I've been evaluating and re-evaluating and re-re-evaluating just what direction I intend to take my daily-driving/occasional strip GT in regards to hp. Attempting to balance $$$, dreams, and reality, I think I may have decided on what I want to do. But I think I may have decided on a risky setup.
I believe I have read that 420-450rwhp is the limit for the stock block. And I would like some input (specifically from MPH & VT if you have time) on whether or not this would be an unwise setup for a DD.
2004 GT 5 speed with 20,000 mi
*MPH Vortech Mongoose kit (gotta love an "all you need" kit)
*ported heads (MPH or VT)
*blower cams (either the MPH "custom-grind" ive been hearing about or VT Stg II)
*SLP LT's, catted X and PowerFlo cattback (already have)
Now, will this put me at an unadvisable hp level for the stock block? I would LOVE to drop a forged longblock under the hood, but I'm afraid I will be saving for a while if I need to do that(why did I get married and have kids again? just kidding). VT longblocks look great! I dont know much about MPHs offerings.
I planned to run all of the above with a drag suspension and 4.10s. I just want to build a fun, reliable daily driver that can turn in 12 sec passes every other weekend, and sound like a monster
Sorry for being long-winded and thanks to all that respond:SNSign:
I believe I have read that 420-450rwhp is the limit for the stock block. And I would like some input (specifically from MPH & VT if you have time) on whether or not this would be an unwise setup for a DD.
2004 GT 5 speed with 20,000 mi
*MPH Vortech Mongoose kit (gotta love an "all you need" kit)
*ported heads (MPH or VT)
*blower cams (either the MPH "custom-grind" ive been hearing about or VT Stg II)
*SLP LT's, catted X and PowerFlo cattback (already have)
Now, will this put me at an unadvisable hp level for the stock block? I would LOVE to drop a forged longblock under the hood, but I'm afraid I will be saving for a while if I need to do that(why did I get married and have kids again? just kidding). VT longblocks look great! I dont know much about MPHs offerings.
I planned to run all of the above with a drag suspension and 4.10s. I just want to build a fun, reliable daily driver that can turn in 12 sec passes every other weekend, and sound like a monster
Sorry for being long-winded and thanks to all that respond:SNSign: