6.0L mustang philly

so im starting my first ls1 based engine swap in a week or so, i dont really have any experiance with these engines so any input would be greatly appreciated thanks, and i have already got myself a 2001 6.0 lq4 bone stock, 317 heads, i traded my dad my beloved LT1 for this motor, the LT1 came out of my 240sx swap i did but spun a bearing, he thought the lq4 was blown up due to no compression on the no. 8 cyl, found out a rocker arm bearing fell apart, little roller bearings are all inside the engine though FML so ill have to tear it down. bought a complete harness and ecu for $250 and a 4l80e from the same guy that i got the harness from, im trading him my 1995 4l60e from my camaro for it. anyways this swap is going in my daily driver 1993 mustang i picked up at an auction about a year ago non running bad clutch 87k mile 4 cyl car for $400 turned out all it needed was the alarm system to be deactivated and the clutch to be changed. funny thing is that it came with a brand new clutch in the trunk that no one seen. did a lil work and have been driving it since then. my buddy has a 99 camaro z28 with a 150 shot, lid, headers, and an efi live tune. one ride in that car and i was hooked! im going lq4 in ugly betty (my mustang). so now everyone knows where im at with everything. sorry for the long post. lol

6.0L mustang philly

Heres a pic of ugly betty



and another...



Heres the 6.0 LQ4



Heres the harness



Just a couple pics of the LT1 swapped 240sx that never made it on the forums, my computor broke before i started



i painted it sublime green found on the newer dodge chargers



and that isnt that vht tail shade crap on the tail lights, thats a mixture of clear with black.



Here was the happy lil LT1/700r4 combo, i blew the motor and tranny in one spectacular 4th gear burnout. yes FOURTH GEAR burnout
Now theres a 4.3 V8 out of an ex cop car in it. ITS UP FOR SALE TOO!!!!

6.0L mustang philly

LT1 240sx burnout video.... i dunno why it started in second gear but ohwell it was fun and smokey

Bob@BruteSpeed

iTrader: (16)

It looks like you have a lot of rust free chassis sitting around there, it must be nice! You'll have a quick '93 Fox Body when you're done! Bob

6.0L mustang philly

Hey everyone! Just bringing an update on my swap, I have been tied up with work but was finally able to pull the bad head off my engine.

6.0L mustang philly

hey everyone sorry i was too tired to post pics lastnight soo here we go!




back of the block 6.0l




a pic of the head casting number





someone didnt like to clean their oil, luckly they didnt drive it long enough to make the internals all nasty






destroyed rocker arm... caused by a bent valve







see the valve stuck open? thats a bolt stuck between the valve and seat, also caused a bent pushrod







heres where the piston got scored from when the valve got stuck open from a damn little bolt someone dropped in the engine. also note the flat pistons = LQ9






heres another veiw of the piston score






thats the bent valve with the bolt that someone dropped in the intake, just a reminder BE CAREFUL NOT TO DROP ANYTHING IN THE ENGINE WHILE YOUR SWAPPING!!!!!!!

6.0L mustang philly

Here the other night me and some friends went out racing, thats my stock 2.3L mustang (left lane) vs. a friends integra LS (ya know) this video shows with a lil clutch slip @ 5,500 rpm will launch pretty decent off the line pulling a couple car lengths by the 300ft but we found out this car runs out of steam past 2nd gear lol. but what do ya expect with only 90 hp haha



this car will be nasty with the LQ9 and a lil somethin im going to throw at it.

6.0L mustang philly

Here is the LQ9 cleaned up somewhat and painted GM orange, should raise some ford loving eyebrows...

Revoroller

iTrader: (9)

What mounts your going to use? 4.6 conversion mounts? chevy tops and ford bottom? or a tubular k member?

zipster

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Welcome to club!

6.0L mustang philly

im pretty much building everything myself, solid mounts, modifying the stock cross member. building my own trans cross member for a 4l80e. i will be using stock truck manifolds for future turbo use, building my own exhaust, i do fab work and i am also a mechanic for a living so building my own stuff is no biggie. if you noticed the green 240sx above i built it from front to back, top to bottom, paint and body work. i built it in 3 months at my dads auto body shop.

6.0L mustang philly

thanks zipster! i seen someone else is using the name ugly betty for their fox swap so im renaming mine to "SPACE BALLZ 1"

c-ham

good luck when the weather warms up ill be starting 6.0 l92 swap in my 95 cobra

6.0L mustang philly

cool man! ill be looking for your build! i want mine done by middle spring so all the bugs will be worked out by summer, ill be helping my buddy build his 94 gt convertable soon with an ls1/4l60e combo.

6.0L mustang philly

this is all i have been waiting on. my sisters old *** honda from 10+ years ago, it hasnt been moved since 04. finished the tranny swap on my temporary daily driver so i can start the build on space ballz 1..... job is done now so friday ill start my swap FINALLY!!!!!

6.0L mustang philly

hows everyones valentines day???

just bringing an update of my build from my fox body.

i actually got some time to start my swap and i think im making good time on the swap.

6.0L mustang philly

ive got a few pix of the engine bay, ive decided to smooth the bay and tuck the wires as much as possible.
















I decided to use a cts-v engine cover to simplify the wire tuck and it also looks good






I liked this picture so i thought id share it






somewhat of a close up of the strut tower






i wrapped the manifolds to keep temps down





passanger side







driver side






tight squeeze but it fits, the engine cover needs a light trim but it will fit perfectly

6.0L mustang philly

anyone think a holset hx52 would do any good on the LQ9??? i would love any input.

6.0L mustang philly

going with a 30-50 shot to help spool the turbo.

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RATBOX

iTrader: (26)

Ugly Betty would be a better name for the neon green nissan.
Let's see some of the fab pics when you get to that point.