lets see if i get a response this time...
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ORIGINAL: mattdel
this is the tech section.
people come here for info to fix/mod things
we shouldn't have to compile a shopping list for him. summit's website has everything he could ever dream of. it's really not that hard.
this is the tech section.
people come here for info to fix/mod things
we shouldn't have to compile a shopping list for him. summit's website has everything he could ever dream of. it's really not that hard.
to the OP, if your looking for a high MPG car im not sure if carb is good for that. just think of what yo want to do with your ride and how you want to use it, ask questions, and people will give you opinions and try to steer you in the right direction.
#12
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Carburated all the way...as far as your 85 goes leave it carbed I have 3 carburated mustangs and tuning them is a lot quicker and easier then a efi mustang... no chips to have burned...... as far as max hp from a stock block and achieving reliability 400 hp is a good range to shoot for take your stock block have it redone bored .030 add a set of flat top forged pistons.....a decent cam....your 85 if it was carbed and not the cfi fuel injection should be a roller cam block then add a set of aluminum heads.....rpm air gap intake and a 650 double pumper with mech secondaries ...have at least 3.73 gears and a full supporting exhaust and you'll be running 12's easily
#13
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ORIGINAL: chas85
i just bought an 85 5.0 (carburated). every performance related parti look up is geared towards the almighty "fuel injected". what kind of horsepower can i get out of the stock block and is there anyway to tell if it's an HO (high output)? since it's carburated?andshould i convert to fuel injected or stick with carburated? i personally don't care which kind it is, i just want to build up some horsepower. i ripped off the headers and found out i have two burned intake flaps so i have to take it to napa to get it fixed asap. but other than that it runs fine. any suggestions? please help, i would like some responses this time.
i just bought an 85 5.0 (carburated). every performance related parti look up is geared towards the almighty "fuel injected". what kind of horsepower can i get out of the stock block and is there anyway to tell if it's an HO (high output)? since it's carburated?andshould i convert to fuel injected or stick with carburated? i personally don't care which kind it is, i just want to build up some horsepower. i ripped off the headers and found out i have two burned intake flaps so i have to take it to napa to get it fixed asap. but other than that it runs fine. any suggestions? please help, i would like some responses this time.
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i second the carb being the best. ive run efi for the last year and a half and im about to go carbed on my 347 stroker. heres some of the reasons why to stay carbed. #1 fuel pump change is much easier due to the fact that if your tank isnt sumped and set up for an external fuel pump you have to drop the tank in order to change it. #2 no computer that relies on sensor feeds of a wide variety to run at idle. #3 much easier air system cleaning due to the location of the air intake system. #4 easy idle adjustment vs way more complicating with the efi. as far as horsepower both setups can produce big numbers as long as they are setup correctly. the advantage of efi vs carb is that when it is set correctly it will compensate for atmospheric conditions automatically and adjust the air fuel ratio accordingly. ive had days where we were at the track and due to conditions we couldnt decide whether it would be better to lean the motor more or keep it the same. either way you go it will take alot of research and learning to be accurate with either one. the best advice i can give you is the same advice my dad gave me when i started racing, he told me that gaining knowledge of mechanics through other racers and enthusiasts opinions are like eating watermellons, when start eating watermellons the first thing you learn is that the seeds in them are like every opinion, some you can chew on and swallow and others you have to spit out, the more watermellon you eat the more you learn which seeds have to be spit out immediatly and which ones can be swallowed, although you will never spit out every seed that needs to be spit out, after a while you can easily see which ones needs to be spit out immediatly. with that said start eating watermellon so you can learn more about the seeds. good luck and good eating
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Start a Google search, there is everything in the world for carbed 5.0 Fords out there.
Remember in nearly 50 years they have been everyplace from NASCAR to the Indy 500 and of course in the Shelby cars.
12's? really there are lot'ssome commonly running 11's.....
Remember in nearly 50 years they have been everyplace from NASCAR to the Indy 500 and of course in the Shelby cars.
12's? really there are lot'ssome commonly running 11's.....
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lol lol good one 77stang!!! I know what that is!!!! My dad had those on his jet boat ===through the hull exhaust and those were the flaps to belp eliminate water entry