2005 SEL modifications?
elmrm89
08-05-2008, 02:55 AM
i was wondering if i could do anything to modify the performance of my 2005 Taurus SEL.
would a 3.4L V8 SHO fit?
would a 3.4L V8 SHO fit?
shorod
08-05-2008, 07:52 AM
Welcome to the forum!
For the money and frustration you'd have in it, you'd probably be better off to buy a running SHO as a daily driver (or some other car) and keep the 2005 as-is for road trips and the like. Isn't your 2005 still under warranty, which would be voided if you were to install a different engine?
Since the 2005 was never available with the SHO, I think you'd find you need to modify quite a bit, and the computers may not "talk" to one another. I believe 2005 uses a different anti-theft system than the 1999 and newer (SecuriLock versus PATS?).
-Rod
For the money and frustration you'd have in it, you'd probably be better off to buy a running SHO as a daily driver (or some other car) and keep the 2005 as-is for road trips and the like. Isn't your 2005 still under warranty, which would be voided if you were to install a different engine?
Since the 2005 was never available with the SHO, I think you'd find you need to modify quite a bit, and the computers may not "talk" to one another. I believe 2005 uses a different anti-theft system than the 1999 and newer (SecuriLock versus PATS?).
-Rod
CrapaTaurusWrecks
08-06-2008, 05:14 PM
You would probably never pass the emissions tests with a different engine in your car.
Willyum
08-08-2008, 02:36 PM
Go trade it for a Mustang GT, Taurus' were built to run "as is".
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