Project Junkyard

BowTie Eater 5 Liter · 10-24-2001, 12:08 AM

ok, i am going to try to find pieces to bring my car in the mid-low 13s. heres what i have so far:

explorer intake

heads, gt-40p's, 69 351's, maby 289 hi-po's??or any other good ones you reccomende

possibly a set of 373s, or 4.10s if i can get some in good condition

later on, i will look for a mass air computer to get, along with the wiring and the maf sensor

what else could i find at an autowrecker that would help performance???

ps, im just 16 and need performance for really cheep, so thats why im building it this way, so please dont reccomend i go out & spend extra cash on something i cant afford

Thank you

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1988 Mustang GT, T-5
3.08's, No Smog Pump (Shorty Belt), Dynomax 2.5" Super Turbo Cat-Back, K&N Air Filter (Stock Air Box), Removed Air Silencer
14.691 @ 94.7 With A 2.24 60ft.

1988 Mustang GT

fiveohpatrol · 10-24-2001, 12:22 AM

sounds like you got a good combo planned out, (mainly becuase i suggested some of it

)

but i dont think its gonna be too easy to find those older heads in a junk yard

one word, 2 syllables..... Ebay

i'd try to find some GT40 (not the Ps) just because you have to get different headers with the P's, but since you dont have headers yet anyway don't count them out

you could find some heads for a pretty good price on Ebay, as well as a cam, i found my B cam on Ebay for $100 (came with a timing chain too)

if you drive the crap out of it with good traction it could be a 12sec car

about the gears, 3.73's and 4.10s will both give a great improvement but the decision lands in how much highway driving you do, you've probably read numerous posts on which is better, if not search for it and read up on it

and to save some money, go to a local ford dealer service dept and try to find their mustang gear head, (every ford shop has atleast one) and see if he'll do gears for sidework, the ones i know of will do it for around $100 opposed to $200+ at a shop somewhere

oh yah about the 16 year old thing, be glad you even have a stang at that young, i had to wait till i was 17

if you plan on going to college then get as much done to your car as possible BEFORE you start, im in my second year at a very expensive engineering school and i have no money to buy anything for my car, good thing my b-day and christmas are coming up!

really sorry i wrote so much

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88 Notch, B&M Ripper, 3.73's, Ported E7's, Explorer int. w/ ported lower, pulleys, 1.7RR's, BBK headers, off-road H-pipe, flowmasters, subframes, 65mm TB, March ram air ,MSD coil, U/L control arms, 155lph f/p, Crane Adj.FPR, Nitto drag radials, best 1/4--> 13.76@101.4 on a 2.17 60ft

10-24-2001, 12:08 AM	#1
BowTie Eater 5 Liter Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Maple Ridge B.C. Canada, The Best Place In The World Posts: 871	Project Junkyard ok, i am going to try to find pieces to bring my car in the mid-low 13s. heres what i have so far: explorer intake heads, gt-40p's, 69 351's, maby 289 hi-po's??or any other good ones you reccomende possibly a set of 373s, or 4.10s if i can get some in good condition later on, i will look for a mass air computer to get, along with the wiring and the maf sensor what else could i find at an autowrecker that would help performance??? ps, im just 16 and need performance for really cheep, so thats why im building it this way, so please dont reccomend i go out & spend extra cash on something i cant afford Thank you ------------------ 1988 Mustang GT, T-5 3.08's, No Smog Pump (Shorty Belt), Dynomax 2.5" Super Turbo Cat-Back, K&N Air Filter (Stock Air Box), Removed Air Silencer 14.691 @ 94.7 With A 2.24 60ft. 1988 Mustang GT

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10-24-2001, 12:22 AM	#2
fiveohpatrol I'd rather be basketweaving Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,551	sounds like you got a good combo planned out, (mainly becuase i suggested some of it ) but i dont think its gonna be too easy to find those older heads in a junk yard one word, 2 syllables..... Ebay i'd try to find some GT40 (not the Ps) just because you have to get different headers with the P's, but since you dont have headers yet anyway don't count them out you could find some heads for a pretty good price on Ebay, as well as a cam, i found my B cam on Ebay for $100 (came with a timing chain too) if you drive the crap out of it with good traction it could be a 12sec car about the gears, 3.73's and 4.10s will both give a great improvement but the decision lands in how much highway driving you do, you've probably read numerous posts on which is better, if not search for it and read up on it and to save some money, go to a local ford dealer service dept and try to find their mustang gear head, (every ford shop has atleast one) and see if he'll do gears for sidework, the ones i know of will do it for around $100 opposed to $200+ at a shop somewhere oh yah about the 16 year old thing, be glad you even have a stang at that young, i had to wait till i was 17 if you plan on going to college then get as much done to your car as possible BEFORE you start, im in my second year at a very expensive engineering school and i have no money to buy anything for my car, good thing my b-day and christmas are coming up! really sorry i wrote so much ------------------ 88 Notch, B&M Ripper, 3.73's, Ported E7's, Explorer int. w/ ported lower, pulleys, 1.7RR's, BBK headers, off-road H-pipe, flowmasters, subframes, 65mm TB, March ram air ,MSD coil, U/L control arms, 155lph f/p, Crane Adj.FPR, Nitto drag radials, best 1/4--> 13.76@101.4 on a 2.17 60ft