Comments on: Driver Car Tips to Save you Money

By: richard b

richard b — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:56:59 +0000

to get 375hp at the wheels, you need about 450hp at the flywheel. to get that with a 302ci engine, you need a cam, header, cylinder head combination that will make street drivability suspect at best, unless you add a supercharger. another path is a stroker engine, but again to get 450+hp and street drivability a supercharger is a good addition. now down to specifics;

1: build a 331ci short block with an E-303 cam

2: a set of trick flow twisted wedge heads should top the short block.

3: either the GT-40 or edelbrock performer efi intake and a good set of headers with a 1 5/8" primary tube.

4: keep the AOD, but contact lentech and get one of their AOD’s that are built to handle 500+hp. lentech revises the shift pattern from 1-3-od to 1-2-3/od. in the rear end install a set of 3.73 gears.

this combination, with the supercharger putting out 10psi boost, should be good for mid 12’s, and still have good drivability, and be reasonably economical on the street, if you dont have a lead foot.
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By: david z

david z — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:54:59 +0000

for the money, and your target hp, if it were my car i would do a standard rebuild, maybe the only upgrades would be rods and bearings, then supercharge or turbocharge it… in mine it would be turbo or a centrifugal supercharger so it would still fit under the hood without the tuners knowing till its too late.

only problem i see there is that the aod wont last long with that much power.
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By: CJ

CJ — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:52:59 +0000

Well there are alot of options with the engine and better cam and heads and injectors and pulley kits superchargers nitrous, but I think you need to loose to AOD transmission and get something else a c4 or c6 or your transmission won’t handle it. To get 375 at rear wheels isn’t easy but possible. If you wanted easy way for more power there is a kit to shoehorn a 460 into the mustang. PS check into it might not be legal in every state
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have owned a few mustangs still have a 67 and an 86

By: believe me

believe me — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:50:33 +0000

if I wanted the best performance for the money should I rebuild my 302 roller motor or?
I’ve got a89 stang/w a 302 with an aod what would it take to put say a cobra engine in it or should I go with a stroker or just better heads and intake or?I need some solid plans I want to put about 375 hp at my rear wheels and still have a daily driver any tips or links or money saving ideas would be way appreciated.