3.0 flex fuel rebuild?

[pvtmikes]

My question is does anyone know if I can get more power out of a 2000 3.0 flex fuel motor? If I have to rebuild it thats fine, just want to know what I can do to get more power out of it. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Macneilrider87]

You should visit the tech Library here they have some good info. I'd start there.

 

[stmitch]

It just depends what your goals are, and how much you're willing to spend. You have a decent start for some power, but it doesn't come cheap. The flex fuel engines have a slightly higher stock compression ratio, and running e-85 can have nice benefits too. Especially for forced induction. As far as specific upgrades go,
IMO, there are 3 stages of engine mods for the 3.0.

Stage 1: ( Simple bolt-ons, fairly inexpensive, will improve throttle response, slight increases in power, and can improve mileage)

underdrive pulleys
a decent cat-back exhaust
electric fan
Air intake kit
*an sct X-cal tuner

Stage 2: (More indepth install requirements, increased cost, work best in conjunction with Stage 1 mods)

porting/polishing heads and intakes
roller rockers
headers
*an sct X-cal tuner

Stage 3 : (Most advanced, will see largest power gains, highest cost, )

Tom Morana products
Forced induction
*an sct X-cal tuner

*The tuner can be done at any stage, but making the tuner the last mod you do will allow the tunes to account for other mods, and therefore have a larger net affect on performance. It also keeps you from spending money on additional tunes if you mod things after purchasing the tuner.