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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>firemen87</b> <br /><small>Member # 13492</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(2014,2,12,23,3,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> HEY NORCAL FORD OWNERS IAM NEW TO FOXBODYS I JUST BOUGHT A 1987 FORD MUSTANG GT FOR $2000 I WONDER IF IT HAS A GOOD SET UP THANKS <br /><br />FIRST THE CAR HAS A 1972 302 BLOCK WITH 1977 351 HEADS ON IT ALSO HAS SPEED PRO PISTONS ITS BEEN BORED 30 OVER<br />THE CAM IS A FORD RACING B303 CAM IT ALSO HAS COMPS CAMS 1.6 ROLLER LIFTERS , COBRA INTAKE MANIFOLD. BBK SHORTY HEADERS WITH CARB TAG . BBK AIR INTAKE AND A AIRFLOW MASS CONVERSON<br /><br />THE TRANNY IS A 5 SPEED STOCK WITH A KING COBRA CLUTCH<br /><br />THE REAR END HAS 4 LUG DISC BRAKES IAM CURIOUS IF IT HAS BEEN CHANGED <br /><br />PS WILL THIS CAR PASS SMOG??? AND ALSO IS THIS A GOOD SET UP THE CAR SOUNDS PRETTY MEAN THANKS <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>koupe377</b> <br /><small>Member # 13461</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(2014,2,15,10,59,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> 1. That block is slightly stronger than the late model 302 blocks<br />2. bored .030 over so it is now a 306<br />3. putting 351 geads was a common thing years ago for an economic way to make more power over the stock heads but it really depended on which casting it was, combustion chamber size, etc.<br />4. EDIT: Thanks Wht86drop for the correction<br />5. factory rear brakes are drum so yes it was converted to disc.<br />6. don't know if you will pass<br />7. If those heads are ported and have been shaved down to bump the compression up to around 10.0:1 or around there then yea its an OK set up. But even with them ported any aftermarket out of the box head will outflow them.<br />8. Take it to the track or dyno then you will know what ya got!<br /> <br /> <small>[ 2014-03-15, 11:17 AM: Message edited by: koupe377 ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Wht86drop</b> <br /><small>Member # 12104</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(2014,2,15,11,4,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Number 4 is wrong. Mass air came out in 89 and up mustangs. 87 and 88 were still speed density. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>koupe377</b> <br /><small>Member # 13461</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(2014,2,15,11,13,0), 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 Wht86drop:<br /><strong> Number 4 is wrong. Mass air came out in 89 and up mustangs. 87 and 88 were still speed density. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">He's in Cali so I thought they got it early, but yes your right it wasn't 87. Wasn't it 88 for Cali and then rest of the country got it in 89? <br /><br />Thanks for the correction. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>koupe377</b> <br /><small>Member # 13461</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(2014,2,15,11,15,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> fixed<br /> <br /> <small>[ 2014-03-15, 11:17 AM: Message edited by: koupe377 ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>firemen87</b> <br /><small>Member # 13492</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(2014,2,15,13,10,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Thanks guys. ill be taking to the track soon i took it to the smog shop it failed sniffer . so right now iam trying to get it smoged so i can drive it to the track hopeing to see if ican get a 13.4 with nitto drags?? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>96stang4.6</b> <br /><small>Member # 9970</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(2014,2,15,18,44,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> it may pass smog as long as theres a tube in the back of the head for emmissions <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Wht86drop</b> <br /><small>Member # 12104</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(2014,2,15,20,59,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Cali is 89^ mass air. I dont know about other states but it should be the same either way. I had a couple 88 coupes and both were originally speed density. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>firemen87</b> <br /><small>Member # 13492</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(2014,2,15,21,5,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> thanks guys for the info this car has a mass airflow converson<br /> <br />right now i have the smog pump on the car but no h pipe just dual pipes with 2 cats i wanna find some smog help <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>racsirx</b> <br /><small>Member # 1710</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(2014,2,15,22,13,0), 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 Wht86drop:<br /><strong> Cali is 89^ mass air. I dont know about other states but it should be the same either way. I had a couple 88 coupes and both were originally speed density. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">California 88s came with mass air, I have all original wrecked 88 sitting in my driveway, only 88s had a rectangular port mass air connector and sensor, which had many problems.<br /><br />Do you get this car from a guy named Mitch? I haven't seen him in years but he liked to use stock ported 351 heads on 302s<br /> <br /> <small>[ 2014-03-15, 10:15 PM: Message edited by: racsirx ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>firemen87</b> <br /><small>Member # 13492</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(2014,2,15,22,35,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> umm dont think so the car came from santacruz <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>86_on_DA_machs</b> <br /><small>Member # 11083</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(2014,2,15,23,0,0), 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 Wht86drop:<br /><strong> Cali is 89^ mass air. I dont know about other states but it should be the same either way. I had a couple 88 coupes and both were originally speed density. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Late 88s were maf, early 88s were speed density if I'm not mistake. Late 88s came with the rectangle plug. 89s and up were oval plugs <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Greasy</b> <br /><small>Member # 5258</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(2014,2,16,6,50,0), 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 Wht86drop:<br /><strong> Cali is 89^ mass air. I dont know about other states but it should be the same either way. I had a couple 88 coupes and both were originally speed density. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">California had mass air in '88, in '89 the rest of the country followed suit. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Wht86drop</b> <br /><small>Member # 12104</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(2014,2,16,8,19,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I stand corrected haha thanks <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>koupe377</b> <br /><small>Member # 13461</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(2014,2,16,15,52,0), 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 Wht86drop:<br /><strong> I stand corrected haha thanks <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I guess we are both 1 and 1. lol <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>koupe377</b> <br /><small>Member # 13461</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(2014,2,16,16,2,0), 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 firemen87:<br /><strong> Thanks guys. ill be taking to the track soon i took it to the smog shop it failed sniffer . so right now iam trying to get it smoged so i can drive it to the track hopeing to see if ican get a 13.4 with nitto drags?? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Before you go back to the sniffer set the idle rpm's as high as Cali will allow the idle to be. It burns cleaner at higher rpm. And check your cats, are they gutted just to pass the visual? I'm surprised it wouldn't past with the cats. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>firemen87</b> <br /><small>Member # 13492</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(2014,2,17,0,38,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> yea in ca they have to have 4 cats how could i tell if there gutted <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>koupe377</b> <br /><small>Member # 13461</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(2014,2,17,9,13,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Unbolt the exhaust and shine a flash light inside. If its straight through where the cats are then they are gutted. But also with 4 cats the car should not really be that loud even with aftermarket mufflers. If's its really loud then they are prob gutted.<br /> <br /> <small>[ 2014-03-17, 09:14 AM: Message edited by: koupe377 ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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