2000GT4.6

There is a 1996/98 V6 down the street that I may have a chance to buy. The car has been sitting for a while and I think he would be willing to sell it. The car has a PS1c intercooled setup on it. I think I can probably get it cheap (if at all) because it has 2 blown head gaskets and other possible problems.

What kind of potential would this car have? I was thinking I could probably find a cheap junkyard 99-04 V6 engine/computer and swap it in pretty easy? What kind of horsepower could a PS1C make on a stock 99-04 V6? Which transmission came in this car (stick) the T 5 or T45?

If I coudl get it cheap, my plan would be to swap in a stouter rearend (8.8 w/ 31 splines and 4.10s) and then basically gut the car. Try to take all the weight possible out of it, get some better wheels/tires and use it for dragracing/roadcourse stuff.

When gutted (interior, rear seats, racing bucket drivers side only, no airbags etc) what would a 96-98 V6 weigh approximatly? Am I wrong in assuming that I could swap in a few better suspension parts and have a pretty good corner carver for the autocross track?

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Xemeth

It would be an excellent corner carver. Better than the GT, actually, due to the weight distribution and the 3.8 being lighter in front than the 4.6

The potential of the 3.8 is pretty good, but the 94-98 sixers are slow as balls. If you swap in a split port (99-04) and tune a procharger to 11 psi you'll be around 280-300rwhp, depending on the supporting mods.

And it's the T5 tranny.

Not sure about the weight with it gutted, though.

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flash20

Do it! U could just replace the headgaskets and to the supercoupe swap and be in the low 13's that's what I would do

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bump

Any ideas on the weights? I would hope that with a gutted interior and some slicks 12s would not be a problem?

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Xemeth

Ha ha! Yeah, right. Unless you do some other heavy mods, even the 99-04 sixers are only like 15 second cars.

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Durr727

Yeah, stock with a good driver.
With a blower, gears suspension etc.., gutted interior, and good tune, and slicks it may dip into the high to mid 12's.

With everything gutted you will probably be around ~3100lbs with a 200lb driver.

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joeoo99

I keep hearing on here the 97 3.8 is slow. Mine will keep up with a 2000 4.6. I don't get you guys talking about this at all. I drive Mustangs from 1991 to 2006 and don't see the big horsepower difference that everyone talks about on here.

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nanaki

ummm.. any car can be made to keep up with other cars. i'm assuming yours is quite modded. they're talking about stock sn95 stangs. if you don't think 150HP is any different than a 260HP 2000 GT, then you should run along.

and if you can just keep up with a 2000 GT, don't run into any modded ones.

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2000GT4.6

Surely your not saying your 97 with the 3.8 is stock and keeping up with a stock 2000 4.6L? If so, you ran in to a HORRID driver. Your talking abouta 16 second car vs a 14 second car.

So far as power differences, there is simply no comparasion on the V8 side. A 06 would just butt rape a 91. Hell, every set was significantly faster than the next.

Back on topic though. How would the car handle? 3100 pounds with a 200 pound driver, so 2900 pounds empty? That sounds pretty good, about what 600 or so pounds lighter than my GT.

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98Ga

they weigh 4,2** lbs when they come from the factory

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