orfordguy

well i asked awhile back and ya'll answered some good some bad.. i listened save money better parts etc.. well i did so now i'm gonna let you critique me again.. ok heres the scoop..
wife has 1993 5.0 hatch gt in emerald green upper /gray lower.. it needed a trans when we bought it.. done.. now we've been collecting and adding parts to it.. time for a new heart and some other possible upgrades.. as follows is the plan lets see what ya'll think this time.. also looking for power estimates from new engine build..

subframe connectors with drive shaft loop.. done
shiftkit for aod... done
b&m slap stick for aod.. bought
strut tower brace.. installed (may need to change out due to new intake setup)
5 lug swap wtih rear dics.. collecting parts
17" 5 lug wheels and new tires.. whells bought... tires?????
1 1/2" lowering springs.. intsalled
upper and lower adjustable rear control arms.. installed
kyb struts and shocks... installed
aluiminum driveline.. ordered
new front seats..looking
3 gauge piller panel and gauges.. bought
new cluters face and neeedles w/ led back light.. bought
euro headlight taillights and aftermarket fogs.. installed
stalker front bumper.. to be purchased
stormin norman hood with prop struts.. to be purchased
rebushed 1/2 the suspension including rack
swapping from 2.37 gears to 3.08 or 3.27s and fixing the trac loc.. looking

now the motor..motor not installed YET.. unless noted i have the following parts on hand
1995 low mile thunderbird 5.0. new bearings, oil pump, rehoned and hand fileed rings..
gt 40p heads gasket matcked, 1.6 rolleer rocker conversion, crane dual spring setup and guildpaltes..
e606 cam 110 dregree lobe centers, 220 duration at 500 lift
boss 302 timing chain and roller bearing cam plate
bbk ssi 5.0 efi upper and lower intakes
bbk fuel rails, regulator, russells braided teflon lines and an fittings along with 4.6L 4 port 19lbs injectors
msd street fire 5.0 distrubiter and matching coil..
accufab 75mm throttle body and matching maf housing
75mm cold air tubing and fram filter
bbk headers, catless x-pipe and flowmaster back section..installed
egr delete and smog pump delete/idler..
underdrive pulleys...ordered
dual elctric fans, 140 amp alt, and auxillary trans cooler....installed
fabricated valve covers w/oil seperator.
arp rod, main and headbolts
stock harmoic, flywheel and front accesory brackets.


well lets see who thinks what..

reldla1996

It will be fun. A little more gear would be better, you're going conservative, but think 3.27 or 3.55 unless you really do a lot of highway driving in the car. Those bbk ssi intakes look really cool, but I've not read anything good about them from anybody. Good luck!

65Raven65

+1

I don't think going from 2.73 to 3.08 would even be worth the effort.

For the record, I've had foxes with 2.73, 3.73, and now 3.08. I'd definitely go 3.73 to really wake that thing up.

Sounds like a fun project, good luck!

88 orangepeel notch

+1 ^^^ on the gears, 3:73 minimum.

And I also hear people rip on those BBK intakes alot. But I've never ran one personally.

Otherwise sounds good, except maybe run a smaller throttle body to help intake velocity. 75mm MAF to a 70mm throttle for example.

tinman

Build sounds decent to me except for the cam, I would go with some thing a little more modern than that.
To me 3.55 would be the minimum gear I would use and I would prefer a 3.73......

orfordguy

thanks for the updates fellas.. made some more upgrade purchases over the last couple weeks... got all the cobra disc brake parts. (front and rear).. rear axle with 3.27s and yukon axles.. (yes it sees about 400 miles of freeway a week).. red the reviews on the bbk intake.. (ordered parts to refit the fuel rails) home grown ingenuity)..looks like tire wheel package is as follows: afs mac black 03 cobra wheels in 17x9 and 17x10 with 225x50 fronts and 255x50 rear nitto nt450s.. got a deal on a jae tubular subframe and lower control arms... also looking into leaving the gt bumper and adding pony grill inset setup... an wife is checking on other hoods.. the gallerys on the web got her rethinking the norman hood..

orfordguy

by the wat micd the maf housing.. 80mmon on end 75mm the other

88 orangepeel notch

Can't wait for pics, and I can't remember if you have them or not but you'll need aftermarket lower control arms with a 10" rim. They will hit the quad shocks depending on rim offset. Sounds like your having fun though.

tinman

Might want to re-think those Yukon axles.
They are simply a replacement axle, they are NOT SFI rated......

orfordguy

the 17x10s are out got a nice set of 17X9s from craigslist with proxis 225x45r17s on them..ordering the tubular lower control arms now.. going with moser axles instaed