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Couple of questions. Stock bottom end? Stock ECU? What about fuel system?

Elsewhere on the site it mentions having an aftermarket fuel injection controller which would replace the ECU, and a ported fuel rail. There's no mention of running bigger injectors, the factory units are 35 lb/hr which is probably enough. There are people running more than 375 hp on a bottom end that is totally stock other than improved rod bolts. It's a very good engine, obviously engineered before the beancounters took over in that department. I had a car with a Ford 3.8 V6 and my dad's Ranger has a dying 2.9. Totally different story with those piles of crap!

Elsewhere on the site it mentions having an aftermarket fuel injection controller which would replace the ECU, and a ported fuel rail. There's no mention of running bigger injectors, the factory units are 35 lb/hr which is probably enough. There are people running more than 375 hp on a bottom end that is totally stock other than improved rod bolts. It's a very good engine...

Aftermarket fuel controller? Must have aftermarket ignition also. Prolly Electromotive - popular amoungst the domesic crowd. Maybe Haltech E6A.

Ported rail? As if a rail has enough material (ala exhaust manifold) to port? That's new to me. 35 lb/hr. Hmmm.. Another different system of measurements than I'm used to. The Supra peak-and-hold injectors are 430cc and can take a 3.0L to about 325 RWHP. 550s are required above that. Those must be some injectors to handle double the stock HP!

Rod bolts? Bottom end not stock. But, not bad all the same. Any other cars than the bird & SVO stang this engine went into? The XR4Ti wasn't a turbo car, was it? Do you know the types of trannys bolt up? Do they take 300+ RWHP?

Never though I'd talk car-tech on FR. Wow. :)