My new project car: 1990 Mustang GT - Page 6

CraigB · April 29th, 2008, 03:51 AM

Where the rocker bolts to the studs there is a flat spot and a rounded area, he didn't know there was a difference.

CraigB · July 1st, 2008, 05:58 PM

How is your project coming along?

Silverstar · July 2nd, 2008, 12:46 AM

It's been slow going, but the motor is assembled minus some accessories and cross-feed lines for the fuel rails. My cousin's dad has been the motor assembler along with me working out of his shop, and he has had almost two months worth of medical visits, tests and what not for a heart problem he has been having...so I have been helping him out to get back on his feet and feel well, leaving my motor on the back burner for now..

Here's a cell shot of it from last week, it's very close...but so far from going in images/smilies/biggrin.gif

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/3977/0626081518mx6.jpg

CraigB · July 2nd, 2008, 05:04 AM

Well hope your cousin's dad gets well soon. Keep us updated on your progress.

My buddies car was finished, but it the car overheated and blew the head gaskets. It only ran a 12.91 @ 104, but that was one run before they blew. He'll have it back together at some point...

Silverstar · August 14th, 2008, 06:06 PM

Updates

It's going in this week, to hopefully be ready for Sunday! images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

http://pic.phyrefile.com/g/g0/g00b3r/2008/08/14/DSC00007.jpg

http://pic.phyrefile.com/g/g0/g00b3r/2008/08/14/DSC00008.jpg

I want his Pontiac images/smilies/drool.gif

Had some tweaking to do, the metal spacers for the headers were very much torch cut from Hooker, had to die grinder to it which was painstakingly long and messy, had metal shards all over me in minutes images/smilies/lol.gif

. Also had to clean up the header pipes...also had a lip on them, looked like they took a band saw to cut them.

Cousin's dad is still having problems, but I am using his garage with his huge stalls and loads and loads of tools. He's even got a mid '60s 289 block there that I helped him with, had to lay the crank in and get he whole rotating assembly in for him...that engine is gonna be a high revving sonofabitch.

CraigB · August 15th, 2008, 02:44 AM

Let us know how it goes, can't wait to see some numbers...

Silverstar · August 28th, 2008, 05:13 AM

ITS RUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! images/smilies/biggrin.gif

All I can say is...holy shit. Holy. Fucking. Shit.

This thing is another kind of beast, I might have awakened a beast beyond my ability to restrain images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

. It does not sound street legal. This engine does not sound fuel injected. To the untrained eye, nobody would have a clue from it sitting there that it's anything more than a 302.

I have video, but it's on a HI8 tape...so I have no means at the moment to transfer it. Recorded the initial start and the 20min break in. My cousin, me and the master technician from the Ford dealer who is a close friend was there to witness and diagnose anything that happened. Only thing is that a plug wire fell off.

Perfect temp, perfect pressure, open headers and a beast of an idle. Drained oil out and putting in my Amsoil tomorrow...this baby is a beast. I'll be recording it via digicam for everyone to see by the end of this week!

JipJopJones · August 28th, 2008, 10:33 AM

Can't wait... I'm excited!

CraigB · August 29th, 2008, 11:30 PM

Congrats! When do you plan to take it to the track?

Silverstar · November 4th, 2008, 01:13 AM

Here she is images/smilies/biggrin.gif

I would watch the high quality versions, does it a lot more justice images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

First time I have used my HD camera! And if these embedded ones aren't, head over to youtube and watch it in high quality, sounds great.

Walk through vid...I was a little nervous talking behind the camera

+ YouTube Video

Startup and walk around

+ YouTube Video

Idle and Revving

+ YouTube Video

starfox07 · November 4th, 2008, 01:22 AM

Those performers are not going to do you any favors on top end. Trickflow twisted wedges are where its at, they are incredible. I have 3 friends with 5.0 stangs. One is mostly stock with a cam, one has a 306 with TF heads, cam and intake, the otherone is ford racing heads, cam and intake with a 306 also. The TF is QUITE a bit faster than the ford racing car, and if I'm not mistaken, the gt40 heads perform about the same as the performers.

