88 Mustang GT
06-26-2016, 12:56 AM
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Location: NW AR
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88 Mustang GT
Got this last weekend and thought I'd share. It has a BBK cai, off road H pipe, flowmasters, Nitto NT555s on Cobra Rs, and a steel 2" cowl hood. 75000 original miles and still running on speed density and factory 2.73 gears.
Couple pics of my Zephyr while I'm at it.
Couple pics of my Zephyr while I'm at it.
06-28-2016, 08:27 PM
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Talk about bringing back memories. My first Stang was an '88 LX 5.0 in dark gray- awesome car for the day & a true understated sleeper. They never saw ya coming. And talk about ice cold air- you coulda hung meat in that car.
Drive her vigorously. She can take it.
Lee
Drive her vigorously. She can take it.
Lee
06-29-2016, 09:09 PM
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Thanks for the comments! I like best that it's my favorite body style, a hatch hardtop (no sunroof or t tops), and that it's a 5 speed. I forgot to mention that it has some subframe connectors welded in also. The A/C works great in this car too, which I'm pretty happy about right now lol.
My plans for it are pretty basic.
Gonna go to 3.27 or 3.55 gears
clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster
Pro 5.0 shifter
convert to MAF
GT40 heads
Trick Flow stage 1 cam
1.6 roller rockers
Explorer intake
My plans for it are pretty basic.
Gonna go to 3.27 or 3.55 gears
clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster
Pro 5.0 shifter
convert to MAF
GT40 heads
Trick Flow stage 1 cam
1.6 roller rockers
Explorer intake
06-30-2016, 06:47 AM
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Solid plans for a decent bump in power.....
But I'd definitely go with at least a 3:55 gear. You'll probably pick up 30-40 hp with that list so a steeper gear will really help. And if your worried about fuel economy or cruising rpm, gears really don't hurt it that much. I'm still getting mid 20's on the highway with 3:55's and at 75 mph my rpm is right around 2400-2500, depending on which tach I trust.
But I'd definitely go with at least a 3:55 gear. You'll probably pick up 30-40 hp with that list so a steeper gear will really help. And if your worried about fuel economy or cruising rpm, gears really don't hurt it that much. I'm still getting mid 20's on the highway with 3:55's and at 75 mph my rpm is right around 2400-2500, depending on which tach I trust.
Last edited by 88 orangepeel notch; 06-30-2016 at 07:00 AM.
