Well today I pulled my tranny for a shep rebuild and decided to pull the engine to do the timing belt, water pump, kelford cams and springs. but im trying to decide if it would be a good idea to go ahead and build the engine while its out. ive got 85,000 miles on it now and im thinking about doin the ams 2.3 stroker. Or would i be better off doing a 2.0 build on the stock crank? What would you do for a daily driven car??

 

What turbo and hp level are you looking for? If you are staying on the stock turbo i don't see much need to build the motor.

 

something around 450 to 500 on hp, cant decide between a fp red or a 35r on turbo.... i will also end up running meth as well

 

im in the same positon as you im waiting on my fp red. i am deciding on buliding my engine. im trying to make low 500 on pump with meth

 

2.0 is better for drag racing and still streetable with a 35r. But 2.3 liter makes a better street car IMO and still has tons of top end with a 35r. BUT with a 2.3 liter you cant rev quite as high which means you have to switch into 5th in the quarter mile if your pushing big power

 

get the fp red for now run some e85 or meth, build some power on that and then if need be just build that sucker.

 

im really not into drag racing anyway, but i do like pullin from lights. what would a built 2.0 stock crank rev to?

 

As high as it makes power, haha. Kind of depends on the head/cams/valvetrain. I would say 8,000-8,500 would be the highest you would want to go.

 

I would strip it all down then bring pistons/rods/bearings to a machine shop you trust and have them take care of it. You'll likely save good money over a core swap at AMS.

 

If you drive it on the streets mostly, its hard to beat a well built 2.3 motor.

 

would the red or 35r produce more power on a 2.3 stroker vs a built 2.0? im pretty sure i like the ams stroker so far, leanin towards the 35r with meth!..?

 

a'men

 

Daily driver? Then I wouldn't recommend running meth. My friend bought a car that was tuned to run on meth, he took it to AMS to have it retuned. Now he's pushing 400 on the stock 2.0 with the AMS GT35r turbo kit.

 

why don't you recommend it? He just didn't want to deal with the extra "care" needed in making sure his meth tank was filled up?

 

hey guys im in the same boat right now....

i just bought the car and was meant to run w/ nitrous, but i removed the lines and tank because spraying just sint my thing...

2.0L built w/
internals
stage 5 P&P
hks 272
custom msd ignition
stock turbo
injen piping
koyo rad

w/out the nitrous it was pushing 330 on a mustang dyno
i would like it to make 500whp

any suggestions?