he was not suggestion a swap. he was simply saying that a 5.0 stang would cost NOTHING and they are already quick and parts are dirt cheap and easy to get. Compaired to making an Eclipse fast DSM or not

 

... A 2gT has the same power.

 

The fox body mustangs are sooo over-rated its not even funny. Everyone that has one think its the fastest thing on the street. Its annoying!

 

ill just get a bigger turbo. like a garrett 4292, i already have a fp3575. oops the words out.

 

^^^^HUH?!! awesome you finally bought a turbo to go with that badass engine. So whats the timeframe of putting it in and having all the supporting mods

 

I agree lets see a build diary dude!

5.0 Mustang = 220hp... sound familiar? Everyone has seen fox bodys on the drag strip all juiced up. And they twist the living **** out of the subframe... wow what a great piece of engineering. May I add.... has anyone seen fox body's do well around a circuit or an auto x track? Errr.. no.

 

The funny thing is I never had any 4 cyl car that could keep up with mine and it wasnt that hopped up, probably around 330 hp to the ground naturally aspirated based on my time slips and weight. And I had less then 5000 bucks in the mustang, parts and all. So yes, the cheapest way to go fast is to get rid of the eclipse and get a mustang. Or just spend thousands trying to get as fast as one, whatever. It was meant as a joke anyways, I got rid of my mustang and got an eclipse because its cheap and I needed a beater that got good mileage for driving to work, but a performance vehicle it is not.

The reason you see 5.0s with the body flexing is when you put 500 hp in a frame made for 225. its a no brainer, but the problem is easily handled with parts you can get practically anywhere. And if you think a turbo eclipse is bad, just imagine what a turbo v8 would do for you.

 

Micheal, what kinda times were you runnin in the stang. Guessing by your hp i would wager a guess in the 12's

 

This could go on and on it really just depends what your goals are for each car. If you want to go fast in a straight line and get crappy mpg your gonna pick a rustang, if you want a combo of handling, power and mpg your gonna pick the eclipse.

I hear abt this all the time since I work at a ford dealer and everyone there have mustangs and I'm the odd ball b/c I had an awd eclipse.

 

i have the fp3575 but its sitting in my room bc i need a frontmount first. so its sitting. but if i sell it for what i bought it for i can get a pretty much brand new gt4294 turbo. so well see whats up with that. ill snap some pics tomorrow when i get my camera back from work.