Go for the S-trim?
 

Hey all. A good friend of mine is selling his S-trim for a twin-turbo setup. My question is if I should just suck it up and buy the S-trim from him. The blower would be for the first car in my sig, so it would be pretty nasty. He said he would sell it to me for $1800 for everything, and help me install it. The blower has about 500 miles use max. It is an older v-1 that was rebuilt before he got it; the thing is mint and makes awesome power. The only things I would have to buy are an FMU and a 8LB pulley, because I wouldn't want to run the 15LB's that he ran. What do you guys think? And how much would it run me for the extra two items listed above? I just want the opinion of as many people as possible (I'm afraid of that little $hit that goes wrong when you go to the next step...)

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1992 5.0 LX, Edelbrock 6037 Heads, Cobra Intake,E-303, 1.6 Roller Rockers,65MM Holley TB, 75 MM Pro M Mass Air, 190 LPH FP w/ 24 lb injectors,BBK equal length shorties,offroad h-pipe,Mac Flowpath Mufflers, Pro 5.0, 3.73's,Motorsport "C" springs,welded subframe connectors, Ponies w/ 225/50 Nittos, 93 Cobra Spoiler

Daily driver: 89 Coupe with 205K plus, BBK shorties,offroad h-pipe,2-chamber flowmasters with dumps, cut and welded stock shifter...and it runs like a champ.

Are you bonkers....grab it, at least it's a S trim, and not an A trim..see if he'll go a bit lower for a friend...that blower would be killer with the combo you already have.

I'd run the 15lb as well, you have the better heads, and intake..just upgrade your fuel system, and get the FMU. You may want to sell/trade your 24#'ers for a set of 30# injectors if you go with 15#..

Just my opinion, I REALLY wanted a blower, but now I'm after N/A high hp.

Rob

If it runs as good as you say, i'd go for it. If you decide you don't want it later you could turn around and sell it for a little more somewhere. Light Em Up!! http://www.mustangworks.com/interact...oard/smile.gif

That swhat I has thinking, too. I like the reliability of my combo, and I don't want to jeopardize that by going to the next step. I have a tendancy to go too far. And his asking price was 2300, the 1800 with the installation help is the "friendly" price

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1992 5.0 LX, Edelbrock 6037 Heads, Cobra Intake,E-303, 1.6 Roller Rockers,65MM Holley TB, 75 MM Pro M Mass Air, 190 LPH FP w/ 24 lb injectors,BBK equal length shorties,offroad h-pipe,Mac Flowpath Mufflers, Pro 5.0, 3.73's,Motorsport "C" springs,welded subframe connectors, Ponies w/ 225/50 Nittos, 93 Cobra Spoiler

Daily driver: 89 Coupe with 205K plus, BBK shorties,offroad h-pipe,2-chamber flowmasters with dumps, cut and welded stock shifter...and it runs like a champ.

Anybody else want to give an opinion. As much as I want to do this, I think I need more convincing. I am about 3 seconds away from calling him, but something is still stopping me. I guess I'm just chicken.

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1992 5.0 LX, Edelbrock 6037 Heads, Cobra Intake,E-303, 1.6 Roller Rockers,65MM Holley TB, 75 MM Pro M Mass Air, 190 LPH FP w/ 24 lb injectors,BBK equal length shorties,offroad h-pipe,Mac Flowpath Mufflers, Pro 5.0, 3.73's,Motorsport "C" springs,welded subframe connectors, Ponies w/ 225/50 Nittos, 93 Cobra Spoiler

Daily driver: 89 Coupe with 205K plus, BBK shorties,offroad h-pipe,2-chamber flowmasters with dumps, cut and welded stock shifter...and it runs like a champ.

Don't pass up a deal like that! The S-trim is an awesome blower and reliable as hell. I'm sure you can find a number of guys willing to sell their stock 3.33" (8psi) pulley dirt cheap. Same with FMU's. In fact, I'll sell you my FMU cheap.

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Craig
Supercharged 93 GT
Basically stock 93 Cobra
"I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol!"

But what would those parts cost me new? Its just easier sometimes to do that.

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1992 5.0 LX, Edelbrock 6037 Heads, Cobra Intake,E-303, 1.6 Roller Rockers,65MM Holley TB, 75 MM Pro M Mass Air, 190 LPH FP w/ 24 lb injectors,BBK equal length shorties,offroad h-pipe,Mac Flowpath Mufflers, Pro 5.0, 3.73's,Motorsport "C" springs,welded subframe connectors, Ponies w/ 225/50 Nittos, 93 Cobra Spoiler

Daily driver: 89 Coupe with 205K plus, BBK shorties,offroad h-pipe,2-chamber flowmasters with dumps, cut and welded stock shifter...and it runs like a champ.

Screw it!!!! I just called him and told him that I'll take. I'm shaking, this is great!!! OK, so does anyone have a pulley (8LB) that they want to sell?

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1992 5.0 LX, Edelbrock 6037 Heads, Cobra Intake,E-303, 1.6 Roller Rockers,65MM Holley TB, 75 MM Pro M Mass Air, 190 LPH FP w/ 24 lb injectors,BBK equal length shorties,offroad h-pipe,Mac Flowpath Mufflers, Pro 5.0, 3.73's,Motorsport "C" springs,welded subframe connectors, Ponies w/ 225/50 Nittos, 93 Cobra Spoiler

Daily driver: 89 Coupe with 205K plus, BBK shorties,offroad h-pipe,2-chamber flowmasters with dumps, cut and welded stock shifter...and it runs like a champ.

Congrats on your purchase! That's an awesome kit. Good price too. Sorry I don't have a pulley to sell you.

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'91 LX
Procharger, 3 row intercooler, extrude honed Cobra intake, Mac full Length Headers, 30# inj., 73mm C&L, 75mm tb, E303 cam, 289 rods, ported E7 heads, MSD, T-Rex w/255 lph Walbro, 5 lug conversion, Cobra R wheels, 3.27 gears and Moser Axles.

BRAVO, BRAVO!! I'll be getting my S-trim as soon as i get my heads on. Light Em Up!! http://www.mustangworks.com/interact...oard/smile.gif

Anybody have the correct FMU and an 8LB (3.33") pulley they want to sell?

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1992 5.0 LX, Edelbrock 6037 Heads, Cobra Intake,E-303, 1.6 Roller Rockers,65MM Holley TB, 75 MM Pro M Mass Air, 190 LPH FP w/ 24 lb injectors,BBK equal length shorties,offroad h-pipe,Mac Flowpath Mufflers, Pro 5.0, 3.73's,Motorsport "C" springs,welded subframe connectors, Ponies w/ 225/50 Nittos, 93 Cobra Spoiler

Daily driver: 89 Coupe with 205K plus, BBK shorties,offroad h-pipe,2-chamber flowmasters with dumps, cut and welded stock shifter...and it runs like a champ.

Come on, somebody has to have some parts for sale....

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1992 5.0 LX, Edelbrock 6037 Heads, Cobra Intake,E-303, 1.6 Roller Rockers,65MM Holley TB, 75 MM Pro M Mass Air, 190 LPH FP w/ 24 lb injectors,BBK equal length shorties,offroad h-pipe,Mac Flowpath Mufflers, Pro 5.0, 3.73's,Motorsport "C" springs,welded subframe connectors, Ponies w/ 225/50 Nittos, 93 Cobra Spoiler

Daily driver: 89 Coupe with 205K plus, BBK shorties,offroad h-pipe,2-chamber flowmasters with dumps, cut and welded stock shifter...and it runs like a champ.