I'm sure you guys have seen my posts for my car up for sale. I haven't gotten any reasonable offers for her even though The price is cheap Anyways, I'm debating on getting a tune or replacing the heads. What do you guys think?


Should I go with say some GT40's and a more milder cam because of valve clearances, or tune my current setup and see where I am ? I've only got about $500 to play with

Here's a quick rundown of my setup:
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87 Block with valve relief pistons

86 E-6 heads with 1.6 SVO rockers

High lift "hot" cam. Unsure on the lift/duration as I got the car with it but it has a pretty nasty lope and almost no idle vacuum.

A9T computer, MAF Conversion with Pro Flow 24lb MAF and 24lb flow matched injectors

Cobra Upper and Lower intake with a BBK throttle body

TCI rebuilt, reverse valve body C-4, with an SFI flexplate and the streetfighter torque converter to an aluminum driveshaft and 3.55 gears.

Using a Hurst quarterstick

 

What is a "hot" cam? something like a 3/4 or full race cam?

 

I would guess, from everyone that has listened to the car idle, a 550-600 ish lift with a pretty long duration i.e. not even close to enough vacuum for the brake booster.

That torque converter is a high stall torque converter though designed for a 280-300 duration so it's not too horrible to drive, just idles like crap and manual brakes essentially lol.

 

put some better heads on it.those where the worse heads that ford built for a smallblock.thats the reason they only built them for one year on the mustangs.

 

On a budget try a stock HO cam and some GT40/p heads. I doubt you need the 24 lb'rs at this point. Even E-7's would help.

 

Heads.. you need them...

 

Tails...you don't.

 

Well if I don't get any decent offers on the car in the next few weeks I'll just put some GT40's on her with a cam. Any suggestions on a cam or just a stocker ?

 

if you are gonna take it apart look at the part number on the cam. everyone thinks my cam is .600 lift. and its not even .500 . lift does not make a cam sound lumpy its the duration and lobe seperation. gt40 heads are a nice upgrade. e cam or trick flow stage 1 or something like that