If you had 5000 to spend.. how would you.

[The Hitman]

What would you do to your car performance wise if you had 5000 to spend?

 

[GTPhreak]

either a full 351w swap, or a ptk or cartech turbo kit

 

[viperos]

351C swap supercharged... granted, if I could find that good of a deal on those two items... now, if I have 10K... then gears, tranny, rear end, lowering, body kit... the little things that make it a nice car...

 

[cobra8]

A blonde escort for the passenger seat. I think that would help performance

 

[schoonover_88]

Deffinately a 351 crate engine!

 

[DJHA90]

Kenne Bell 2200 Blowzilla and 90mm coldair/chip set-up.

 

[viperos]

A blonde escort for the passenger seat. I think that would help performance

ok, I'm changing my answer to match Cobra8

 

[Zero Signal]

If the motor is healthy, I would go Kenne Bell 1500 @ 6psi + supporting equipment as well as a TwEECer R/T. That should land you right around $4-5,000. If you want a real project and don't mind spending twice as much time, a budget turbo kit would be kick ass.

I wouldn't get a Blozilla only becuase the 1500 is more efficient with boost under 10psi and if you plan to run more boost than that, you better build up the rest of the motor which would put you way over the 5k budget.

 

[DoubleThePower]

Honestly i would dump that straight into the motor and worry about suspension later on. I would rebuild my whole motor to be able to push 400hp NA. Yeah that's alot but it's my goal without any power adders. And once i'm done with everything on my car and i would install nitrous just for looks. Btw i'm not one for pushin the button lol

 

[Car Nut]

351 swap done right. Anything left would be for suspension and possibly a new rear.

OR

A new 302 (or 306, 331) that is N/A, makes a lot of power (H/C/I), AND setup to pass emissions. I'm not sure just how much power one could make setting up a fresh block with new parts, considering that I need to pass emissions and want to remain N/A. Maybe the best thing would be to rebuild my motor, upgrade the intake and add a Vortech. With $5K, I would have reason to find out what my options are.

 

[The Hitman]

Here's what I'm thinking
Fox Lake 306 Shortblock to replace my 107000 mile motor (that has NO problems just want to replace it for good measure) H/C/I...
If anyone has any suggestions feel free to chime in.

 

[Rootus]

107k isn't necessarily high mileage . But replace it if you want . $5k goes damn quick when you start throwing it at the motor. I spent more than that, and I didn't replace the motor .

If I were going to limit myself to $5k, I'd do the H/C/I again. If you could afford more, then I'd get some better heads, GT40's would probably be good 'nuf, and then slap a turbo kit. That clears $5k real fast though, 'cause you'll need a TKO to handle the power (add $1700).

Dave

 

[swingline]

If I were using it on my 94' GT it would go into suspension, rear-end, and tranny work to support the motor later on. Or I would use it towards a different project car.

 

[Joes95GT]

A 351 Dart block with all the necessary machine work for a 427 with a zero deck. The left over, if any would be but towards a set of AFR 225's.

Joe

 

[VibrantRedGT]

Crate 408

 

[RIO5.0]

5K worth of N/A crate motor for sure...

 

[95GTvert[bv12]]

trick flow HCI kit $2050
tq arm rear supenision $800-1200
Coil over kit - $400
Long tubes and h-pipe- 500

your car would have about 350+rwhp and handle better then a porche, plus awsome off the line traction

 

[1slow95]

DSS 331, H/C/I, Tremec....Exactly what Im trying to save about $5-6K for ..............Hopefully next winter's project.

 

[The Hitman]

Crate 408

From Where and could it be fuel injected or will that cost more?

 

[VibrantRedGT]

From Where and could it be fuel injected or will that cost more?

Yes, the one Keith Craft sells is for fuel injection. Oil pan to RPM intake. I'm currently planning to install one in a few months. Go to the site and read up.