[DeTomaso] Wrecked Ford GTs ( Re: Ford 4.6 modular power in aPantera)

Mike Thomas mbefthomas at comcast.net
Fri Oct 24 19:38:46 EDT 2008


Cried hell, you should have flagged him down to buy the motor!

Mike Thomas
Yellow 74 L 6328
"What's YOUR other car?"

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Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 7:14 AM
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Subject: [DeTomaso] Wrecked Ford GTs ( Re: Ford 4.6 modular power in
aPantera)

Saw a wrecked Ford GT on the back of a flatbed just last week.  I could have
cried.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1971 Mach I Mustang  [ASA JAY]
1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
    
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michael at michaelshortt.com wrote:
> Great advice on the engine selection process.
>
> I'd believe that 30% of the Ford GT have been wrecked, just because 
> some Gomer has 150-200K to spend on the car doesn't make him qualified to
own it.
> There should have been a Skip Barbour or other school program required 
> to buy those cars. One of the best things about Brumos Porsche Audi in 
> Jacksonville, FL is that they have a free track day/driving school for 
> people who buy cars from them, a nice perk to be sure, esp if the 
> dealer has a pedigree like they have and when Hurley Haywood is an
instructor.
>
> Ford missed the boat by not doing that, cash ain't no substitute for
skill.
>
> Michael in Savannah
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 12:04 AM, David Gordon <dgordon100 at cox.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>>  I'd suggest looking carefully at your intended use and budget not 
>> only short term but long term before deciding on a motor.  As one of 
>> the "couple" that Jack referred to, though none are on the road yet 
>> as far as I know, I'd probably say for day in and day out street 
>> driving and occasional banzai runs, the Roush 427 FI motor is a pretty
good choice.
>> It is Windsor based.   The 5.4 modular has a very long stroke and has
>> more torque than a 4.6 but doesn't rev as high.  I'm a tech junkie so 
>> I chose a more technological advanced route plus a supercharged 
>> engine is easier to get serious power from without having to tear it 
>> apart.  With a pulley change the GT motor pumps out ~625 RWHP and if 
>> you go with a larger supercharger ~750 to 850 RWHP all on pump gas 
>> and without having to worry about internal engine part failures.  
>> Turbo chargers are more efficient but make power higher up.  A couple 
>> of people on with Ford GT cars are running a twin turbo with the 
>> supercharger to have the low end grunt of a supercharger with the all 
>> out power of turbochargers.  An estimated 30% of all Ford GT cars 
>> have been wrecked according to one of the moderators on the GT forum.  
>> Increased power may mean increased risk of damage to your car.
>>
>>
>>
>> Last I heard the drive in drive out price of a regular 4.6 or 5.4 
>> modular conversion was about $17K at one of the vendors.  Some money 
>> can probably be saved by using a Ford PCM rather than a Motec.  
>> Several people have done the conversion themselves and saved some money.
>> Richard Barkley has a nice article on what he went through and some 
>> resources he used to keep the cost down
>>
>>
>>
>> Best wishes on your engine choice,
>>
>> David
>>
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