Yep, I'm yet again the newb to a forum.

Name's, Josh. I'm currently in the beginning stages of swapping a 302 into my 05 Mazdaspeed.

This is the car's current state.


Looking to hopefully get some good info and be apart of yet another online community.

 

Hi civiclydumped, enjoy your stay :)

 

Wow - that's a brief intro on your V8 build!! Tell us more about it --- and you ought to create a build thread on this site for us to follow. I'd love to hear the reasons why the turbo 4 is coming out of the MazdaSpeed and why the Ford 5.0 / 302. Should be a sweet conversion when done. Thx.

 

Hi Josh welcome! +1 to what ToySnake said! ^

 

Yeah, I wrote that quickly while at work.

The turbo-4 just isn't "economical" when it comes to making power. I have been going back and forth for the better part of about a year on the swap. I priced out my options and its just simply that the 302 swap is the best bang for the buck. One sunday night a few weeks ago, I said "F it!" and started to tear her apart.

My plans for the build are fairly simple really. I will be modifying the k-member and what have you myself. Got a buddy with a nice welder and plasma cutter.

I want to eventually push between 4 and 500 whp. Yes, I realize that is a stupid amount of power for a street driven maita, but oh well. LOL

 

LOL that's the way a lot of us get in trouble Josh!! I'm looking forward to seeing a home grown build come together and really glad you are posting on it. I’d love to hear more about your plan and cost estimate. I can’t imagine how can could hit 400+ rwhp with a 302 for less than you could with a LSx. No question it's going to be great when you are done though!

 

The main reason I am going 302 is; I cam across a killer deal on a full swap from a 93 fox. Motor, trans, harness, headers (dont think I can use those though, but I can modify them), computer, hell even the cluster. All for 600 bucks. Has less only 90k on it.

Got it so cheap because the guy is doing a LS6 swap into the Fox

LS swaps around my area are over priced because we have a huge Nissan 240 following in the nashville area and you gotta pay what I like to call "drift tax" on them. Plus, to my knowledge no one has swapped a 302 into a Mazdaspeed yet. LSx has been done.

 

Be prepared to spend a lot of money to hit that 400 to 500 whp goal.

 

Eh, its a long term goal.