cgreen84

hey guys if you read my decoding thread figured i start this new one. I am about to rebuild a big block ford to put in a 1983 Ford Mustang LX . Car currently has a 302 with a t5 trans.

Any help is welcome!! post your ideas, ways to improve performance, tricks, tips etc

cgreen84

Heres the engine and trans the way i got it


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da bad boy


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half tore down, heads and intake removed. lol lots of floor dry fer the antifreeze haha


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on the stand, still assembled

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da messy garage and me buddy Tom O'Brien who is helping with the rebuild. toms an old school dodge guy dow lol

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we cleaned up after dis lol

got the crank and pistons removed along with the camshaft

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jumped up and down when i seen this

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cgreen84

any1 have any ideas for me in this build ? tips?

Blackwater71'

Ok, first off what are you wanting out of the mustang, something to take out to the strip everyonce in a while, or a weekend driver? If your using the stock heads, what are the numbers on it?

Paul Kane

looks like you have a 1972 or 1973 429. If the heads are D2VE, then it's a 1972. If the heads are D3VE, then it's a 1973.

The D2VE open chamber head is a single-year production head and should be discarded for performance builds. If you have the D3VE heads, then they can be made to work up to about 400-500 horsepower depending which direction you go with them.

As with the post above, what are your intentions? Street/strip car? Drag only? Desired horsepower? Pump gas friendly or is race gas only okay?

You might be surprised how quick and fast a 400-hp Fox body can be.

P.s: For some performance block oiling mods, go to http://www.highflowdynamics.net


Paul

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