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Hey guys. Im trying to do a nice quick budget build. i bought a decent 90 roller for $500. car was a gt, and is still wired and has the 9al, decent leather interior. has good 8.8 with 3.73s. a buddy of mine had a 93 5.0ho in his shed and gave it to me for free. i tore it down and cleaned it up a honed it. found a bad score in cyl 7 so i called a buddy who has a machine shop and hes taking it .030 over for 160 bucks helluva deal. so i need to decide how i wanna build it. and i wanna see how cheap i can do so, with junkyard parts and whatnot. so i was thinking explorer top end, match ported. 70 mm mass air off a 94-95. i still need an ignition system, injectors, throttle body, and hopefully an electric fan. let me know what you think guys!
 

tannerc91gt

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you can to the taurus fan deal, GT40 heads, explorer intake, get a cheap cam, and the MAF TB off a donor car and have a decent budget build. Lot of guys do it
 

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If you're talking cheap build pull the top end off the exploder with the injectors still attached, leave the stock ho cam in. Its a great piece that will work well with the explorer parts.
 
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yeah but doesnt the exploder have 19# injectors? i was gonna go 24# see if maybe i could find a navigator at the junkyard. i read somewhere that they have 24# injectors that will work.
 
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