jlewis

hi ive got a 92 foxbody 5.0 and i want to convert it to a carb setup for dargrace only and i want to know if the stock cam and stock distributor will work or not?

JPJP

Cam is the same (the roller cam engines began in 1985).

You will have to get an '85 distributor withduraspark ignition boxesor get a standalone aftermarket distributor designedfor an '85 (I like Mallory).

mstngsule68

ebay, get a new hei, make sure it has a steel gear, simple as that and accurate timing.

brynfiv

Why convert to carb with a pretty well stock motor? EFI makes more torque. The whole carb conversion is a more airflow for the $$$ thing. If you've got better heads and more cam, then yea its gonna be a whole lot cheaper to buy a carb and intake than intake, injectors, maf, and t.b.

87Stallion

I just did it on my 87. Not as easy as everyone says. There's alot of little things to consider.

mstngsule68

for the first timer lol

88white5.0

buy a MSD distributor 6AL and a blastrer coil and call it a day.


im still wondering why youd wanna mess up a good thing and make it carbed over EFI. the ease of tuning EFI is so much better. reliability, no cold start issues.......

to each his own

mstngsule68

wrong, to tune a efi you need a programmer...best way is a dyno, cant say anything about reliability if it jetted correctly, and cold start.....CALLED A CHOKE.

Mustangdemon67

the stock cam and dizzy should work fine, if your just gona slap on a a new manifold and carb.

so what do you plan to do with the ecu?

mstngsule68

just take the ecu and harness out...