Silverstar · November 4th, 2008, 01:43 AM

If the flow up in the range is the issue, these heads aren't like they were out of the box images/smilies/smile.gif

. I was on my way to buying some Victor heads or some Twisted Wedge heads from another 351W user that were suggested to me to go with my TF intake, but these are the same heads from the 5.0, didn't think it would do much harm keeping them. images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

Even Twisted Wedge heads would not be correct for the setup, had to still look at getting work done to them to match. Had the Performers shipped out to be worked on based on the stroker kit and the flow needed. Money became an issue on dropping it for getting new heads, would be wasting perfectly good set.

I think if you were to set my Performers beside another set, you would be pretty amazed in the difference images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

CraigB · November 4th, 2008, 07:37 AM

Sounds mean, when do we get to see some numbers? images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Silverstar · November 8th, 2008, 02:17 AM

Well I'm hoping to get to the dyno shop down the block within the next month or so, once I have a decent backup of cash and an opening for the dyno...I guess these guys are real solid working on their diesel pull trucks over the winter. That and I need to get the old exhaust cut up and re-done, and now I am stuck with dragging the pipes down there and not the car since we are getting snow now.

But let's hope for 400HP+ images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

_HighVoltage_ · November 8th, 2008, 02:23 AM

Great car! Just please don't mess with the hood - don't put one of those ugly redneck cowl hoods.

JipJopJones · November 8th, 2008, 04:05 AM

IMO, a small cowl hook looks nice. It's when they are huge that it's really ugly.

Good:

http://ppgmedia.buysell.com/ppgphotos/BS20069229821/BS20069229821_200711151440478437208-display.jpg

BAD!!!

http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicles/full/17729001.jpg

Silverstar · November 8th, 2008, 06:08 PM

I'm thinking of just cutting a hole in the shape of the upper manifold, I think it would look pretty sinister with a little bit of intake/tb showing, would give people something to think about before they try something images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

April 29th, 2008, 03:51 AM	#101
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: 06:14 PM Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 28 Posts: 583 Car: 1994 Legend L • 1984 Mustang SVO • 1991 Ranger Rep Power: 13	Where the rocker bolts to the studs there is a flat spot and a rounded area, he didn't know there was a difference. __________________ *5 things that don't suck:* Leaf Springs • Solid Axles • Pushrods • 2-Valve Heads • Drum Brakes

July 1st, 2008, 05:58 PM	#102
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: 06:14 PM Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 28 Posts: 583 Car: 1994 Legend L • 1984 Mustang SVO • 1991 Ranger Rep Power: 13	How is your project coming along? __________________ *5 things that don't suck:* Leaf Springs • Solid Axles • Pushrods • 2-Valve Heads • Drum Brakes

July 2nd, 2008, 12:46 AM	#103
Silverstar Joined: Jul 29th, 2005 Last Online: 07:09 AM Location: Center Point, Iowa Age: 22 Posts: 1,131 Car: '08 Subaru Impreza STI\|'90 Ford Mustang GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 22	It's been slow going, but the motor is assembled minus some accessories and cross-feed lines for the fuel rails. My cousin's dad has been the motor assembler along with me working out of his shop, and he has had almost two months worth of medical visits, tests and what not for a heart problem he has been having...so I have been helping him out to get back on his feet and feel well, leaving my motor on the back burner for now.. Here's a cell shot of it from last week, it's very close...but so far from going in __________________ SS - Bishop of the Hot Hatches, Church of the Horizontally Opposed Flickr\|deviantART

July 2nd, 2008, 05:04 AM	#104
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: 06:14 PM Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 28 Posts: 583 Car: 1994 Legend L • 1984 Mustang SVO • 1991 Ranger Rep Power: 13	Well hope your cousin's dad gets well soon. Keep us updated on your progress. My buddies car was finished, but it the car overheated and blew the head gaskets. It only ran a 12.91 @ 104, but that was one run before they blew. He'll have it back together at some point... __________________ *5 things that don't suck:* Leaf Springs • Solid Axles • Pushrods • 2-Valve Heads • Drum Brakes

