Rally Pat Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 What do you guys think of the LQ4 as a budget platform for a motor? The reason I ask is if I ever get some money saved up, I would probably want to keep my FC and yank the 2.3 for something more powerful, as I will have already spent money on suspension mods too. I am a huge fan of "even if I have money, I wont spend it if I dont have to" builds. This was sort of what got me thinking: http://www.carcraft.com/projectbuild/116_0704_lq4_short_block/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vander Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 If you feel confident you can do what that guy did for that amount of money, I say go for it. If you don't think you can then dont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted October 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Wow. That was really vague. For starters, the last thing I would do would be converting it to a carbed setup. Sorry, but there is a reason why they went to fuel injection in the first place. Second off, the engine's compression ratio really raised an eyebrow for me. It seems to be perfect for a turbo. Not sure about how the pistons were manufactured (if they could take it), but I see a lot of LS1/LQ4 hybrid motors that are turboed or supercharged. There is actually a guy who has a Foxbody with a twin turbo LQ4 in it. Im sure that will make the Mustang fanboys cringe, but I thought it was pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted November 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 heh all the LS1 people we have and no one has anything to add? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelloman4571647545499 Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 jump on ls1tech.com and also hit the performance truck tab at the top of the page. Thats where I learned about lq4/lq9. just do the 6.0 cause its a nice and easy swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Ls series of engines are some of the most powerfull small displacment pushrod motors ever made thats why they make an LS series k-member for fox mustangs now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Ls series of engines are some of the most powerfull small displacment pushrod motors ever made thats why they make an LS series k-member for fox mustangs now Heh fanboys all around the world are crying in pain from that, I am sure. I think building a fox body with an LS1 would be totally awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Sorry, but there is a reason why they went to fuel injection in the first place. Enlighten us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Enlighten us. Fuel economy is the main one that matters to me, but there are other things like ease of service and upgrade ability, and you dont have to worry about having to tune a carb. I prefer to have an ECU to make sure my mixture is mathematically perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Weak sauce. My first V8 build was a 350hp carbed 355 in an 87 S-10. It passed all emissions for a 2.5l 4 banger, and got 20mpg on the highway. Nothing is easier than servicing a 750 Edelbrock with a handful of knowledge. Tuning never took more than an hour. Reading plugs and looking at an A:F gauge FTW For the record - I have NOTHING against fuel injection. Great idea. It's just usually ignorance that leads to the all-too-common "carbs suck" mentality . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 I don't think carbs suck. In fact, if I were to build a 16v 4AGE today, it would have individual carbs. However, working on a modern engine like the LS1, I would most definitely keep it fuel injected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 if you can find one on the cheep then yeah, alot of places have bumped the price due to the demand of people like you and me. the pistons will never take alot of boost. why not just find an LS1 and save a ton of weight and add a turbo or supercharger to that? it will hold together juat ask anthony lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted November 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 Well, I figured an LQ4 would be cheaper than an LS1. That is the main reason, really. Otherwise, I dont really have any other reason to not get an LS1. But the 2.3 will come first. There are some serious shit talkers that need to eat their own words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 so you would rather waste money on a 2.3 when you could go bad ass and get an LS1? can't you see it now? guy: hey bud thats one fast SBF you got there how did you do it? you: SBF? no i have an stock LS1 in it. guy: no wonder its so fast, like magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted November 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 so you would rather waste money on a 2.3 when you could go bad ass and get an LS1? can't you see it now? guy: hey bud thats one fast SBF you got there how did you do it? you: SBF? no i have an stock LS1 in it. guy: no wonder its so fast, like magic. I Dont Have the funds for an LS1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn1647545492 Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 You can find ls1 motors for the same price, and i would never put an iron blocked motor in a fc or fd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 I Dont Have the funds for an LS1. go sell your special seed to the place in columbus that does that stuff, and your blood plasma as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Not a huge ford fan, BUT a EFI 302 out of a 88+ Fox body would be a relatively cheap swap, if you didn't want to break the bank. An LT1 could also be had, and make great power aswell, but you'll be spending a little bit more money on the LT1 if you wanted to stick with the EFI route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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