84 (or 85) Mustang GT 302 HO

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07-09-2014, 08:36 AM

Kingsley69

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84 (or 85) Mustang GT 302 HO

Just bought this car a couple weeks ago. Title says it's an 84. Someone told me the VIN has an E, so it's an 85. Any thoughts? I want to add some juice. Bought a Flamethrower coil, Dist cap & rotor. Cap fits, rotor doesn't. I figured I should increase plug gap due to hotter coil, so I gapped them at .054. Literally just guessed at that. Should I bite the bullet & get a performance full distributor? Maybe an ignition module? Holly 4 has the choke zip tied and taped. Not sure what that's all about. Plug wires are pretty good performance, plugs are basic. Anyone have any advice?

07-09-2014, 03:23 PM

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welcome

07-10-2014, 06:23 AM

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Welcome, congrats on the fox purchase. Gears for the rearend would be my first mod after you get her running good. Biggest bang for the buck.

07-11-2014, 12:32 PM

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Welcome. Post your questions in tech section. You will get more members to respond.

07-12-2014, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Kingsley69

Welcome! E is for 84 it seems...vin decoder

Last edited by jimkaray; 07-12-2014 at 01:28 AM. Reason: correcting post

07-12-2014, 08:17 PM

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07-13-2014, 07:54 PM

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07-16-2014, 07:34 PM

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07-17-2014, 07:00 AM

Kingsley69

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Thanks for the decoder. Very handy!

08-01-2014, 09:18 AM

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Update - electrical stuggles

So far I have added battery, coil, dist, ignition mod, Edelbrock 650, alternator, brakes, shocks/struts, tires. I am not getting as much of a boost as I thought I would get. Now, I am having trouble with the battery not charging. Apparently, this is not uncommon as I have seen several entries on blogs with the same basic scenarios. One guy went through tons of time & expense & it ended up being a fuse. I checked all mine last night and they're all fine. Any thoughts??