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Posted by 93mustangt (Member # 680) on :
 
What are some ways to get free or cheep horsepower out of my 5oh.I was thinking of porting my intake,pullies,bypassing the powersteering and a/c.My timing is already at 12.
Im trying to run my car as fast as i can with minimal mods.And can you tell me from your expierence what you picked up or you think you picked up.
Thanks for any replies..
 

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Posted by shade-tree (Member # 298) on :
 
I wouldn't port your heads/intake yourself unless you have experience in that area or a spare set of heads lying around

most novice head porters make the situation worse.

However, porting the stock lower intake is pretty painless and can offer some gains.

electric fan (not free)5+ HP
underdrive pullies (not free)8+ HP
timing (free) 2-5+ HP
less weight (free) heh
ice on the intake (not free) couple HP at the track
bypassed PS and smog pump (short belts are not free) easy 3-5 HP bypassing the PS
180 thermo (not free) seems to help run a tad cooler/richer for a tad more HP
ram-air, worth a few ponies at the track, not good for your motor to breathe gravel though.

That's basically it for the free/cheap stuff.

Add gears and slicks to this and you can probably squeak a high 12 second pass so go for it.
 

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Posted by FasterDamnit (Member # 442) on :
 
How to port your own heads.

http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2000/07/homeporting/index.shtml
 

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Posted by white1990stang (Member # 2307) on :
 
you could take off your air silencer. its on the inside of your passenger side fender.
 

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Posted by PseudoCobra (Member # 1689) on :
 
you could get a K&N filter which is about $40 and then exhaust is cheap, get some flows or whatever sounds good to you that's not too expensive and an O/R pipe is always a great addition then get your gears and run some N2O and that's about it for cheap unless you take everything out of the car and drop tons of weight.
 

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Posted by silvergt99 (Member # 1607) on :
 
Hey Mike, Ill let you borrow my car for free, that should be some free horspower. JK bro...
 

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Posted by 88gt (Member # 579) on :
 

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Originally posted by PseudoCobra:
you could get a K&N filter which is about $40 and then exhaust is cheap, get some flows or whatever sounds good to you that's not too expensive and an O/R pipe is always a great addition then get your gears and run some N2O and that's about it for cheap unless you take everything out of the car and drop tons of weight.

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Did you read the title of the post? He said FREE. Nothing you mentioned in your post is free unless you steal it. K&N, o/r pipe, flows, gears, and N20 isn't exactly cheap, and its definately not free.
 

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Posted by FasterDamnit (Member # 442) on :
 
Timing to 14*. Most 5.0's run very well there.
 

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Posted by street_illegal_stang (Member # 1554) on :
 
home made ram air from the fog light hole on the passenger side, 6 " vent tube running up to the 6 inch hole you'll be cutting in the fender well and factory airbox with a KnN and a 70mm mass air sensor off a junked sc thunderbird and you'll gain
20+hp... .
thats what i did and it kicks ass...oh and my timing is a 18 degrees of 91+ turbo 108 octane booter...
-Street-
 

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Posted by street_illegal_stang (Member # 1554) on :
 
p.s.
nothing is free and by removing the air silencer
you'll see like .5 hp on a stock 5.0
but there are cheap ways to gain hp.
ebay...used shit
 

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Posted by Quick 88LX (Member # 1950) on :
 

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Originally posted by street_illegal_stang:
ebay...used shit

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I heard that
 

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Posted by Yellow94GT (Member # 431) on :
 
I think the only "free" things you are going to get are pumping up the timing somemore and losing weight off the car. Your best bet would be to prcatice your driving technique if you want to get the most from the least
 

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Posted by 93mustangt (Member # 680) on :
 
Thanks for your help guys.Hey street you can help me port my intake cant you?? And i consider myself a pretty decent driver i drove my bone stock gt to a 14.7@95.
 

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Posted by cobraman1994 (Member # 467) on :
 
the best free thing you can do for your car is practice racing it
 

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Posted by street_illegal_stang (Member # 1554) on :
 
porting the lower intake with the stock upper is only worth like 5 hp if that but yeah it free.
 

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Posted by 93mustangt (Member # 680) on :
 
Hey street you know who donnie is dont you? With the yellow vega he wants to give my friend an 1/8th mile head start.
 

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Posted by street_illegal_stang (Member # 1554) on :
 
sounds like a good race..are they racing the streets or irwidales 1/8?
i think he said it runs 10's.
and 7.60 at170mph in a pro stock 68 camaro..
theres always someone faster out there right?
 

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