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just got a 88 mustang 5.0 whats the fastest upgrades i can get or doo

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Old 01-28-2007, 04:20 PM
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im happy with the performance my 5.0 gives me but i need more grunt so what 10 minute tune up can i do ta wake this beast up
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Old 01-28-2007, 04:26 PM
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bump up the timing 2-4 degrees and take out your air silencer.

after that itll take money and time to go faster
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Old 01-28-2007, 04:28 PM
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i have that speed density induction in my car will that mess me up
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Old 01-28-2007, 04:36 PM
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Minor mods will not hurt you with speed density, but when you get forced induction or a h/c/i swap you will need to go to maf.
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Old 01-28-2007, 04:37 PM
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i have that speed density induction in my car will that mess me up
IMO not really, i run a SD on mine, kid you dropped then engine in it got it to runbetter without a MAF sensor. As long as you dont drop a cam in it that has that much of a lobe center difference, then you should be fine. Go to the Tech articles above, and theres some good stuff there about it, also a chart of SD compatible cams
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convert the car to a carb setup and install a plate nos system, it would be cheaper than converting to mass air and then making upgrades
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nos kit
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Old 01-28-2007, 04:42 PM
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this is what i got in the car right now; mac cold air induction , taylor ignition wires, polished intake(stck),
flowmaster mufflers, accel coil , and supposed to have a 91 cobra rear end, yeah i forgot one big *** tach , thats what sold me !!!!
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No such thing as a 91 cobra
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dont get us started on that one again. there was a guy on ebay not to long ago with a lx cobra[8D]
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