Personally if i had an unlimited budget, i would build a 460ci Man-o-war small block. Nothing beats big block power in a small block package.
If I were looking to go as fast as possible in a straight line...then it would be a stroked 351W as suggested above.
But if money wasn't an issue and I wanted an ultimate driver....I'd go with the 5.0L Coyote.
400hp+, great torque, 30mpg, clean emmisions and 7,000RPM redline. Winner, winner chicken dinner!
The 4V Blown Cobra engine would have gotten the nod before the Coyote hit the circut, but it just can't compare now.
i would also go with a 408w
but to be different i would build the piss out of 2.3 turbo
foxbodymike87, I like you less the more you post.
and why is that?
i would build the piss out of 2.3 turbo
There is no reason to build a 2.3 turbo... I cannot imagine being any cheaper to build a 2.3 than a 351 or 302...
who said it was?..im talkin no budget thats what i would do.
So it would make more power? I just don't know why you would want a Turbo 2.3 over any V8.
OK, if we're talking unlimited budget, I would build the biggest aftermarket block BBF stroker money could buy. 500++ CI, Biggest heads you can possibly do, huge-port custom sheet metal intake, 10:1 CR and a custom HR cam that idles at 700 RPM and has no problem cruising at 1500 and even lower. Then I'd throw a sequential stand-alone EFI system on it and have fun seeing how good I can get my gas mileage.
It may never get the gas mileage a Coyote would, but you're talking daily driver street manners with 600+ ft-lb torque, no power adders needed. I would be happy with 15mpg, but it would be cool to see if you could do even better. Do it right, and the damn thing would run bottom 10s, if not even 9s. It would be senseless.