bluebeastsrt

Agreed, even then entry level dart block should be good for 1000whp. Hot rod magazine did a build and got 483whp out a dart 363 N/A.

2000AZ5.0GT

Now are we talking about the Dart Sportsman (SHP) blocks, or their Iron Eagle line? Cause I think that's like an extra 800-900 for the block alone

bluebeastsrt

The shp block is what I'm using it's about $100 more than a boss block. I plan on using 2-300 hp shot of nitrous on this block and fordstrokers tells me that the motor should last forever at the 600 to 800whp (depending on amount of nitrous I use) I'm hoping to be at when the car is complete. I run trick flow 190 fast as cast heads with stronger springs. A 830cfm Holley on top of a victor jr., custom cam. When I told the builder my goal of going at least 10.8 at at least 120mph N/A he told me if it couldn't do that he would personally come to jersey. Buy the car from me then set it on fire. So hes very confident of this set-up.

uedlose

But then the whole it has to pass emissions thing comes into play and there was only one turbo kit that was ever emission legal for a 5.0 push rod Mustang and that was the old incon twin turbo kit. Long out business and the kits are very hard to find and not cheap.

95gtconvert

I'll sell you my motor it's already pushing 330 and it's a stock block before getting fully rebuilt (which it will be this winter) it's got 202 heads and some other fun things it's out of an 87 and probably going into my 95 of someone doesn't buy it from me

2000AZ5.0GT

Pretty sure all I have to do is run catalytic converters and I'll pass Arizona emissions, (we have the sniffer, but that's about it) or just register it as a classic vehicle and not have to worry about emissions at all.

I also only have to have inspection every 2 years, my current one is good until March 2016, so in the worst case i would just pull the kit (8-14 hours really isn't that bad) for the week I needed to pass emissions, but i really think I'll be fine.

if you weren't in WI, I'd probably take you up on that.

tinman

In Arizona all you have to do about emissions testing is get an address outside of the inspection areas.
You could register your to a post office box down in Casa Grande and be 100% legal....

95gtconvert

well at least there's someone that would want it nobody around me looks far into craigslist for motors

NoGo95GT

My 347 I ran in my 95 a few years back was a weenie build. CHP rotating assembly, AFR 185's, Comp Cam's XE274hr, box stock Cobra intake, shorty headers, etc. I left a lot of power on the table. It still made 351rwhp/380trq. On a 35 shot 382rwhp/422trq. I beat the crap out of that car and nothing ever broke. I will say though my compression was roughly 10:5. Here in Tx we are lucky to have 93 octane everywhere. I was in flight school in Scottsdale for 3 months. The best I could find was 91 locally. The car would ping using 91 octane. Just something to keep in mind with your build, since you live out there.

2000AZ5.0GT

Yeah, I'm aiming for low compression, mainly because of the Turbo route.

I'm getting close to ordering the 363 Liberator dart based short block (fully forged internals, internally balanced crank, and dished pistons) from FordStrokers, and then I'll probably go with some high flowing heads and a mild cam.

hopefully by feb/march-ish I'll have enough together to throw everything in the car. I'd say sooner than that, but I doubt everything will come together that well.