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2 years ago i bought a stock 87 ttop gt and its my dd i bout the car when i was 16 well i have done alot of work to it so far fresh paint,new hood rims, tires, flowmasters off road h pipe. the car just drove to florida from pennyslvania and back.. has 93,xxx miles on it runs stong!!

now what i wana know it what do i wana do with it one of my friends drives a hatch back civic with nos and some work done to it no now hes pissin me off cuz he keeps up if not takes me with the spray!!!

so my dad has a mach 1 in the barn that has been sitting for 8 years and all it needs it paint and a carb or so he says but anyways it has a
1970 351w motor with forged pistons and a radical cam and ported heads he says it a 450 hp motor but i have never heard it start... NOW should i buy the motor off him or build my 302??

if i kept the 302 or the 351 i want to keep it as my dd and the old man says that 351 he only got 10mpg with back in the day.....


should i get a cam and heads and intake and a turbo runnin 8 pounds of boost?

or swap to the 351?
 

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Leave the Mach 1 alone. Don't pirate a complete car.


If your are mostly stock (exhaust doesn't count) then it's time to start modding your 5.0. Typical mods like gears, shifter, pullies, intake, etc. will make a difference. WHo cares how fast your friend's civic is....it's a civic.
 
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Mustang5L5 said:
Leave the Mach 1 alone. Don't pirate a complete car.


If your are mostly stock (exhaust doesn't count) then it's time to start modding your 5.0. Typical mods like gears, shifter, pullies, intake, etc. will make a difference. Who cares how fast your friend's civic is....it's a civic.
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If your lookin more towards performance, I'd get gears and intake.
 
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the mach 1 is rusting away idk if it can be saved but the motor sure can! and i have 3:73 gears and a short shift! but i speed dencity still should i switch to mass air?
 

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fiveohfox said:
the mach 1 is rusting away idk if it can be saved but the motor sure can! and i have 3:73 gears and a short shift! but i speed dencity still should i switch to mass air?
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any car can be saved, i started with a bare chassis
 

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Mustang5L5 said:
Leave the Mach 1 alone. Don't pirate a complete car.


If your are mostly stock (exhaust doesn't count) then it's time to start modding your 5.0. Typical mods like gears, shifter, pullies, intake, etc. will make a difference. WHo cares how fast your friend's civic is....it's a civic.
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+1
 
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fiveohfox said:
the mach 1 is rusting away idk if it can be saved but the motor sure can! and i have 3:73 gears and a short shift! but i speed dencity still should i switch to mass air?
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YES! Mass air is the only way to go.
 
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