The RTV method has been pretty good from what I have read. If there have been failures no one has posted them up. I did the plates like droptop has.
As far as gains...I never had a dyno before the swap but at a dyno day there was a 97 GT there with similar mods as my 96 except the intake, throttle body and plenum...3.73's compared to my 4.10's. He put down 197 and I hit 213. So look for about 15 HP over what you have now.
My track times stayed about the same but my best time before was in cool temps while the times after the swap was in 90 degree heat.
As far as gains...I never had a dyno before the swap but at a dyno day there was a 97 GT there with similar mods as my 96 except the intake, throttle body and plenum...3.73's compared to my 4.10's. He put down 197 and I hit 213. So look for about 15 HP over what you have now.
My track times stayed about the same but my best time before was in cool temps while the times after the swap was in 90 degree heat.