make sence lmao..
I have a fully ported blower like no other, the intercooler. q gords ford heat exhanger with the twin fans and I ll be modding my LT's too fit..
Any Idea on how much crank hp I can make with out worry.. I would like at least 450 and 480ish too the crank..
I ll be going with a safe tune ass well, and cog pullies.. I was think 10psi untill the engine is built ove the winter..
thanks Jim
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