There is nothing wrong with trying something different...but if you intention is to just beat SRT-10's, then a Lightning would have been an easier way and a proven method to get to that point. I had $700 in my Lightning and ran a 12.5@110 mph on stock tires & on 93 octane.

Good luck.

 

If it was supposed to take that abuse how come so many people were blowing head gaskets after 20k miles? The motor got some upgrades but it still wasnt affordable. Payments on an 03 when I went to see about getting one were going to be almost 700$ a month! That is NOT affordable.

 

how did a thread in the LT1 tech section get to this?



time for me to chime in.

Ford = gay!

 

700$ a month? Sounds liike a credit issue to me. And to some of us thats an affordable number.
If you blow a head gasket your cranking out some seriouly crazy numbers. You can safely make 450RWHP on a Cobra without any problems. Wether someone Turns the boost dial up to 28Ppounds is another story.

 

700 was on a 4 year purchase..... I just cant see stretching for 5-6 years on a auto loan. Interest gets high quick. My 20k mile blown head gasket comment was about CANTONRACER's 650rwhp comment. I've seen 500rwhp with the lightning pulley and that Cobra blew up on the DYNO!

 

Actually there have been a few recalls on the cobra's for blown headgaskets. The 5.4 iron block is a great strong block like the 5.0 was in its day. The 4.6liter sucks *** that is one of the worst designed engines along with the ford 3.8liter I can spank their asses all day long (5.0 too lol). I have never raced a 5.4 block but It is really the only thing designed by ford that I give a little respect to. The reason that the 5.4 can take the abuse is it is a coated iron block (not aluminum like the ls1 is just not designed for it) however, in typical ford fashion they did not exactly do the greatest job putting it all together and most are having problems with blown headgaskets that are still under warrenty and unmodded. There are also problems with engine lubrication as well I forget the specifics.

I love my LT1 but I do give credit to ford for the supercharged cobra. They look decent and have gobs of power and I might say that I would consider buying one over an ls1 . Those new mustangs tho look like **** and are slow as a dog. I laugh every time I see one. That's heritage that is being insulted.

 

Thank you for giving credit where its due.
The new mustang is not slow. I had a stock M5 outrun my LT1 at the track. Owned bye a friend of mine. Wasnt a devastating whoppin but he still won none the less.
ANd ofr picking one over an LS1...lol...to each his own. But I had my choice of cars and you see what I drive.

 

Motor was build for FI... sorta like people building LT/LS motors for FI... same garbage.

The LS1 makes more power for several reason... intake/heads mainly. They are 15 degree heads. LT1 are 24 degree heads. I'm pretty sure anyway. LS1 intakes are better as well.

Hemi's have much higher compression then LT1s... I think they do anyway. haha I am sure their heads flow better as well. Just think of it this way.

They are pretty much modded a tiny bit from a stock LT1. haha They come from factory a little modded.

 

I'm sorry but i must speak the truth. I think of trucks being for work, hauling stuff, going off roading, being tuff. I tell you what take your truck around the track or a road coarse and watch that sucker roll. The camaro and firebird are for speed and crusin. You dont buy a truck to go around a race coarse you buy it for work so keep it there. Then when it is the weekend take your SPORTSCAR and take it to the strip or road track.
Ford= ha ha ha ha ha you might have now what we have had years ago

 

I tried explainig a similar principle to the civic, accord, sentra etc. owners at the track. Their cars were made to get groceries and haul infants not to fly down the track. It also irritates me that the car magazines rag on the fbods for having small back seats. They were not made to have parents mashing the pedal, burning rubber, and screaming around corners in the parking lot with their babies in the car and food flying out the window.

 

You ever been in a Lightning?

 

Actually a Lightning can tear up the road course pretty damn well.

 

Damn, all the guy asked was why do Hemis make more power than LT1s.
The answer is because they move more air. The Hemi head allows for larger valves and it has very straight intake ports that flow well.
And btw the Hemi is not a wedge although it is not a true hemispherical head either because it has a modified combusion chamber shape to increase compression. But its close enough to be called a Hemi which has a lot of value in marketing.

 

I guess your Z is slow then too.. a new Stang would likely waste your Z at the track.

 

Just so you know thats a cool site. lots of stuff you can learn on there. except why women do the things they do. if someone could figure that out though i would nominate them as the smartest person ever.