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Old 08-28-2013, 07:16 AM
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I have an 87 ttop gt.. I am wanting to buy a holset h2 turbo setup on cl to put on my car..(actually trading a badass wrecked Mercedes for it that I don't need so it's not costing anything)... What do you guys think? It was made for a foxbody so it shouldn't be hard .. What kind of gains should I expect? This is what's been done to my car.. . 87 mustang gt with ttops. Bbk cold air intake, bbk long tube headers, and bbk 75 mm throttle body,.. Fuel pressure regulator with gauge .. edelbrock Victor upper and lower intake.. afr 185cc aluminum heads... Flex-a-lite dual electric fans.. 3 core aluminum racing radiator..optima red top battery..coast high performance 347 stroker kit with all forged crank, rods, and pistons...full roller motor with aluminum 1.6 rockers... trick flow stage 2 cam.. tremec tko 500 trans... aluminum driveshaft.. svo rear end with maximum motorsports rear lower control arms and sway bar...3.55 gears.. Aftermarket rims with nitto 555r drag radials...msd 6al ignition, cap, coil and plugs ... underdrive pulleys... Paxton fuel pressure regulator.... Sure there is more I'm forgetting..
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Old 08-28-2013, 07:19 AM
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What size is the turbo? How much boost are you expecting to use?
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Old 08-28-2013, 09:40 AM
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Its a holeshot h2...From what I understand its comparable to an hx50 pr 60? Idk much about them but heard they are pretty good.. Car arrays has power and I don't want to crack the block or anything but turbo sounds fun
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Yes turbo. You will be getting rid of the headers but with your mods this thing will be a monster
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Just had a few people talk about the block.. Not sure if its stock or not and can't afford a new engine if it splits but yeah it's a beast already.. Can't imagine it under boost..
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you need to know the compression of your 347..if it's in the 10.0 range, it's convert fuel system to e85 or you're gonna have to lower the compression for boost.
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How can I find out without tearing everything apart?.. All I only is the heads are part number 142.. The driver side anyways
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Originally Posted by Smashleytulsa
How can I find out without tearing everything apart?.. All I only is the heads are part number 142.. The driver side anyways
* all I know
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