I have a basic 1971 Mustang 302, would it help to add a 4 bbl carburetor? If so what other parts should i add along with it?

 

If your looking for more power a 4 barrel can help so do headers and other things.Or if you got the cash rebuild it stroke it better heads etc etc,It comes down to budget and power you want to have.Is your mustang a coupe or sportroof?

 

Its a coupe

 

I'm not sure if you were already aware, but you'll have to replace the intake manifold to accept the 4 barrel carb. There are a lot of other upgrades you can do. How much power do you want and how much money do you have to spend?

To answer your other question, I had a noticable increase in power when I installed my 4 barrel carb and intake. Maybe the single biggest improvement I made (I haven't regeared my axle yet).

 

Just the 4-bbl carb isn't going to add a huge amount of power, at most maybe another 15 - 20 hp with the factory 4-barrel intake manifold, heads, exhaust, and cam. A little more with a good aftermarket intake.


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you will watch the gas needle drop with a 4 barrel lol

 

Not really if you drive normal and don't hold it wot.On a normal 4 barrel you are really driving a 2 barrel tell you get on it and the secondaries open you can feel it.

 

Well crunchyskippy not sure about money yet, give me both non expensive and expensive options please

 

and also im going for a lot of power but decent gas, is it true that a 4 bbl carb gets as good gas milage as a 2 bbl carb til you hit the secondaries?

 

If you drive normal and keep your rpm down it shouldn't be any harder on fuel.Or you could always swap in a aod or t5 both are over drive trans.