vulcan to the SHO cons?

[tesuo]

i bought a 2000 merc sable a few months back when i thought about the dohc engines i have had i thought about putting a duratec simpley cuz it was the dohc option for my car but i have recently been hearing once i looked into it that the sho engine would be easyr to do so i guess is i would like to know rlly what im gainin by switching to the sho instead of the duratec performance terms

 

[silverknight]

unless you are going for the "unique" thing by having a sho engine in a sable, its not worth it. sable are plentiful with the duratec and is a very decent trouble free motor.

 

[jayro]

i bought a 2000 merc sable a few months back when i thought about the dohc engines i have had i thought about putting a duratec simpley cuz it was the dohc option for my car but i have recently been hearing once i looked into it that the sho engine would be easyr to do so i guess is i would like to know rlly what im gainin by switching to the sho instead of the duratec performance terms

Let me make sure I understand you. You have a Sable and you are going to do an engine swap to either a duratec or a Sho, right? What is in the Sable now?

Performance wise, you would get more out of the sho engine. If you are dead set on doing a swap and want performance, that is what I would do.

However, with that said you could probably buy a decent SHO for what you would spend on the swap. If the Sable is in running order, I would get the SHO and keep the Sable for a DD. Just my 2 cents.

Also, your posts would be much esier to read and understand if you used periods and capitalization. Thanks

 

[luigisho]

That platform came with Vulcan and Duratec. I think it would be much easier to swap in a duratec. TCCA probably has info on this somewhere.

 

[sperold]

There are a lot of threads in this forum about putting a SHO engine in something other than a SHO. I can be done, but you will have 2 different wiring harness arrangements, as the engine likes the harness it was born with.
To be absolutely sure of a trouble free swap, you would need a whole donor car available to pick off the parts you need to install in yours.
The Vulcan is not an embarrasment of a motor, and the other two choices are not 10 X better. If there is nothing wrong with your motor, I would use it until it died natually.

 

[Phoenix]

Its not that easy , but its doable.

 

[kevinspann]

Duratec, anything else would be ********.

 

[SHOtime2511]

Just sell it and buy a Duratec Sable.

 

[SHOhopefull]

That or like Jayro said, just buy a Gen1/2 SHO and keep the vulcan for a DD. I only spent $3500 total initial cost on both of my 90's. 2K for one and $1500 for the other.

And we dug around a while till we found the wife's '01 Duratec SEL for $3600.

Also, come on over to TSOC too. TCCA is not as good as it used to be.

 

[tesuo]

i like what im hearing here, and to elaborate i love dohc. i wasnt finding very much info on the duratec where i was finding tons on the sho. i havent found much info on the vulcan exept that it is dependable.
if i could get the vulcan to perform better i would stick with it till it go boom,but i havent been finding the best ways to mod it with the best response in performance.

thanks for your replies thus far

 

[SHOhopefull]

The Duratec can be a good motor... IIRC, in modified form it is the engine in the first Noble supercars...

http://youtu.be/tfJvqfXTzNc

Also, the 3.0L Duratec was the engine in the V-6 LS and the early V-6 Escape.

 

[Phoenix]

I would turbo the **** out of the vulcan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d52PiH_oI-U

 

[sperold]

Bulk up the Vulcan.
That turbo sounds good, or maybe a SC if the crank and front mains can take it. I think the 3.8s in Mustangs have lots of Supercharger choices and I would look into them.