When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
5.0L (1979-1995) MustangTechnical discussions on 5.0 Liter Mustangs within. This does not include the 5.0 from the 2011 Mustang GT. That information is in the 2005-1011 section.
it could have a cam, i camed a stock motor and it improved it. have u done a tune up?
Yeah, I did a complete (I think) tuneup within the last month. It made absolutely no difference. So let's explore this cam idea. Is it typical that an owner may opt to upgrade his cam while he has it in the shop to, say, have his water pump or timing chain changed? Furthermore, is it likely that, at 105k miles, the car has at some point had either of these things worked on? My car does feel a bit faster than other stock GTs I've driven. Any thoughts?
well its a good amount of work to do a cam, it may have been done it may not, you dont know untill u take it apart. did u time it when you tuned it up?
well its a good amount of work to do a cam, it may have been done it may not, you dont know untill u take it apart. did u time it when you tuned it up?
Yes. The timing was initially set at SIX DEGREES when I bought the car. I then drove it for a while with it set at 12*, before finally tuning it to 14*. The idle hasn't changed throughout.