Next up - full exhaust & fix traction probs

05-07-2001, 04:23 PM

In a slow evolution toward my goal of a 10-11 second blown Stang......I think the next steps will be full exhaust and traction improvers (upper/lower rear control arms and traction bar). As far as exhaust, should I be looking at 2.5" or 3", 1 5/8" longtubes/ shorttubes? BBK? MAC? Floturds? How about control arms......Hotchkis???? Your ideas are much appreciated.

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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; 190 lb fp; FPR; TFS track heat Intake - 12.513 @ 112 mph (Pre-inj/fuelpump/FPR/intake)

05-08-2001, 02:41 AM

Go with long tubes.I went with MAC 1 5/8 long tubes on 2 cars now,85GT and my present 87GT.I like them,installation takes time,but with patience you can get the job done.

The thing I would change however would be,getting BBK long tube headers,as their quality is alot better than MAC's is.Far as overall exhaust size,move up to at least 2 1/2 inch,as this will allow the forced air

to exit alot faster..

Control arms...hmmm there are so many to choose from these days. HP megabite control arms are a good choice.Alotta people use soutside Machine traction bars,but personally I don't like them as they are noisy and use a solid bushing which tends to tear out torque boxes with ease,so I'd go with a control arm that uses a polyurathene bushing such as the HP megabite control arms use for example.

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Paxton Blown 87GT
ICQ#112698436

05-08-2001, 04:17 PM

Would you recommend doing the upper/lower ctrl arms and the traction bar OR the upper/lower ctrl arms and drag radials (save some bucks)????

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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; 190 lb fp; FPR; TFS track heat Intake - 12.513 @ 112 mph (Pre-inj/fuelpump/FPR/intake)

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05-07-2001, 04:23 PM	#1
bada$$lx Guest Posts: n/a	Next up - full exhaust & fix traction probs In a slow evolution toward my goal of a 10-11 second blown Stang......I think the next steps will be full exhaust and traction improvers (upper/lower rear control arms and traction bar). As far as exhaust, should I be looking at 2.5" or 3", 1 5/8" longtubes/ shorttubes? BBK? MAC? Floturds? How about control arms......Hotchkis???? Your ideas are much appreciated. ------------------ '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; 190 lb fp; FPR; TFS track heat Intake - 12.513 @ 112 mph (Pre-inj/fuelpump/FPR/intake)

05-08-2001, 02:41 AM	#2
Mustanguy Guest Posts: n/a	Go with long tubes.I went with MAC 1 5/8 long tubes on 2 cars now,85GT and my present 87GT.I like them,installation takes time,but with patience you can get the job done. The thing I would change however would be,getting BBK long tube headers,as their quality is alot better than MAC's is.Far as overall exhaust size,move up to at least 2 1/2 inch,as this will allow the forced air to exit alot faster.. Control arms...hmmm there are so many to choose from these days. HP megabite control arms are a good choice.Alotta people use soutside Machine traction bars,but personally I don't like them as they are noisy and use a solid bushing which tends to tear out torque boxes with ease,so I'd go with a control arm that uses a polyurathene bushing such as the HP megabite control arms use for example. ------------------ Paxton Blown 87GT ICQ#112698436

05-08-2001, 04:17 PM	#3
bada$$lx Guest Posts: n/a	Would you recommend doing the upper/lower ctrl arms and the traction bar OR the upper/lower ctrl arms and drag radials (save some bucks)???? ------------------ '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; 190 lb fp; FPR; TFS track heat Intake - 12.513 @ 112 mph (Pre-inj/fuelpump/FPR/intake)