August 14th, 2008, 06:06 PM	#105
Silverstar Joined: Jul 29th, 2005 Last Online: 07:09 AM Location: Center Point, Iowa Age: 22 Posts: 1,131 Car: '08 Subaru Impreza STI\|'90 Ford Mustang GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 22	Updates It's going in this week, to hopefully be ready for Sunday! I want his Pontiac Had some tweaking to do, the metal spacers for the headers were very much torch cut from Hooker, had to die grinder to it which was painstakingly long and messy, had metal shards all over me in minutes . Also had to clean up the header pipes...also had a lip on them, looked like they took a band saw to cut them. Cousin's dad is still having problems, but I am using his garage with his huge stalls and loads and loads of tools. He's even got a mid '60s 289 block there that I helped him with, had to lay the crank in and get he whole rotating assembly in for him...that engine is gonna be a high revving sonofabitch. __________________ SS - Bishop of the Hot Hatches, Church of the Horizontally Opposed Flickr\|deviantART

August 15th, 2008, 02:44 AM	#106
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: 06:14 PM Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 28 Posts: 583 Car: 1994 Legend L • 1984 Mustang SVO • 1991 Ranger Rep Power: 13	Let us know how it goes, can't wait to see some numbers... __________________ *5 things that don't suck:* Leaf Springs • Solid Axles • Pushrods • 2-Valve Heads • Drum Brakes

August 28th, 2008, 05:13 AM	#107
Silverstar Joined: Jul 29th, 2005 Last Online: 07:09 AM Location: Center Point, Iowa Age: 22 Posts: 1,131 Car: '08 Subaru Impreza STI\|'90 Ford Mustang GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 22	ITS RUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All I can say is...holy shit. Holy. Fucking. Shit. This thing is another kind of beast, I might have awakened a beast beyond my ability to restrain . It does not sound street legal. This engine does not sound fuel injected. To the untrained eye, nobody would have a clue from it sitting there that it's anything more than a 302. I have video, but it's on a HI8 tape...so I have no means at the moment to transfer it. Recorded the initial start and the 20min break in. My cousin, me and the master technician from the Ford dealer who is a close friend was there to witness and diagnose anything that happened. Only thing is that a plug wire fell off. Perfect temp, perfect pressure, open headers and a beast of an idle. Drained oil out and putting in my Amsoil tomorrow...this baby is a beast. I'll be recording it via digicam for everyone to see by the end of this week! __________________ SS - Bishop of the Hot Hatches, Church of the Horizontally Opposed Flickr\|deviantART Last edited by Silverstar; August 28th, 2008 at 06:02 AM..

August 28th, 2008, 10:33 AM	#108
JipJopJones Joined: Aug 17th, 2006 Last Online: 10:04 AM Location: North Vancouver, BC, Canada Age: 18 Posts: 1,018 Car: Civic Si, Lada Niva Rep Power: 17	Can't wait... I'm excited! __________________ XBL Gamer Tag: JipJopJones Eh? Car History: 1977 Lincoln Continental (sold) 1980 El Camino (sold, but missed ) 1998 Civic Si 1997 Lada Niva... project in the works

August 29th, 2008, 11:30 PM	#109
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: 06:14 PM Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 28 Posts: 583 Car: 1994 Legend L • 1984 Mustang SVO • 1991 Ranger Rep Power: 13	Congrats! When do you plan to take it to the track? __________________ *5 things that don't suck:* Leaf Springs • Solid Axles • Pushrods • 2-Valve Heads • Drum Brakes

November 4th, 2008, 01:22 AM	#111
starfox07 Joined: Oct 7th, 2007 Last Online: 06:54 PM Location: Ennis, Tx, USA Age: 19 Posts: 1,613 Car: 1984 Mazda RX7 GSL-SE Rep Power: 26	Those performers are not going to do you any favors on top end. Trickflow twisted wedges are where its at, they are incredible. I have 3 friends with 5.0 stangs. One is mostly stock with a cam, one has a 306 with TF heads, cam and intake, the otherone is ford racing heads, cam and intake with a 306 also. The TF is QUITE a bit faster than the ford racing car, and if I'm not mistaken, the gt40 heads perform about the same as the performers. __________________ '84 RX7 GSL-SE '94 Integra LS '87 Merkur XR4Ti '94 Civic Coupe (SIR swap) (sold) '91 Mustang Coupe 5.0 (gone ) '89 Merkur XR4Ti

