New 5.0 owner

[1bad4door]

hi all, i just bought a 85' notchback with a 92 frontend car needs looks of work and will be my winter project...i am new to ford cars and this will be my first atempt at building a car......my hopes for the car would be to get mid 11's in the future. My first question is i need advise for the engine, it will be a street legal car what is the best ideas.... Build up a 302, 351W, 347.......i need all the help and advice i can get


thanks, ross

 

[jrichker]

The first and formost question is what do you want to do with the car and where will it spend most of the time? Will it be a daily driver or a only drive it to the race track and race it? There are two very different routes to go building the car.

 

[90]

Welcome to Stang-net.. Glad To hear about your new Mustang... You've Come to the right Place... you Will Find all the help you need and more here... the 5.0 tech Section you will find Most helpful for Mechanic's... And The Talk Section will Make you Laugh Most the Time...

 

[1bad4door]

car will be a weekend racer

 

[jrichker]

Weekend racer means a 351+ engine with a carb, since it offers the most possibilities for your racing dollar. The basic 351 block can be bored and stroked to 427 cu in for a reasonable cost. The 351 swap is well documented in the "Useful Technical Thread Index" at the top of the 5.0 Tech forum.

Don't forget the chassis while you are considering bulding a race car. The unibody twists like a dishrag when subjected to the torque of a stock engine, so subframe rails and a roll cage will be a must for a big cubic inch engine. The rear suspension will need lots of work to get all the HP communicated to the ground. Plan on spending almost as much on it as the engine if you really want to go fast.

 

[1bad4door]

thanks for the advise where is a good place to get a 351 block and can i use some of my 302 parts (oil pan, alternator.....) on the 351. I had planed on beefing up the rear end and doing all necessary things before i put the engine in


thanks

 

[Turkey Sammich]

Welcome to Stangnet. :Nice:

And post up some damn pictures.

 

[bentley429]

Do you have emissions in your state? Whats your price range? If you only want 11's, and have no emissions a basic carbed h/c/i bottle car will get you there with supporting mods. For me as you can see below I went the boost route and Iam never looking back! BTW its your car but have you thought about getting a 4 eye nose and putting that back on there?

 

[1bad4door]

i dont have emissions i dont think, im from detroit.... i dont have a price range because it will be a winter project so when i have money i will buy the stuff.....but i think im going the 351 on spray route....i love turbos but there pricy, i need advise on best way/cost efficient way to get/build a 351

thanks all for your help

 

[1bad4door]

Do you have emissions in your state? Whats your price range? If you only want 11's, and have no emissions a basic carbed h/c/i bottle car will get you there with supporting mods. For me as you can see below I went the boost route and Iam never looking back! BTW its your car but have you thought about getting a 4 eye nose and putting that back on there?

whats a 4 eye nose??? sorry im a noob to v8's

 

[bentley429]

whats a 4 eye nose??? sorry im a noob to v8's

The car had a 4 eye nose like you would see on 79-86 mustangs, they werent all the same but did all have 4 headlights.

 

[1bad4door]

ohhhh no way i love the late fox body front ends!!! also what is a h/c/i ??


thanks

 

[bentley429]

ohhhh no way i love the late fox body front ends!!! also what is a h/c/i ??


thanks

head/cam/intake, you'll see that alot online not just in the mustang forums. And for the nose deal, its your car but chances are people are gonna complain haha just dont listen to them.

 

[1bad4door]

thanks you guys have been a huge help already, what heads do you recomend and should i reuse my 85' 302 short block???