87 mustang build
 

Ok well here is my project that i went with instead of a dsm. Its an 87 lx 4 cylinder 5 speed did a 5 lug swap on it but thats as far as i have got so far.

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I should really do something with my fox body. lol. Its an 84 Capri though. 4cyl turbo car. lol.

Your car looks good. A great platform to play with.

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capris are cool i wish mine was a turbo car its just a 88hp 2.3 lol. huge turd and ya i get alot of comments on how it looks its got 48 thousand original miles. my grandma has owned it for 9 years and gave it to me for christmas lol

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Thats really low mileage. I dont even wanna know how many miles mine has on it. lol

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ya lol i would have much rather she give me a gsx or something lol but ill deal with it

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That's badass, what are your plans for a powerplant in that thing?

turbo lsx and T56 get my vote.

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to be completely honest I was thinking turbo sbc with turbo 400 but I got a hired at a pretty good job today and im maybe thinking 2jz 4l80e combo just have to see how this job goes over the next couple weeks

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Ls swap. Sbc's are nice but no comparison with a decent ls

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Did not see that coming.
Looks like a nice clean slate to start with, good luck with the project.

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this is wat will stop the ls swap for me the fact that everyone is running ls engines now U actually see old sbc way less now

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What everyone else is doing shouldn't stop you from following the beaten path. There's reason why they chose the LSx motor over others. Not to mention you'll be able to research what others are doing.

Just my .02. But I seem that small block chev with a holset so I know you personally don't need guidance.

Don't do the 4G63t!

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i was seriously debating doing that 4g63 but i think i decided againt that but the other deciding factor is i have a build 355 with ported heads ha ha that has had a turbo setup on it already so i know the engine can handle it

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Don't do a turbo sbc. Pain in the ass unless you want to spend alot of money on a good fuel injection system. Turbo 5.3 is my vote.

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lol i already got all my sbc stuff figured out why would u have to spend a bunch on fuel injection?ive had the same setup in 3 different vehicles always seems to work pretty good

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D16Z6 with a GT4202.

Good luck with project! Looks like a sweet airbrush painting on the side there. Should turn it into a unicorn.

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lol thats getting takin off cant tell in the pictures but it has got to be the fatest horse in the world lol

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I would leave the sweet decal on and be a sleeper haha.
If you already have a SBC setup go with that! Will still be a fun ride.
Otherwise do the LS setup, just because it's common doesn't mean it's not good.

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i love the mustang lx notch back body's not a fan of the gt/hatch back. car looks super clean good luck!

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to be honest i only like notch backs to lol

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If you have a motor then rock it, but I don't care for the old carb stuff or just the old stuff in general, but you can make great power for cheap with them if you know what you are doing.