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Apr 22, 2009 | 11:51 AM

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rubberburner

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Bore it... Forged pistons, rods, crank, three valve heads camed, ported, polished, plained, headers, duel exhaust, chip it, punch the cats... So much potential

Apr 22, 2009 | 12:24 PM

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phil6608

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That should get ya 265 to 300RWHP.
with that much power you could probably get away with 3.55 gears and 35s

Phil

Apr 22, 2009 | 07:11 PM

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Superchargers arn't hard to get a hold of for a 4.6 either

I was thinking crank horses anyways. Not rear-wheel.

Apr 24, 2009 | 12:32 PM

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Klitch

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i dunno, 35's with stock gears is rough on the trans.

Apr 30, 2009 | 11:47 AM

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What about a 5 speed out of a 4.2L 97... I'm about to aquire one. Will it work in my truck?

Apr 30, 2009 | 12:13 PM

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different bell housing

Apr 30, 2009 | 12:28 PM

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Not only that, but the 5 speed is a light duty tranny and won't hold up to anything stronger than a stock 4.6. JMC has one behind a modded 5.4 and I believe he's gone through about 5 of them by now?

Apr 30, 2009 | 01:18 PM

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now ur giving his trannies credit... he eats them fast.

Apr 30, 2009 | 02:52 PM

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I have a 4.6L though... I just want this thing running again untill I can get a "tough" tranny. Is there a bell-housing I can get that will work?

Apr 30, 2009 | 03:17 PM

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Automatic to manual conversion is not a trivial project.

Apr 30, 2009 | 04:17 PM

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sure it is.
"thats a manual trans?"
"yes it is"
"Heres my keys, gimme yours."

Apr 30, 2009 | 07:11 PM

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.... I'm a mechanic. I just wanna know if it'll work? Is there anything else I will need to get?

Apr 30, 2009 | 07:55 PM

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Mark Kovalsky

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It won't bolt to the engine. Other than that it will work fine.

Apr 30, 2009 | 10:23 PM

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if u insist on a manual, you need one for the modular 4.6 5.4 bell.

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