hey guys. I've been lurking the forums lately and i just bought a 1991 mustang lx 5.0 with a vortech v1 t trim blower, e303 cam, gt40p heads, ford racing 1.6 rockers, cobra efi manifold, 30lb injectors and C&L MAF housing, 70mm TB, new aluminum radiator, alternator, edelbrock water pump, holley 255lph in tank fuel pump, aluminum harmonic balancer... etc etc.
this car also has an adjustable fuel pressure regulator with the fuel pressure gauge on the front raintray area, as well as a J&S Electronics ultrasafegaurd computer with the wideband monitoring....
the trans is a TREMEC 5 speed, and the motor is fresh, i'm pretty sure built.
from what i've learned the 5.0's before 1993 (This is a 1991) had forged pistons. are they legit? how are the rods and crank? etc.
supposedly this car put down 521whp, but its tuned at a conservative 430whp/390wtq right now, on 8psi.
several people i've talked to think that the injectors are too small for either numbers. my cousin is a big lightning buff, and i was thinking about just grabbing a set of his 42lb injectors that he's got laying around, and the lightning 90mm maf. does that swap right in, correctly?
in doing that, would the car drive just fine swapping in the larger MAF which is calibrated for larger injectors? I think this is the first change i'm going to make to the car.
please inform me. I'm new to the 5.0l mustang platform, though i know forced induction and fuel injection very very well. i'm used to building ridiculous 4 bangers.... but I'm excited about the transition into REAL power from a blown v8.
I'd love to chat with someone friendly and extremely knowledgable. i can talk cars all day long, I just need to know what I need to look into as far as tuning the thing. I pick up the car next weekend and its coming with a fat binder of receipts and pictures from the build up.
get back to me!
jonathan martin
214.957.0461
this car also has an adjustable fuel pressure regulator with the fuel pressure gauge on the front raintray area, as well as a J&S Electronics ultrasafegaurd computer with the wideband monitoring....
the trans is a TREMEC 5 speed, and the motor is fresh, i'm pretty sure built.
from what i've learned the 5.0's before 1993 (This is a 1991) had forged pistons. are they legit? how are the rods and crank? etc.
supposedly this car put down 521whp, but its tuned at a conservative 430whp/390wtq right now, on 8psi.
several people i've talked to think that the injectors are too small for either numbers. my cousin is a big lightning buff, and i was thinking about just grabbing a set of his 42lb injectors that he's got laying around, and the lightning 90mm maf. does that swap right in, correctly?
in doing that, would the car drive just fine swapping in the larger MAF which is calibrated for larger injectors? I think this is the first change i'm going to make to the car.
please inform me. I'm new to the 5.0l mustang platform, though i know forced induction and fuel injection very very well. i'm used to building ridiculous 4 bangers.... but I'm excited about the transition into REAL power from a blown v8.
I'd love to chat with someone friendly and extremely knowledgable. i can talk cars all day long, I just need to know what I need to look into as far as tuning the thing. I pick up the car next weekend and its coming with a fat binder of receipts and pictures from the build up.
get back to me!
jonathan martin
214.957.0461