hey iam fixing to start building my wifes 98 3.8, i know the 01 up blocks are better but she wants to stay with the original so her numbers will match, bla bla bullshit if you ask me. my 68 mustang dosent have the original motor anymore and i could care or less. anyway what tips do you have on how yo build the motor. i am planing on useing the setup off a 3.8 thunderbird super coupe for that factory blown look, but i have also seen kits to run the 03-04 cobra eaton on the 6. what compreesion are you running and what did you do to beef up the bottom end? i thinking i want to stay around 8.5:1 and probly am going to go with super six motorsports bottom end kit. i will be running their stage 3 top end kit 4sure.