i'm trying to pick what parts i whant for my project and what path to take to reach my goals.
THE CAR: a 88 lx 5.0. it will have a tko 500, 5-speed. the eng is out of the car right now and i have sold the gt-40 heads and rpm2 intake to pay for the trans. that was missing when i bought the car. the short block has 150k miles on it and it prob needs a re-build
THE GOAL: a mid 12 sec. street car (street tires,and pump gas) that will act like a stock mustang till i punch the gas. i need it to pass the sniffer (e-test). however it will not be a daily driver just a fun weekend toy but i don't whant to have to be always be working on it.
THE POSSIBILLITYS:
A: buying a stock intake and heads as cheap as i can find them, taking the eng back to stock then throwing a turbo on it with a tuff as nails 306 short block. my major problem with this is i realy don't thant to lose the priceless sound of a 5.0 with a h-pipe and flowsmasters.
B:a 347 with good flowing h/c/i keeping the comp. down to add a supercharger later if i need it and or whant it later on.
C: keep the eng near stock and supercharge it
D: 306 with h/c/i
E: other
so what do you guys think? what would you pick? cash is a issue this is not on a un limited budget but i will spend cash where i need it. oh and no juice
been there done that.
THE CAR: a 88 lx 5.0. it will have a tko 500, 5-speed. the eng is out of the car right now and i have sold the gt-40 heads and rpm2 intake to pay for the trans. that was missing when i bought the car. the short block has 150k miles on it and it prob needs a re-build
THE GOAL: a mid 12 sec. street car (street tires,and pump gas) that will act like a stock mustang till i punch the gas. i need it to pass the sniffer (e-test). however it will not be a daily driver just a fun weekend toy but i don't whant to have to be always be working on it.
THE POSSIBILLITYS:
A: buying a stock intake and heads as cheap as i can find them, taking the eng back to stock then throwing a turbo on it with a tuff as nails 306 short block. my major problem with this is i realy don't thant to lose the priceless sound of a 5.0 with a h-pipe and flowsmasters.
B:a 347 with good flowing h/c/i keeping the comp. down to add a supercharger later if i need it and or whant it later on.
C: keep the eng near stock and supercharge it
D: 306 with h/c/i
E: other
so what do you guys think? what would you pick? cash is a issue this is not on a un limited budget but i will spend cash where i need it. oh and no juice
been there done that.