cut and pasted from MM&FF:
10-Minute Tune-Up
Approximate Cost: $50
Available From: Local Auto Parts Store
Ease of Installation: 4
The 10-Minute Tune-Up was first broke by MM&FF many years ago; the exact date of implementation is unknown. Essentially, former magazine scribe and now freelance extraordinaire Neil Van Oppre, along with former staffer Tony DiFeo, collected several popular modifications for a stock 5.0 and packaged them together as one group, affectionately called the 10-Minute Tune-Up. The package has taken on legendary status in the 5.0 world.
First on the list is bumping the ignition timing to anywhere from 13-15 degrees, with the spout out. Some cars like as much as 15 degrees of timing, while others can tolerate only 13. Other stuff on the list include dumping the air silencer assembly in the fenderwell and replacing the stock air filter with one from
K&N. Icing the intake manifold in between dragstrip runs yields great results on a 5.0, or any car for that matter. Just be careful not to let the water puddle on the manifold and spill out under the car during a run down the dragstrip. Disconnecting and/or removing the front antisway bar helps weight transfer on the launch. It allows the nose to come up easier and plant the rear tires. Street driving is effected with this modification, and we suggest you reconnect/reinstall the antisway bar before leaving the track.
The final two mods are parts you can buy at the local auto-parts store. A 70.5-inch serpentine belt allows the power steering and alternator to be bypassed in an effort to save on parasitic loss. A 160-degree thermostat is also a staple on the 10-Minute Tune-Up list. It opens the radiator at 160 degrees rather than at 190 degrees (stock thermostat setting) to cool the engine sooner and help in between round cooldown.
---search on this forum for a proper belt size...I think this written in the Fox's heyday----
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Ward...may go out on limb here, but I'm assuming you're a yougner man...
so here goes my wisdom, take it for what it's worth.....
1. it is extermely important to be able to stop faster than you are going...alot of us (to include myself) get these fancy go fast parts, I'm looking for even fancier stop fast parts...something to think about
2. again,assuming here, new to cars??? (the CAI install thread) you may want to get a haynes manual, learn about your car some. Before you get the go fast stuff, take care of the little nit/noid problems it may have, or if your car happens to be cherry, do a thorough tune up/ maintenance thrash on it. you can knock out a lot of the common mods while you're at it
3. be realistic about your goals...sure we all want a 1200hp stang, that corners on a dime, turns the ladies heads, and has paint so smooth you could use it as a shaving mirror...however thats usually not the case.
sorry if I'm preaching, just trying to push you down the right path (which is my opinion of right) ....yours may be different and if it is.... disregard.
in the end, have fun!