Four-bangers?

[turbo2256b]

I have 1 aluminum block 225 cu in 4 banger with a 460 ford head on it mated to a 700R

[1990LTD]

More peak power and maybe peak torque but what about the torque curve? the torque curve on our engines, stock, is stupid low. like almost diesel low.


If I did a non Ford engine swap in one of these it would be a blown 3800. Tons of aftermarket and it's a fantastic motor.

[1990LTD]

The trick would be finding a modern 4cyl that didn't take some massive amount of computer wizardry to integrate AND was rwd (ie. had the engine mounted lengthwise and a tranny behind it).

jam a 3.5 vortec in there. it's not a 4 but they're all in a row and pointing in the right direction.

[oldschool84]

go join a ricer forum dingdong.

[t65neon5]

go join a ricer forum dingdong.

REALLY????? I haven't read anything in this thread that even relates to being a "ricer".........

[1987cp]

REALLY????? I haven't read anything in this thread that even relates to being a "ricer".........

Even the reference to owning a four-cylinder, wrong-wheel-drive vehicle built in Hiroshima? It's really a family car (compact wagon that seats six), but it meets some folks' definition of rice.

go join a ricer forum dingdong.

I did that as soon as I bought my ricer, actually! They're very sophisticated about things like brand-name technical jargon for $600 roof rack systems - I can hardly understand a word in those threads.

[packman]

A concept that was hard for me to wrap my head around was the Honda vs Toyota people. I used to lump all imports into the same "ricer" category. Then I learned that there are differences and that it was akin to our Chevy vs Ford arguments. Meh, people grow outta that crap eventually.


Packman

[sly]

SOME people grow out of that.

[1990LTD]

SOME people grow out of that.

Yep. Me and the other guy at my shop give each other shit all of the time...he loves Jeeps and BMWs and I love my Fords. I call his junk, he calls mine junk.....we both know full well all cars are junk.

[purplebomb302]

go join a ricer forum dingdong.

SRSLY? So anything having to do with a 4 cyl is rice? Like the local U.S. mail trucks?

Thats like saying putting 100 spoke daytons on anything makes it a low rider for latinos.

The ignorance of some people.

[torquelover]

I'm thinking the 4 banger gas mileage would be horrendous on the highway in a Panther. As others have said, a decent 6 would be ideal. If you want to go non-Ford, try to find an I6 out of an old BMW E36/E46 with a manual. Trust me, you'll like it. Lot's of 3-Series BMWs running around with 302/T5s so I imagine going the other way won't be too hard. Putting a boxer 4 in there would be rough, unless you somehow mounted it behind the k-member.

As far as your 4-banger family mobile, I have never seen a new one riced out. Matter of fact, unless I go into the city I never see any of those around here. Must take a strange individual to want one of those things, eh? Oh, I hear they like to eat tires, too

[Rassel90]

mail truck are pretty kewl if you really look into them and and i agree to the dayton statement but being mexican and owning a boat i wont put daytons just cuz of all my buddys will give me sh*t till the end of time

[Rassel90]

i always wanted to steal my father in laws f150 4.9 300 L6 more torque and gets 3 more mpg and dat with the four speed towing gears first redlines at like 10mph

[turbo2256b]

I would go with a 302 compression lowered to around 7.5 to 1. Dual turbos,two from 2.3 Murcurs (sp) set them up with 10lbs boost max, mild turbo cam, maybe around 3.08 to 3.27 depending on tire dia. Should put a panther in the low 12s to high 11s easy. Fuel economy around 30 mpg.
Basicly performance would be about the same as a 604 cu in engine

[sick88tbird]

I would go with a 302 compression lowered to around 7.5 to 1. Dual turbos,two from 2.3 Murcurs (sp) set them up with 10lbs boost max, mild turbo cam, maybe around 3.08 to 3.27 depending on tire dia. Should put a panther in the low 12s to high 11s easy. Fuel economy around 30 mpg.
Basicly performance would be about the same as a 604 cu in engine

Wow, that would be a solid 300hp at the crank engine....12-14lbs on a stock HO is only good for around 370rwhp with an AOD and a GOOD tune. How do I know? A lot of fox-body guys I knew in Jersey were running in that range a few years ago...and I was jealous of every one of them!