1994 GT HCI advice please

[bmcgc]

Im on the other side of the fence. If it were me, I would pay to have it done. A shop can do it in a day or two and have the car back on the road. I would take me a month to do all that. The time, skinned knuckles, and aggravation is worth more to me than the money that I would have to pay. There are tons of people and shops with 5.0 expertise out there.

I just had new pressure plate springs installed, the high pressure switch on the ac replaced and the system charged for $187. A small price to pay to ride around cool and not listen to the TOB squeal and to have clean fingernails at the end of the day.

 

[MTB'94]

Im on the other side of the fence. If it were me, I would pay to have it done. A shop can do it in a day or two and have the car back on the road. I would take me a month to do all that. The time, skinned knuckles, and aggravation is worth more to me than the money that I would have to pay. There are tons of people and shops with 5.0 expertise out there.

I just had new pressure plate springs installed, the high pressure switch on the ac replaced and the system charged for $187. A small price to pay to ride around cool and not listen to the TOB squeal and to have clean fingernails at the end of the day.

Yeah I agree. The more I think and read others who have trouble after the swap I'm less sure I want to do it at home. Honestly, I'm even just considering a power adder and keep what I have now intact. I don't know enough about it and really don't feel like more and more research to do so. I'm not lazy, I do most all maintenance items myself but I'm about to begin studying for the CPA Exam and probably won't have time for it.

 

[DavidBoren]

Honestly, if you can swing it, just add the Vortech and be done.

Doing a h/c/i swap will get you a noticeable, yet mild, gain.

Not doing the h/c/i swap, and installing a Vortech will get you a much more noticeable gain, and will still be plenty streetable.

There really isn't an advantage of doing the h/c/i swap AND the Vortech... the Vortech alone can push the Windsor block to its limits, even with untouched E7 heads. So spending money on the h/c/i is a waste if you plan on boosting it later.

 

[SVTGizzi]

I have been researching the GT40 build also, lots of good info in this thread. Good luck with your build!

 

[MTB'94]

I have been researching the GT40 build also, lots of good info in this thread. Good luck with your build!

Thanks and to you as well!

 

[MTB'94]

I've been looking around for used kit possibilities. That's what everyone seems to suggest, just buying a used kit. I don't know though, makes me a little uneasy. Some people try to sell things that are dead or almost there you know. You definitely make a good point about not doing both being the charger will kill the block by itself. lol.

 

[Mustanger]

Think I will stick to my original plan of the HCI for a couple reasons....first I have never done any building of an engine...next it has 166,666 miles on it so will need refreshing of the rings & timing chain etc...might as well bore it & do rings & pistons too. ...and I already have the E cam and Cobra intake & throttle body just need a set of AFR heads! (plus all the little things...so I am almost there.) Debating on the SCT chip for tuning everything, no one locally does that here in Southern Oregon. One tune shop is very familiar with chevy engines & the Moates tuning and really wants to do my Mustang but it will be his FIRST Ford! I am pretty leary of that! No hurry as money seems to be disappearing lately! LOL...