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To coyote or LS3, oooooh the decision...

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Exp. Type
Autocross
Exp. Level
3-5 Years
Sioux Falls, SD
Ok guys I have a 97 Cobra built for autocross and Optima's Ultimate street car challenge. I have mostly driven the car for autocross, looking forward to some track days down at Omaha next summer and plan on keeping it street worthy. Has a mostly stock 4v 4.6 and I'll be honest. It's a turd past 2nd gear. LS3 or Coyote?!?!? It seems it would require the least amount of work to go to coyote as k member, bellhousing will all bolt up. I'm not super serious and either one I build will not have more than 10K into it because I want something I can use without crying if/when I break it or need to rebuild. Not really worried about classing because I'm just in it for the fun.

I understand the LS3 can be less expensive and lighter and fit into a smaller footprint. Let's hear some real world arguments for either platform in MY SITUATION with my current setup. Anyone done similar?

Here is my build list:

1997 MUSTANG COBRA BUILD SHEET
GRIGGS RACING GR40 WORLD CHALLENGE CHASSIS:
-Custom metal work, wide bodied the whole care at all four corners
-Forgeline g4r three piece race wheels, 18x12 square
-Griggs SLA with custom aluminum hubs and spindles
-spider watts link and torque arm
-Custom cambered floater rear differential
-6000 series lower control arms
-Vari shock custom valed coil overs on all four corners
-More linear steering rack (quick rack)
-MM Full length subframe connectors
-Bowler stage 2 custom built tremec magnum close ratio road race -transmission
-Includes a built in pump
-Stifflers transmission mount
-Hays dragon claw clutch
-Tilton 6000 hydraulic throwout bearing
-Wae trac locker heavy duty version
-Moser axles
-Ford racing 373 gears
-Welden differential pump
-Setrab bypass thermostat
-Setrab dual oil cooler with fans
-All oil lines are aeroquip stainless braided
-Under drive pulleys
-Msd ignition coils
-Ford racing plug wires
-Accufab throttle body
-Lokar throttle cable
-Bbk air intake
-Canton road race oil pan with slosh screen
-MMR coolant balance for the heads
-Kooks long tube headers with mid pipe
-Magna flow exhaust
-Custom build aluminum drive shaft with sonnaz parts
-Aeromotive fuel cell with built in pump, 15 gallon
ll much fuel vent
-Battery relocated to trunk in a taylor box
-Custom 4130 six point roll cage
-Auto meter c2 gauges:
transmission temperature
Fuel pressure coolant temperature
Oil temperature
-Wide band O2 as well as boost
-Auto meter pillars for gauges
-Complete tilton 600 series hanging pedal assembly, with master cyliders
-Tilton remote reservoir
-Tilton brake bias adjuster
-Brake proportioning vale
-TBM brake calipers four piston pro touring. All four corners
-TBM brake rotors and pads
-TBM residual
-All brake lines have replaced all the flexible lines are aeroquip, all others are copper nickel
-Removable steering wheel
-Power steering cooler
-SCt Sf4 programmer with custom tune developed on a DYNO by DBR high performance
 

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