im lookin for more power, sum1 plz help me out

[THE Flyn Hwn]

hey to everyone out there, i am 16 and i got an 89 mustang with a 5 liter 352 windsor engine in it, but im just not ffeelin enough power out of it, can anyone give me some tips for more power thats cheap, cuz im pretty broke rite now

 

[88Stang331]

No offense, but you should learn how to drive your car with a 352? then i would suggest exhaust and a set of gears.

 

[85ragtop]

Is this a joke?

 

[Sicarius428]

5 liter = 352? Probably meant 302 but anyways, for a good full exhaust you are probably looking at about 1000 dollars so for a budget minded person there are better ways to get more power. Your stock exhaust is probably good up to high 200hp mark anyways. You can get your stock intake ported or go for a GT40/Explorer/Cobra(all pretty much the same) intake. The explorer ones can be had for pretty cheap. Gears would be a good upgrade especially if you have an automatic. Go 3.73 for an auto or 3.55 for a manual. If you go any steaper you will really start to see your gas mileage change. Get a K&N filter for the stock air box. Don't bother getting a cold air intake because the stock one is pretty much one anyways. Stay away from underdrive pullies. Unless you upgrade the alt you can very easily run into charging issues and potential overheating issues. Definately not worth the 1-2 HP for all the other parts you need to replace in addition. Maybe a larger throttle body and mas air meter. Those things should keep you busy for a while. Another cheap trick is to bump your timing from 10* to 14*.
Kevin

 

[srothfuss]

How about a tune up? These cars are pretty "peppy" in stock form and you should "feel" every bit of that power.

Look to the suggested mod list for all of the basics.

 

[stangjunkie]

definatly start with tune up and remove the air baffle around the air filter and bump up the timing a bit.... a 5 liter engine is a 302 and a 5.7 engine ia 351. as was said the 5.0 is pretty peppy from the factory. if it hasd a 351 in it then it should be very peppy like fast! so that should be a good start