400 whp on N/A VQ possible?

Originally Posted by djtranz

Hi guys I'm new here. I just got a 2014 Nismo. My first foreign car ever. I have always built mustangs just recently got rid of a 700 hp fully forged and stroked Saleen. I never built a Japanese engine. Your saying that my Nismo has 350 hp. You are saying its gonna be hard to post 400 at the wheels? I did that with a few mods on my Stang with bolt ons. Hit 700 with a supercharger. What type engine do I have. Is it forged, what's the Max I can get out of this engine before going forged. The car is too new to dump 20k in it. I'm looking for your basic mods. Intake , exhaust, throttle body, intake manifold, headers, fuel injectors, or I'm still thinking Mustangs? Any help wil do.

Originally Posted by bullitt5897

The Mustangs do make good power but also have an extra 1.3L of displacement. That displacement goes a long way. The 4.5L stroker in N/A form easily breaks 4xxwhp...

You can do the following and should easily break 400rwhp:

4.0L stroker kit $3-5k
Bare short block (reuse your own)
Jun 282 cams (not sure on price $800?)
Built heads $2-3k
Custom intake manifold $2-3k
Stillen G3 intake $450
Z1headers $800
Test pipes $300
3" exhaust $1200
Lightened flywheel/clutch combo $1000
Fuel system to support the power $1000

Total cost $15k-$20k with labor

Note: you can run dry sump and gain a significant amount of HP but you will be paying north of $12k for it...