Sweet now about how long is this going to take to mod everything?

to answer your question mike yes i am taking a performance tuning class.

i read the "20 pg dissertation" about tuning and it somewhat frightens me. if say i use the taurus engine what injector #s and what MAF do i need to make the damn thing run "out of the box?"

Is the diff and the clutch absolutely necessary? or can i get away with what is in the car?

right now as it stands i may just be doing a 2.5L rebuild, tune and drop in. but i will decide that in another forum if i choose that route.

until then please keep the info flowing this is exactly what i was hoping for. you guys are the best!