Working on a stock 302...
 

First of i would like to state that im only 16 so some of these questions might sound dumb to you.

Can someone give me a list of things/parts i should get to help beef up my car, and if you could write what it does and how much it costs. So i dont have a stock 302 anymore.

First off, no such thing as a dumb question.. It's great that you're doing the research on your car.

Couple of things that will give you some additional flywheel HP:

1) Don't know what year stang your 302 is, but if it's EFI - remove the silencer from the passenger side fender well.

2) Install a K&N filter around $40

3) Install pullies - less than $100
you will need impact to remove alt nut.

4) If you can, get ride of the stock h-pipe and exhaust for aftermarket. This is a more time consuming expensive but well worth it upgrade can spend around $800 and up to top of the line stainless steel h-pipe and cat back.

5) upgrade the gears to 3.55 or 3.73 this will give you quicker runs.

I would also add that you should beef up the fox body chassis, which are way to flexible. Start will welded sub frame connectors, then add a strut tower and a g-brace. These add seat of the pants improvements and definetly makes the car more fun to drive not to mention ready to handle more power in the future.

My mustang btw was is an 88 LX and it was a 4 banger, but it has been changed to a 5.0 dont know what year on the engine. any more ideas, thanks for the ideas...

where do you live????

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Engine: steel mounts, Under drive pulleys, K&N, Home ported Lower Intake, No power steering, No A/C
Drive Train: 3.55, T-5z,

Real power STUFF I Have and will put some time: Mac cold intake, 70MM TB, Valve covers (COOL ONES)255 Fuel pump NOS Dry 75HP, AFR 165 58cc, GT-40 Intake.
Next to get: Rocker Arms,Cam,Injectors 24, What might I need???See It at www.computerconquest.com

I hear a lot of people suggest to add aftermarket pulleys to 'stangs, do these mess with the balance or harmonic dampener? I have heard of that being a problem (on imports), wondering if there was any downside to pulleys.

Pulleys will have no problem. But may not have as much volts for a big Stereo in the car.

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Engine: steel mounts, Under drive pulleys, K&N, Home ported Lower Intake, No power steering, No A/C
Drive Train: 3.55, T-5z,

Real power STUFF I Have and will put some time: Mac cold intake, 70MM TB, Valve covers (COOL ONES)255 Fuel pump NOS Dry 75HP, AFR 165 58cc, GT-40 Intake.
Next to get: Rocker Arms,Cam,Injectors 24, What might I need???See It at www.computerconquest.com

Installation of pullies will not affect any of that. The only problem you may encounter is a lower amp reading. You can change this by just upgrading to an alternator from a 94.


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90 GT shorty headers, flowmaster exhaust, off-road h-pipe, 3.73 gears, hurst short throw shifter, GT-40 heads

Also if it is legal where you live you might try an aftermarket x-pipe for a five speed car (about $170) or an off-road H-pipe w/o cats (about $110) that might bring the over-all cost of an exhaust upgrade down to a more reasonable level for you. X-pipe or H-pipe and cat-backs should only be somewhere in the neighborhood of $400-450 dollars. Headers would also be a nice addition but you would have to blow a little more coin. I also agree with Mustang_289 that a good set of 3.55's or 3.73's would give you a whole lot of seat of the pants acceleration. Hope this helps.

The 94 had a bigger alternator then other years? I have a large stereo in my 94, do I want to skip the alternator pully if I install them?