CrystalWhite
New Member
Hey everyone! I've had my car parked for a while so I haven't been doing much with it and I am looking to do a little winter/spring work to be set for the summer.
The engine in my car is as it was from the previous owner. He claimed it had the following:
-GT40p heads (verified)
-Stock Intake "ported" (could be BS and does it really matter?)
-Different Rockers (I can't remember ratio since it was several years ago)
-Stock cam (No reason to believe otherwise)
I have not had a reason to pull the valve covers off yet to confirm what is in there for rockers and if those heads still have the stock valve springs or not because I have read this can be an issue with higher lift cams.
I have a dyno printout for 241 / 295 to the wheels. The HP curve maxes out at around 4800 rpm....not sure if this indicates anything at all. There are no other mods to the car other than full exhaust (shorty headers, bbk catted x-pipe and a magnaflow catback), UD pulleys, and a 255 l/hr fuel pump.
I am looking to install an Explorer intake that I have lying around and maybe installing a better cam at the same time (if there is any point). I have seen that there is no point porting/gasket matching the intake with stock gt40 heads because of the intake already out flowing the heads, so I am planning on cleaning it up and installing it as-is with an elbow on it, using the stock TB and MAF.
My long term plans for the car (probably 3-5 years away) is to eventually put together a 408 stroker and supporting mods. For now I am just trying to get the best bang for my buck and have something to cruise in on nice days and weekends. Any advice you guys have would be appreciated!
The engine in my car is as it was from the previous owner. He claimed it had the following:
-GT40p heads (verified)
-Stock Intake "ported" (could be BS and does it really matter?)
-Different Rockers (I can't remember ratio since it was several years ago)
-Stock cam (No reason to believe otherwise)
I have not had a reason to pull the valve covers off yet to confirm what is in there for rockers and if those heads still have the stock valve springs or not because I have read this can be an issue with higher lift cams.
I have a dyno printout for 241 / 295 to the wheels. The HP curve maxes out at around 4800 rpm....not sure if this indicates anything at all. There are no other mods to the car other than full exhaust (shorty headers, bbk catted x-pipe and a magnaflow catback), UD pulleys, and a 255 l/hr fuel pump.
I am looking to install an Explorer intake that I have lying around and maybe installing a better cam at the same time (if there is any point). I have seen that there is no point porting/gasket matching the intake with stock gt40 heads because of the intake already out flowing the heads, so I am planning on cleaning it up and installing it as-is with an elbow on it, using the stock TB and MAF.
My long term plans for the car (probably 3-5 years away) is to eventually put together a 408 stroker and supporting mods. For now I am just trying to get the best bang for my buck and have something to cruise in on nice days and weekends. Any advice you guys have would be appreciated!