THERE'S an option I forgot about! Hell, with a decent JY turbo setup and traction, dubbsix could skip the 12s and 11s altogether.
He's even told me that if he could do it again he would've stroked a 350 and ran a turbo.
A half dozen guys have chimed in and told you how to run 12's with a 302. It will cost very little to refresh your stock shortblock if neccessary. Simply installing new bearings and re-ringing your factory pistons is pretty cheap.
The cost of building a 460 and installing it in a fox makes it fairly cost ineffective IMO. You haven't even factored in the cost of putting in a different tranny to run a 460 or beefing up your 8.8" rear end.
Take a piece of paper, and start pricing everything you will need to have done to get a 460 into the car. Do the same thing for your current 302. Next, report your findings back to us, and tell us which way you think is easier and cheaper to run mid 12's.
Nobody has mentioned that it's a huge pain in the ass to get a Mustang with a 460 to hook up at the track. You'll end up with a weight balance of around 65/35 to the front, and even with a serious drag shock setup you're gonna be hard pressed to transfer that weight to the back. Maybe if you build a 4 link for the rear end and mini-tub it.
Yeah big blocks can make big power. My buddy has a '69 Nova with a 545ci Merlin big block, it makes 793hp all motor on pump gas and runs 9s. It could probably run 8s if it would hook. He's even told me that if he could do it again he would've stroked a 350 and ran a turbo.
THERE'S an option I forgot about! Hell, with a decent JY turbo setup and traction, dubbsix could skip the 12s and 11s altogether.I would stick with mid-11 second power to keep a little reliability, though. 500rwhp starts getting dangerous on a stock block.
Interesting. I have never thought about weight transfer or lack thereof. I guess a dumb question would be.. how much HP is required to run 12's? Maybe im leaning toward a setup that i dont need.. but i guess i just dont know how much power i should be going for to get into the 12's. Can the standard 302 block handle 400HP at the wheels? NA?
JY turbo setup? Is there a link where i can read up on this ?
if you dont mind me asking... and maybe I missed it... but what is your Budget? and if you do go carbd... you could sell your harness and computer... get some cash for that
Theturboforums.com has everything you need to know. There is even a whole subforum dedicated to it called Junkyard and DIY Turbo Tech.
Good carbs are expensive? That's a new one to me.
High-end race carbs are expensive.
Interesting. I have never thought about weight transfer or lack thereof. I guess a dumb question would be.. how much HP is required to run 12's? Maybe im leaning toward a setup that i dont need.. but i guess i just dont know how much power i should be going for to get into the 12's. Can the standard 302 block handle 400HP at the wheels? NA?
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