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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Mustangfiv0</b> <br /><small>Member # 2231</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2003,0,19,1,3,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Just wondering, if i should look for a lower and upper intake from an explorer, or should i just go with an aftermarket intake?? If i plan to supercharge my stang, will an explorer intake be good enough?? How much hp will an explorer intake gain about?? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="confused.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>st5150</b> <br /><small>Member # 51</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2003,0,19,1,8,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> What heads? What rwhp goal? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>shade-tree</b> <br /><small>Member # 298</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2003,0,19,1,18,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> IMHO, probably not worth it for one reason:<br /><br />You'll swap it out soon after you get the blower, and on a N/A car it will give you around 5-10 HP, and will be a hassle to smog.<br /><br />Pick up a nice edelbrock performer used for $250 to $300 and that will be smoggable, and offers more gains in any combo I can think of.<br /><br />I hate doing things "twice" if you know what I mean.<br /><br />I slapped an explorer intake on my otherwise stock longblock 5.0 and picked up almost exactly 1 mph in the traps, indicating something like 8 HP gain. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Mustangfiv0</b> <br /><small>Member # 2231</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2003,0,19,11,22,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> What heads and intake would you suggest?? im trying to be over 500 wrhp with a supercharger, any suggestions on the supercharger also?? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>shade-tree</b> <br /><small>Member # 298</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2003,0,19,12,22,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> There was a car around here with a Keith Craft 351, an S-trim, edelbrock victor junior ( I think) stage II heads, running 11.1s @ 122 or so, easily 500+ rwhp.<br /><br />Tough to do on a 302/306, Just my humble opinion. Especially if it's a stock block and you expect it to last... <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Mustangfiv0</b> <br /><small>Member # 2231</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2003,0,19,12,27,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by shade-tree:<br /><strong>There was a car around here with a Keith Craft 351, an S-trim, edelbrock victor junior ( I think) stage II heads, running 11.1s @ 122 or so, easily 500+ rwhp.<br /><br />Tough to do on a 302/306, Just my humble opinion. Especially if it's a stock block and you expect it to last...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">True, What abought the 331 stroker?? would that be a good choice to start with?? will the 331, and 351 pass smog?? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>st5150</b> <br /><small>Member # 51</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2003,0,19,13,27,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by shade-tree:<br /><strong>There was a car around here with a Keith Craft 351, an S-trim, edelbrock victor junior ( I think) stage II heads, running 11.1s @ 122 or so, easily 500+ rwhp.<br /><br />Tough to do on a 302/306, Just my humble opinion. Especially if it's a stock block and you expect it to last...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">In my humble progressive thinking, I believe the same 351 combo with a 302 short block would make almost the same RWHP. <br /><br />500 rwhp combo?<br /><br />Healthy stock bottem end!<br /><br />270 cfm aluminum heads<br /><br />Intake that flows better than the intake port of the heads. The Holly should work nice.<br /><br />50 lbs injectors and MAF<br /><br />sumped tank and Aero motive fuel pump<br /><br />Pick your favorite cam. I like the TFS stage 2.<br /><br />The Vortech S trim at 13-14 psi since its been proven thousands of time over and over.<br /><br />Powerpipe for the Vortech.<br /><br />A good balancer.<br /><br />1 3/4" headers or shoot maybe even 1 7/8".<br /> <br /> <small>[ January 19, 2003, 01:29 PM: Message edited by: st5150 ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>shade-tree</b> <br /><small>Member # 298</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2003,0,19,15,51,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> don't forget to add 'stout block' to that combo, I wouldn't feel comfortable with a steady ~500 rwhp in a stock block.<br /><br />B50 sportsman 302 or A4 or R302 blocks or even a dart but please not a stock shortblock, that's why I think a 351 is a good idea at the 500 rwhp combo, you can still use a good stock junkyard block and survive in the 500-600 rwhp area all day, no need for one of those expensive blocks...<br /><br />Then again I hear of guys making 600 ish to the wheels and surving a racing season on the stock bottom end so I guess 500 is doable, but still on the dangerous end of things... <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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