86Capri2GT

whelp i just mounted my m/t et's and tried them out tonite and man do they hook but man i need to livin up my car now that i felt everything she had i realized it isnt that fast lol, any suggestions to help out my power band?

mjr46

uh what are your mods to this point??

86Capri2GT

so far i have edelbrock 289 peformer, holley 750 vac 2nds, bbk headers, flowmaster exhaust, holley red fuel pump, 4.10's, msd 6al, also its a 5 speed. its gutted, electric fan, i know im forgetting somethin but yea thats about it its not much but i expected alittle more tho

mjr46

what does it run in the quarter mile???? any times??? stock block and cam???? is it a hydraulic roller 86 block /????

86Capri2GT

the car was originally a 4 banger but it was fully converted to v8 so it was a complete swap the motor i believe is an 88 roller and also yes it is a stock bottom end and cam but ive also been in the market for a cam but cannot decide if ya could help on the cam part also thanks a million

mjr46

if you have stock E7te heads in my opinion a cam is a waste becausethe heads don't flow very good in pure stock form and have their limitations........if your carbed like you said then I'd choose a decent head to complement a cam choice......everyone will tell you get a custom grind to max power...but maxing every angle isn't always everyones goal so if this is the case for you then go to summit racing and do a search for hydraulic roller cams and see if they offer any for carb set ups if not then pick one that has a dual pattern meaning more lift on the exhaust then the intake side as most SBF'S benifit from more lift on the exhaust side........you really need an H/C/I swap and for an intake I'd do away with the performer 289 and go rpm air gap that'll give to a range up to 6500 were as the performer is to 5500

86Capri2GT

for the heads, what lind of heads are a decent set but not gonna break the pockets too much lol, i thought about the gt 40s but not too sure

mjr46

to give you an example of a waste of money...see the 92 lx in my sig pic = the green one.......it runs in the hot weather 13.90's @ 97 mph......so I swapped the stock cam for an f-cam .512/.512 lift and had a set of e7te ported stock heads sitting around .......I figured they didn't cost anything sitting there so why not use them....I did all that work back in the early spring and ran the car again with the new changes and it still runs 13.90's @97 mph........so the moral is if I'd swap to a good set of heads then the cam could take advantage of a more free flowing head but I don't care because that's not my goal with that car... I let my wife run it and it's plenty fast for her!!!!

mjr46

Gt-40's are a nice upgrade from stock and can probably find a set for well under 500.00.......but aluminum heads are the way to go...AFR makes decent one.. I got the 185's .... Canfield are decent and RHS seem to get good reviews here too.

86Capri2GT

lol so pretty much im not gonna be able to get a decent set o heads for under 600? also i have a nitrous kit sitting in my room laughing at me but its a 175 wet kit so i really cant spray that big of a hit, well im guessing. im still tryin to learn new stuff about 5.0's and cams heads and stuff like that so thats y i decided to hit the forums and get some suggestions