96 p71

[mustang112]

im just curious. is this the same engine as the cobras but with a different intake? im getting a police car to swap most of the drive train into my 98 v6 mustang. any help would be great. thanks. adam

[Rich]

Nope...2v motors

[NXcoupe]

NPI 2V at that. the crown vics didn't get the good PI engine until 01.

[mustang112]

ok thanks for the info. whats the best way to go with this engine? im not wanting to do much to it. its going to be my daily driver. what would be the best bang for the buck so to speak. thanks. adam

[cstreu1026]

If you are going to go to the effort of converting it to a V8 go with an a 2V 4.6 out of an explorer. On the other hand you can pick up a nice 96-98 GT for little more than a song these days.

[mustang112]

yeah i know that but i dont really want to get rid of my car. its my first car. it was totaled when i bought it so it kinda has value to me. i just want a v8 in it and i can get a whole car for $250.

[mustang112]

does anyone have any links or info about npi 2v? ive never messed with anything other then a 5.0 really. thanks

[cstreu1026]

What do you want to know about them?

[mustang112]

anything really.
mostly all the engine and tranny stuff.

[306Power]

Hey Adam check the Classifieds on here. I just seen PI Heads/Cams/Intake for that Non-PI motor for $300. Seems like a hell of a deal. Those Non-PI motors only made around 215 HP and 285 TQ, put the PI top end on it and it'll bump you up to around 260 HP and 300 TQ. Using a PI top end on a Non-PI block also bumps up your compression from 9:5:1 to 10:5:1 IIRC. Could be wrong on those exact numbers though.

[cstreu1026]

After the Pi swap and only a set of long tubes with a tune my car made 259 rwhp. It's definitely a worthwhile swap if you are going to the trouble of converting from a V6 to a V8.