Because racecar.

"roflcopter" (roflroflroflcopter)
02/23/2014 at 17:03 • Filed to: None

Welcome to LeMons, the only place this kind of talk is acceptable.

DISCUSSION (20)

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > roflcopter
02/23/2014 at 17:14

Whatcha racing?

roflcopter > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
02/23/2014 at 17:20

It's a '93 Mustang, with the 4cyl in it currently.

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > roflcopter
02/23/2014 at 17:38

oof. yeah that's a little brutal. A crappy six would be an upgrade as long as it doesn't blow up mid race. What events are you going to?

roflcopter > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
02/23/2014 at 17:41

The motor that 'needs a rebuild' in question is a 302, which is why the 6 cylinders with compression joke happened. And we've done two events with it so far, Eagles Canyon last year, and Barber this year. Looking to hopefully do Sebring in July then either MSR Houston or CMP towards the end of the year.

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > roflcopter
02/23/2014 at 17:43

Nice. Hopefully I'll be at MSR this year. 302 ftw.

roflcopter > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
02/23/2014 at 17:47

But just how much of a rebuild does it need? hahah

The engine is actually currently in an FC rx7, but I want the chassis, so we could buy it, pull the 302 and T5 to go in the Mustang, then I 'buy' the leftover shell for most of the asking price to it'll still be all Lemons legal and crap.

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > roflcopter
02/23/2014 at 17:48

Nice. Can't you normally pull cheap 302s from Ford Explorers too?

roflcopter > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
02/23/2014 at 17:53

Ehhh, probably. We actually have stupid(read:awesome) plans for the 2.3 in it, one day. It'll be much more a show than a 302 could ever be, one of those ideas that will either work flawlessly and we'll be fast, or it'll blow up in our faces and it'll go down in what-not-to-do Lemons history.

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > roflcopter
02/23/2014 at 17:55

Turbo? Individual Throttle bodies?

f86sabre > roflcopter
02/23/2014 at 18:26

I think I've had that conversation. We upgraded from a 1.9L Escort engine to a 2.0 put of a 97 and thought we were the shit.

roflcopter > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
02/23/2014 at 18:30

Plus some...

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > roflcopter
02/23/2014 at 18:36

put a crown vic motor in your 4 cyl stang

roflcopter > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
02/23/2014 at 18:39

/facepalm

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > roflcopter
02/23/2014 at 18:40

why facepalm

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > roflcopter
02/23/2014 at 19:42

Now I'm curious

roflcopter > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
02/23/2014 at 20:09

Haha we'll see what all actually gets done, but it really shouldn't be TOO terribly difficult. Just gotta get a few other projects wrapped up so we can get started.

roflcopter > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
02/23/2014 at 20:09

For the money/effort there are so many other swaps we could do.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > roflcopter
02/23/2014 at 20:39

Jaguar xj12 I see what you mean but cop motors are reliable and you want that for lemons

roflcopter > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
02/23/2014 at 21:22

But that's... boring.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > roflcopter
02/23/2014 at 21:32

I suppose