fiveohwblow
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Here's an LS1 swap in a 4 EYE from LRS!
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God Bless America & our right to freedom of speech! I have to say that this is far more civil than I expected. This topic normally derails very quickly. You guys are pretty stand up to be able to express your opinions without resorting to caveman mentality.
For quite some time now, we've had no problem sticking motors where they don't belong. It started with Shannon's 84 GT350/03 Cobra motor swap. Then on to my 93 coupe & Scott's 90 coupe with 01 Cobra motors. Scotty got bored & decided to take a 4 eye that was bound for the crusher, save it, & shove an LS motor between the strut towers. Then Scott built the 3V Fairmont.
The one that gets the most attention is Scotty's 4 eye. Did he do the swap because no other Ford motor was good enough? Absolutely not. He currently also owns a pushrod 5.0 powered 93 coupe & a 95 Cobra sporting a 347. He wanted to do something that we hadn't done before, & gather info for our customers along the way. I think you'd be alarmed at the # of LS swap k-members & headers we sell, I know I am. While it isn't a large margin of our business, it is still business. Yes, we are a restoration parts company. We are also a performance parts company. We cater to a WIDE variety of automotive enthusiasts. We do what we want to do with our personal cars. Simple as that!
Really, it's kind of funny. Flattering almost. GM guys recognize that they don't have a car worth a crap to run their favorite powerplant in, so they go the the best platform out there, the Fox Mustang. Not to discount the large # of fast F-bodies out there, but the GM powered cars that are hauling are Ford made. Kind of the last laugh for Ford guys, because the motor is nothing without the car to move it!
For quite some time now, we've had no problem sticking motors where they don't belong. It started with Shannon's 84 GT350/03 Cobra motor swap. Then on to my 93 coupe & Scott's 90 coupe with 01 Cobra motors. Scotty got bored & decided to take a 4 eye that was bound for the crusher, save it, & shove an LS motor between the strut towers. Then Scott built the 3V Fairmont.
The one that gets the most attention is Scotty's 4 eye. Did he do the swap because no other Ford motor was good enough? Absolutely not. He currently also owns a pushrod 5.0 powered 93 coupe & a 95 Cobra sporting a 347. He wanted to do something that we hadn't done before, & gather info for our customers along the way. I think you'd be alarmed at the # of LS swap k-members & headers we sell, I know I am. While it isn't a large margin of our business, it is still business. Yes, we are a restoration parts company. We are also a performance parts company. We cater to a WIDE variety of automotive enthusiasts. We do what we want to do with our personal cars. Simple as that!
Really, it's kind of funny. Flattering almost. GM guys recognize that they don't have a car worth a crap to run their favorite powerplant in, so they go the the best platform out there, the Fox Mustang. Not to discount the large # of fast F-bodies out there, but the GM powered cars that are hauling are Ford made. Kind of the last laugh for Ford guys, because the motor is nothing without the car to move it!
I won't bull**** you, I would have probably enjoyed the ride even if you would have told me beforehand that the engine was an LS. A fast car is a fast car, there's no disputing that. Just, in my opinion, there is a right way to build a fast car and a wrong way to build a fast car, and in my opinion, a bow tie under the hood of a blue oval (or vice-versa) is the "wrong" way.
I was curious when you'd chime in!
So, be honest, how much resistance was this build subjected to within the group of employees at LRS? I'm sure there was a handful of people there with mixed feelings about it.
LRSjmac
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I was curious when you'd chime in!
So, be honest, how much resistance was this build subjected to within the group of employees at LRS? I'm sure there was a handful of people there with mixed feelings about it.
Not nearly as much as one would have thought. I was one of the nay-sayers in the beginning, but as the project wore on, I warmed up to it.
We love us some Mustangs, & had this swap been proposed on a nice original car, there would have been murder in the ranks. Being it was a 4 banger roller without a title & headed for scrap, its life is much better with the LS motor. Not to mention, it turned out to be quite a nice car in the end! Perfect ugly duckling story.
ID89GT
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Also if you read why they did it, it was to see what obstacles they would have to face in doing the swap to know what they needed for the customer.
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There are a lot of people out there who do things I don't understand. For instance... Teh ghey
But, society dictates that we must not be politically incorrect and persecute these people for their decisions, their "lifestyle".
So, If a man wants to kiss another man, or put an ls motor in his mustang, or watch a broadway musical, who am I to belittle him for it?
Who am I kidding!?!? PHAGS!
But, society dictates that we must not be politically incorrect and persecute these people for their decisions, their "lifestyle".
So, If a man wants to kiss another man, or put an ls motor in his mustang, or watch a broadway musical, who am I to belittle him for it?
Who am I kidding!?!? PHAGS!
68stang351
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you guys are re-kindling the thread that just got closed.
Give it a break and move on,...you can only say the same thing so many ways.
Give it a break and move on,...you can only say the same thing so many ways.
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