$2500 under the hood of a stone stock 95 5.0?

[STR33TR]

What'd you buy? Like the title says my budget for the motor is a/b $2500.
The car: it's an auto w/ 4.10s/shiftkit. It has less than 80k miles, and loud muffs.
What it needs: I'm going to get an X pipe, b/c I love that sound (my last stang had an H and it sounded nice, but I always associate that sound w/ the fox cars). I have a ticking lifter (at least I hope that's what it is -someone said that when I told them a/b the noise).

My ideas: First thought is h/c/i, since I've got valve issues anyway. But since EVERYTHING is stock, maybe I should do the Holley Systemax 1 kit (just the lower intake and cam for <$900), 24# injectors/calibrated mass air meter, 65mm tb and a valvejob?

Maybe instead of showing my ignorance, I should stop typing and let someone that knows what they're talking a/b jump in...


Oh, yeah. I know it's gonna come up: my goal for the car is just for it to be a fun, reliable DD w/ some muscle to back up the 315s that I'm planning on buying. For bragging rights I'd like it to be close to 300hp, but mainly I just want it to rumble and scare honda kids. I'm not looking to race any LS cars.

 

[Steven]

Trickflow kit for 2350 on corral shipped. 80 Dollar summit headers, and 90 dollar elbow. Stock maf/tb/injectors would be fine.

 

[jc95gt]

plus a bagillion on the top end kit, thats what i willbe getting soon
already got the 75mm TB and TB adaptor

 

[95-stang]

If i was starting again the Trickflow kit looks pretty unbeatable for the money.

 

[jc95gt]

Trickflow kit for 2350 on corral shipped.

link to $2350 shipped?

 

[x182dan]

trickflow and a tune!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Plus the normal stuff like tb, injectors, mafs, etc...

 

[STR33TR]

Wow! Thanks for all the replies, guys. Seems pretty unanimous...

Trickflow kit for 2350 on corral shipped. 80 Dollar summit headers, and 90 dollar elbow. Stock maf/tb/injectors would be fine.

I must've gotten some bad info -think I read it in the YearOne catalog. I thought to do h/c/i I'd need all the other stuff upgraded 1st.

 

[Matt94GT]

of course injectors, maf, and TB wouldnt be a bad idea but not necessary.

 

[95BlkCobra]

trickflow and tune gets my vote

 

[STR33TR]

of course injectors, maf, and TB wouldnt be a bad idea but not necessary.

So the other idea (lower/cam, tb, injectors/maf cai) wouldn't do much for the stock car, but would make a diff after I've got the heads and upper intake?
Any reliability issues (lean a/f, cold start issues...) that I'd run into on either plan? guess it'd depend on the dyno tune, eh?

 

[got5.0]

of course injectors, maf, and TB wouldnt be a bad idea but not necessary.

So the other idea (lower/cam, tb, injectors/maf cai) wouldn't do much for the stock car, but would make a diff after I've
got the heads and upper intake?
Any reliability issues (lean a/f, cold start issues...) that I'd run into on either plan? guess it'd depend on the dyno tune, eh?

I don't think there are any real reliability issues with those kind of setups. You'd definitely feel a difference w/ lower/cam, tb, injectors/maf cai... but it'd really open it up if you did the heads and upper. I don't really know much about 4.6's but if you've got the cash, I think doing the heads while everything is apart would be the easiest becuase I know w/ 5.0's they are really hard to get to... .02

 

[STR33TR]

I don't really know much about 4.6's but if you've got the cash, I think doing the heads while everything is apart would be the easiest becuase I know w/ 5.0's they are really hard to get to... .02

ummm.... this is a 5.0 in a 95. (check out the heading and the 1st post)
Yeah, I know it'd be great to do the whole thing while I've got it apart, but $2500 is the most I can throw @ it this year (gonna be stretching to get that much).

 

[got5.0]

I don't really know much about 4.6's but if you've got the cash, I think doing the heads while everything is apart would be the easiest becuase I know w/ 5.0's they are really hard to get to... .02

ummm.... this is a 5.0 in a 95. (check out the heading and the 1st post)
Yeah, I know it'd be great to do the whole thing while I've got it apart, but $2500 is the most I can throw @ it this year (gonna be stretching to get that much).

oh, I'm sorry, I was thinking about another post that involved a 97 GT.

 

[STR33TR]

oh, I'm sorry, I was thinking about another post that involved a 97 GT.

That's cool!

 

[duh09]

Go with the trickflow setup. Its got everything you need. Then you can add the other stuff on down the road (Bigger TB, 24's, etc etc). I'm pretty sure that kit with the supporting mods puts out right at 300hp but don't hold me to that...

 

[Steven]

Send this guy a PM
http://forums.corral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1045365

Theres not alot to be gained from a maf/tb/injector swap with just a simple TFS kit. A set of decent shortys and you'd be in business compared to stock.

 

[DSTRBD]

I'd look at the kits by Anderson Ford MotorSport...

 

[ScottyDsntKnow]

If you don't have an aversion to buying used you could always go that route. I paid $1400 total for my HCI and the car makes 301whp. Obviously you still need bolts/gaskets/pushrods etc... I'd wait on the HCI until you do gears and exhaust at least. Honestly with $2500 if you know what you are doing and are careful you can do most of the bolt ons and a HCI.

 

[pirotec354]

He said hes already got gears and exhaust

 

[OnyxCobra]

I'd almost say you'd be better off buying a good used supercharger kit, you'll make more power and it'll have better street manners.