November 4th, 2008, 01:43 AM	#112
Silverstar Joined: Jul 29th, 2005 Last Online: 07:09 AM Location: Center Point, Iowa Age: 22 Posts: 1,131 Car: '08 Subaru Impreza STI\|'90 Ford Mustang GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 22	If the flow up in the range is the issue, these heads aren't like they were out of the box. I was on my way to buying some Victor heads or some Twisted Wedge heads from another 351W user that were suggested to me to go with my TF intake, but these are the same heads from the 5.0, didn't think it would do much harm keeping them. Even Twisted Wedge heads would not be correct for the setup, had to still look at getting work done to them to match. Had the Performers shipped out to be worked on based on the stroker kit and the flow needed. Money became an issue on dropping it for getting new heads, would be wasting perfectly good set. I think if you were to set my Performers beside another set, you would be pretty amazed in the difference __________________ SS - Bishop of the Hot Hatches, Church of the Horizontally Opposed Flickr\|deviantART Last edited by Silverstar; November 4th, 2008 at 01:47 AM..

November 4th, 2008, 07:37 AM	#113
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: 06:14 PM Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 28 Posts: 583 Car: 1994 Legend L • 1984 Mustang SVO • 1991 Ranger Rep Power: 13	Sounds mean, when do we get to see some numbers? __________________ *5 things that don't suck:* Leaf Springs • Solid Axles • Pushrods • 2-Valve Heads • Drum Brakes

November 8th, 2008, 02:17 AM	#114
Silverstar Joined: Jul 29th, 2005 Last Online: 07:09 AM Location: Center Point, Iowa Age: 22 Posts: 1,131 Car: '08 Subaru Impreza STI\|'90 Ford Mustang GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 22	Well I'm hoping to get to the dyno shop down the block within the next month or so, once I have a decent backup of cash and an opening for the dyno...I guess these guys are real solid working on their diesel pull trucks over the winter. That and I need to get the old exhaust cut up and re-done, and now I am stuck with dragging the pipes down there and not the car since we are getting snow now. But let's hope for 400HP+ __________________ SS - Bishop of the Hot Hatches, Church of the Horizontally Opposed Flickr\|deviantART

November 8th, 2008, 02:23 AM	#115
_HighVoltage_ Joined: Aug 5th, 2006 Last Online: 04:06 PM Location: Bulgaria / Athens, WV Age: 21 Posts: 1,179 Car: 1998 VW Polo 1.0 Rep Power: 19	Great car! Just please don't mess with the hood - don't put one of those ugly redneck cowl hoods.

November 8th, 2008, 04:05 AM	#116
JipJopJones Joined: Aug 17th, 2006 Last Online: 10:04 AM Location: North Vancouver, BC, Canada Age: 18 Posts: 1,018 Car: Civic Si, Lada Niva Rep Power: 17	IMO, a small cowl hook looks nice. It's when they are huge that it's really ugly. Good: BAD!!! __________________ XBL Gamer Tag: JipJopJones Eh? Car History: 1977 Lincoln Continental (sold) 1980 El Camino (sold, but missed ) 1998 Civic Si 1997 Lada Niva... project in the works

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November 8th, 2008, 06:08 PM	#117
Silverstar Joined: Jul 29th, 2005 Last Online: 07:09 AM Location: Center Point, Iowa Age: 22 Posts: 1,131 Car: '08 Subaru Impreza STI\|'90 Ford Mustang GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 22	I'm thinking of just cutting a hole in the shape of the upper manifold, I think it would look pretty sinister with a little bit of intake/tb showing, would give people something to think about before they try something __________________ SS - Bishop of the Hot Hatches, Church of the Horizontally Opposed Flickr\|deviantART