thanks mahdey. now i want to know if that is too much. im not sure if a 460 weighs that much. post your ideas please. hey mahdey how is the college in Lima. thinkin about going there to be a diesel mechanic.

 

a 460 is around 780lbs. the problem will be hight. They are roughly 3 feet from bottom of pan to top of valve cover..

 

interesting...it MAY fit with a big enough cowl hood and I think it'd be good to stick the turbo through the top of the hood, too...(that's the redneck in me).

 

okay got deminsions of the 4BT the height of the engine is 36.16 inches(893.1 mm)
the length of it is 30.12 inches (765.1 mm) , and the width is 23.33 inches (592.6mm)
I was told in another forum that the 4BT can take 45 PSI of boost before the headbolts start to stretch and it blows the gasket.I wonder if that is right? I was thinking about two turbos so would a compound turbo setup or a twin turbo setup be better for overall street driving then turn them up a little and go drag racing on the weekend.

 

I think a V-8 model would be better for fitment. Although not as popular as the Cummins, an alum. V-8 would be lighter and easier to fit in theory.

 

go with the compound turbo. should give you a broader power band

 

People have installed 4.6 modular motors in Fox Bodies and they are pretty tall as well. Cowl hoods are an option as well. Probably won't handle well. Balance is key for that. It would probably get hybrid like mileage and pull hard to boot. An AOD can be made to handle the low Rpm torque if you didn't tow with it. The tires would break loose before the trans gave up. The rear ratio could be really tall. I think 2.73's are easily found in a junkyard.

 

i think im done with this but if i ever happen to get a fox body i might try this. just maybe

 

in one of the past couple of issues of a diesel tech magazine some guy did this with the sn95 model mustang but put a durmax in it i think dont quote me because i am going off memory, but he had a diesel in his drag Sn95 and drove it all over the place as well.

 

Not a mustang but close.