best cam for stock motor aod mustang??
 

my buddy has a 89 aod mustang, he wants to put a cam it the car and wants to know which would run best without him having to buy a stall converter.

With stock heads stock intake and pretty much everything else stock the stock cam is really not a bad cam. If he was to go through the trouble of changing cams it really wouldn't do much for him right now. The stock package is a really well matched combo.

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351w, tremec trans 11.44@120 n/a 10.82@129 on the hose

one well respected Mustang shop recommends
the smallest Crower hydr roller cam.
It's only a little longer duration but
a bunch more lift and is described as
very torquey and good with an aod.
www.crowercams.com

also check www.iskycams.com

PS - HOWEVER I've read of lots of Mustangs
that kept the stock cam and upgraded
the restrictive head/intake/headers and
were surprisingly quick. Course, that IS
more $. "Cheap" upgrades there would be
the Explorer intakes (about same as the
Cobra) and Explorer P heads (need special headers)which both can be had thru ads in Mustang/ford mags quite reasonably.

The stock one is best.
You would gain a little lift w/ some 1.7's though.


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'88 coupe...stock as a rock.
Check out http://www.burnouts.stangnet.com

11's coming soon!!!!
Heads,intake and cam are all here

Tell your buddy to skip the cam and buy a 3.73:1 gearset! Don't bother with the cam yet!

Actually tell him to get 4:10's. I have them and love em' I drive about 30 miles to and from work on I-75 70-90 mph no probs. Mine is aod also

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89 Notch: ASP Pullies,
K&N Air,Transgo shiftkit,Trans. cooler,FMS 3 core Radiator, FMS 4:10's, 1.5" cowl, cold air kit, hooker equal length shorties(jet hot coated), O/R H-Pipe, ASP solid mounts, Energy Sus. Trans. Mnt. BBK 70mm TB, MSD 6al, Dual elec. fans

Tell him to save his $$$ and keep the stock cam w/ his stock set up (it's a nice cam).

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'90 LX 5.0; 12K original miles (no sh*&); 3.55 gears; pulleys;Edelbrock Performer Heads; BBK shorties; MSD 6AL box w/ blaster 2 coil; Motorsport E303 cam; Pro-M 75mm MAF; BBK 70mm TB; Eibach spring kit; Southside welded subs; K&N cone filter charger; Hurst shifter; fiberglass turbo hood; A/C-less; rear seat-less; cat-less; 2 chamber Flos; Corbeau racing seats (fronts);
30# injectors; JMS Chip; 190 lb fp; TFS track heat Intake (12.299 @ 113)

from everything i've read, the stock mustang cams are pretty good... without changin the heads, intake and exhaust, a cam is'nt much help...

best bang for the buck, rear end gears (3:73's or 4:10's)...

look at the articles on this board, one of them gives performance stuff that is free or very cheap, and adds extra hp...

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Black,84 GT,ground effects,shorty headers, 'open' dual exh.,302 HO(no pollution control crap),T5,89 ported heads,edelbrock Performer manifold, Edelbrock 2122 cam,600 Holley, high volume oil pump...

gears (4:10's) on their way!!!!