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Old 05-19-2007, 02:18 AM
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All right guys im pretty pissed! I was so excited on finally gettin a mustang and even though its a young fox body its still a v-8 and a 302 and im gettin no power. For reall i did the usuall on changing caps and plugs and a tad bit of other things but still im not gettin the pull? Given that it only has probably 147 horse stock probably but shouldnt there be more there i mean come on its like 2,500 pds its basically the lightest year. Any reasoning and tunes would be greatly appretiated and not one person better even type in "SPRAY".... cus a mustangs an American classic not a domestic base for a rice ride!
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Old 05-19-2007, 02:22 AM
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125 of spray....dont worry i'll call ya at 2 AM to tell ya that again..in case u forget (231-571-0544) [8D][&:]
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Old 05-19-2007, 02:25 AM
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Old 05-19-2007, 02:37 AM
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if there is only 147hp what do you want out of it? with 147hp its not going to have any pull
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get some gears maybe
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Old 05-19-2007, 02:38 AM
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i thought stock 302's were rated at like 200-240
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Old 05-19-2007, 02:41 AM
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How many miles and was it taken care of? How much horsepower do you think an engine will make if no one changes the oil for 20k miles
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Old 05-19-2007, 02:46 AM
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disty rotor / cap, spark plugs, fuel pump, injectors, fuel filter, air filter, timing.

after you get all of that squared away you can start narrowing down.
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Old 05-19-2007, 02:49 AM
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i thought stock 302's were rated at like 200-240
no in 79 they were rated at 140hp
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Old 05-19-2007, 02:55 AM
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Stock 5.0 from 87 - 93 has about 180 WHP stock, if in good and restored condition.
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