Im still trying to decide on what I want to do with my 68 coupe and thought Id get some ideas from yall. As it sits right now I have a mopar built for drags so I want to keep the mustang as an open road cruiser. That and the fact that my grandfather bought it new and it has 56k original miles on it. Its a 200 c4 car. Right now the tranny is out of the car with a broken converter, I have the conversion parts from a granada for the front disc brakes and know of an 8.8 rear coil and disc brake setup sitting needing a home. Otherwise the car is just sitting.
Now here is my delemia: Im a turbo guy and want it to be a little different so do I spend the time and $ to upgrade the 200 and accessories and run a turbo on the straight six, while keeping the C4 or do I find a doner SVO or turbo coupe and swap in the 2.3 motor, t5, and rearend. with the SVO set up Im able to pull 250hp after a few little tweaks plus a fuel injected 30 mpg with 5 speeds of highway driving. With the straight six its still a straight six and a bit less drastic change on a classic low mile but not rare and expensive mustang. The c4 wont exactly be tapping out at highway speeds (gear dependent) and the 200 can handle the revs but it is a consideration. I'm never going to sell the thing seeing as it was my Grandfathers but I dont want to kill the value either. Not saying it would with the 2.3 but no matter what its not staying stock.
So toss out some thoughts!
-Sefus
Now here is my delemia: Im a turbo guy and want it to be a little different so do I spend the time and $ to upgrade the 200 and accessories and run a turbo on the straight six, while keeping the C4 or do I find a doner SVO or turbo coupe and swap in the 2.3 motor, t5, and rearend. with the SVO set up Im able to pull 250hp after a few little tweaks plus a fuel injected 30 mpg with 5 speeds of highway driving. With the straight six its still a straight six and a bit less drastic change on a classic low mile but not rare and expensive mustang. The c4 wont exactly be tapping out at highway speeds (gear dependent) and the 200 can handle the revs but it is a consideration. I'm never going to sell the thing seeing as it was my Grandfathers but I dont want to kill the value either. Not saying it would with the 2.3 but no matter what its not staying stock.
So toss out some thoughts!
-Sefus