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12-02-2007, 10:50 PM

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88BlueGT

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RE: 5.0 for 20$

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ORIGINAL: mattlowe01

now, i know this has been answered a million times, but i just want to get some opinions.

this car is going to be my daily driver. if the motor is carbed, should i keep it that way? or do a efi setup? would i have to tune the carb every now and then or is it a set-it-and-leave-it? if not, how much would it be to convert it to an efi? could i use any of my efi stuff from my 2.3?
Personal opinion, but I know that I would rather have an EFI setup for a daily driver. Also, you cant put a price on it. IF you decide to switch it to EFI are you going to swap with aftermarket parts? stock parts? You might be albe to get a good deal at a junkyard on all the stock efi equiptment.

also, if its a non H.O. engine, what are the main differences between the non h.o. and the h.o.? what would need to be done to make it a h.o?
There are a few threads floating around on the main differences. There may possibly even be a tech article in the stickies..... not positive though.

and what are the most noticeable mods that are daily-driver friendly?
Everyone has their own definition of "driver friendly". Some people consider 600rwhp cars "driver friendly". There is a mods list in the stickies that you could check out that will give you more than a few ideas on power, suspension, trans mods, rear end mods, etc.

any help is greatly appreciated. thanks

12-02-2007, 11:13 PM

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splash21

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RE: 5.0 for 20$

i have an 84 with a 92 SVO crate carbed motor, posi 3.73 8.8 rear pretty heavily modded and i drive it every day. it all depends on the way you drive day to day like if you can keep your foot out of the floor board. the most common mods that i see that are not so expensive and help the car alot would be intake, headers, and exhaust system.

12-02-2007, 11:44 PM

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88BlueGT

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RE: 5.0 for 20$

other deciding factors on keeping a carb'd car or not could be where you live. is your weather constant of do you have big weather changes throughout the year, etc........

12-03-2007, 02:27 PM

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mattlowe01

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RE: 5.0 for 20$

88, i live in NJ, so well... as you know, the weathers been pretty crazy lately

12-03-2007, 03:16 PM

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mjr46

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RE: 5.0 for 20$

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ORIGINAL: mattlowe01

88, i live in NJ, so well... as you know, the weathers been pretty crazy lately

carb'ed or not you'll be fine..that's what a electric choke or manual choke is for.....I'm in Maryland and the weather is up and down here to and doesn't really affect how my car runs in the winter vs the summer.....but I have spent a lot of time tuning mine to the conditions and i'VE SET mine and let it be for year round drivability and it does very well....you just have to know how to tune a carb and what each level and circuit on the carb needs to be tuned to correct any drivability issue encountered

12-03-2007, 05:25 PM

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jrt1990

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RE: 5.0 for 20$

Holy **** who is that girl in ur sig on the left? Oh btw mattlowe, get that guy to weld up some subframe connectors while hes at it.

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ORIGINAL: rust_stang

KEEP the following

4 cylDriveshaft (yes it is strong enough)
4 cyl Radiator (it is way bigger than the 5L rad so = better cooling)
4 cylFan ( pretty much the same)