I got a new 5.0 tonight!

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I had a 91gt a few years ago and I always regreted selling it. Well I got this fixer upper... and I have a few questions. I really wish it were a 5speed but for $1880 beggers cant be chosers.

Its going to be a daily driver and maybe hit a test or tune once or twice. My end goal is about 300-350whp and I had planned to buy a used supercharger from the forums. The car is completely stock at the moment but before i get to adding power I want to do the basic tune up stuff. What spark plugs/wires should I get and from which vendor? If there is a particular vendor that supports the forums id order from them.

It also needs pads, rotors and possibly calipers asap. I dont need anything fancy but whatever is best bang for the buck.

Thanks.

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Other then the top it looks pretty clean! How many miles on it?

 

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127,000 i think. im going to repaint it in the spring and put a new white top on it. you did 13.8@97 with what mods? intake, full exhaust and a tune?

 

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Ported stock intake,FMS shorty headers,2800 stall & gears. And Nitto DR's.

 

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my recommendations are autolite plugs, k & n for the air filter and something like Crane Cams DIY plug wire kit. Nice find btw! Thing appears to be darn clean and for under 2k I wouldn't complain either.

 

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autolite? i thought they were the cheapest/worst? I wanted a sparkplug that would be friendly with the 8lbs or so of boost i plan to run in the summer.

 

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Ford like autolites just like mopars like champions. Nice score BTW. Big ass picture you got there. Where are you located with the snow?

 

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I have 11 lbs of boost and run autolites based upon the recommendation of my tuner. They are great!

 

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no they're not the worst plug. they're a ford plug, so they work well for fords. get either motorcraft sp-450 spark plugs or autolite 25's. both are copper plugs which run better in our stangs than platinum. when you switch to forced induct, you'll probably want to switch to a colder plug, but either of these will be alright still. as far as wires, ford racing 9mm wires are about $40 depending on where you get them and are great wires. better than any bosch or accel wires you get at autoparts stores like autozone, oreilly's, etc. for the same price.

these cars are really reliable if they're maintained properly. easy to modify as well. with just 4:10's and exhaust i ran a 13.7@99mph in my 5 speed car.

nice find, btw, and good luck!

 

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no they're not the worst plug. they're a ford plug, so they work well for fords. get either motorcraft sp-450 spark plugs or autolite 25's. both are copper plugs which run better in our stangs than platinum. when you switch to forced induct, you'll probably want to switch to a colder plug, but either of these will be alright still. as far as wires, ford racing 9mm wires are about $40 depending on where you get them and are great wires. better than any bosch or accel wires you get at autoparts stores like autozone, oreilly's, etc. for the same price.

nice find, btw, and good luck!

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Thanks for the backup on autolites guys... Its always good to have that reverberated . As for the FRPP wires, I would stay away. I had two sets of those only to find out that they allow too much resistance in contrast to the crane cams wires. I also went through two sets of the FRPP wires and had them burn on me. The Crane Cams wires will cost a bit more but could rest on a header and not melt. I have seen it and will attest to their ability. Either way, both would be better than stock though!

 

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well i assume you know that that is a limited ed. 92 vert? I love those, I drove one 2 months ago, aod (turned me off lol). enjoy it and fix it up, they are only getting rare(er) with age especially that one!!

 

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Yeah, I know they were limited edition and the AOD turned me off to. the guy was asking $2500, and i turned him down when i found out it was an auto. Then he knocked the price down and i still wasnt sure. I really wanted a notch, and decided the lx convertible was close enough.

 

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Looks good. I love the red with white top.

 

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Seriously nice vert! Autolites ,as with any Ford part, thats what those plugs were made for!

 

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nice, just like mine, except i swapped to a 5 speed and a black top, and mines a gt

 

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I almost **** my pants when I saw the car. I thought it was my brother's old 5.0 (orange w/ white top and white ponies), but his was a 5 speed. If it was his old car, you would have had a problem on your hands.

Springtime editions are some of the most valuable 5.0s out there.

 

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second time the word "reverberated" as been used in a thread this evening, guys.. i assume we all did well on our SAT's?

 

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MaxTheHooker said:

second time the word "reverberated" as been used in a thread this evening, guys.. i assume we all did well on our SAT's?

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WHOOPS! I didnt see the other post, sorry

 

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haha, relax man.. i'm ****ing retardedly weird with my reading comprehension. i just thought it was an extremely interesting coincidence.

 

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Great looking car, for 1800 it is a GREAT looking car, treat her right and mod the piss out of her