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Old 03-06-2010, 08:21 PM
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Holy hell, THAT is sick! Anyone on here bought/installed/ran that kit??
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Old 03-06-2010, 08:48 PM
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many ways to do it , all depends what you have to spend??
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Old 03-06-2010, 09:30 PM
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i say check out the trickflow trackheat topend kit but instead of getting it just get the pieces except for the cam and go with a custom cam, then 70-75mm TB, CAI, tear down the engine bore it out to a 306 with some higher compression pistons, long tube headers, x or h pipe(your choice), a nice sounding catback, upgrade the ignition system, add in some 3.73 gears and you should be thoroughly happy
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Old 03-06-2010, 10:34 PM
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if your gonna go through the work of machining the block, might as well go with a 331 or 347, get some TF heads, custom grind cam and call it a day. theres your 400 no problem...
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Old 03-07-2010, 11:05 AM
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I appreciate all the feedback...looks like there's endless possibilties for these Mustangs! The last 2 responses prior to this, how much am I lookin at estimated? 4k?
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Old 03-07-2010, 11:39 AM
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that on3 kit seens to good to be true those #'s are radic

you'll probs be alot higher then 4k, in the h/c/i alone.

heads ~ 1.5k

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upper / lower
injectors
fuel management

its nasty when you crunch #'s
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Old 03-07-2010, 02:06 PM
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yea 4k is kind of low but if you really scrounge around you may be able to get most of the parts used which will save you some money. id put the estimates closer to 7-8k to do everything and the supporting mods. now the good thing is you dont have to do them all at once you can do things as you get the money. like gears could be done first, then exhaust, then piece together an HCI and when you take it to the machine shop you can have it bored out and new pistons(or stroker kit) put in then install the HCI since its all apart already.
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Old 03-07-2010, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by NoGo95GT
Does anybody actually have any experience with this kit? Is it just like one of those ebay kits or is it an actual quality kit?
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Old 03-07-2010, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Riceinator
Does anybody actually have any experience with this kit? Is it just like one of those ebay kits or is it an actual quality kit?
so far it seems to be a quality kit. A lot of guys on corral as well as theturboforums.com are having great luck with it
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Old 03-08-2010, 06:29 PM
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^^^^^Agreed. While the his #'s seem a bit high, a turbo can make some real nice numbers. And if I am not mistaken, he upgraded his kits' headers from the crack-prone 304ss headers to mild steel for extended durability. When he makes a kit for the 94-95 cars, I'm jumping in
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