get some heads and intake and never look back.... unless you depend on getting good gas milage

 

We seem to be "creeping" a bit on the suggestions. Not much point in doing heads if you're not going to do at least a mild cam . . . and then you might as well do . . . aarggghhh.

OP feel free to correct me, but I think that carb and manifold only is a good place to pause. A smallish 4-barrel on a dual-plane manifold aimed only a little higher than the base OE 4 barrel manifold is what I think you're after here. Appearance does seem to be an important consideration in this case.


Norm

 

Or you could run a single plane intake.

 

^

*facepalm*

 

Fixed


N

 

Im new here. But have been reading all i can get my hands on.
Dont overlook a stock 4 barrel manifold with a 4100 autolite carb. As has been mentioned alot of guys wanna throw a big 4 on there and the engine cant use all this fuel/air.
I think the stock set up was discussed on the fast fords web site. The 4100 was called the shoebox carb and from what ive read requires less tinkering than say a holley etc.. just my 2 cents

 

Glen, aka "Soaring" to some of us, would have pushed for using the 4100 from the get-go. Very knowledgeable about the classic Mustangs.


Norm

 

glen would also bash anyone wanting to do anything to their car that wouldnt be considered stock

 

That he would. But you had to respect the knowledge.

N

 

Before I started doing cam and head swaps on my old 289 ,a victor jr intake and a carter 525 carbwas a big improvement.
Best thought in my head is just go petronix while your at it.