were replacing the gears in the rear end and the exhaust is straight pipe i think its 3" in diameterDepends on your budget. Rear gears, cam, exhaust, etc..............
Hey thats how you learn. I would start with a cam and headers and build from there with the rear end swap already planned.my son is just learning his car talk forgive him , he is trying hard ... car is 73 302 2v with 3spd standard . 2,75 8 inch rear , stock dual exhaust ... installing 351c 2v with c4 tranny ,,, 9 inch rear,3.50 gears ,,,
Cool, thanks Rob. He's got a lot of questions and that's good! Everyone here will be more than willing to help out. He can keep IMing me if he wants.my son is just learning his car talk forgive him , he is trying hard ... car is 73 302 2v with 3spd standard . 2,75 8 inch rear , stock dual exhaust ... installing 351c 2v with c4 tranny ,,, 9 inch rear,3.50 gears ,,,
yea the engine he got a lot of speeding tickets withit is out of another 73 parts car i had ,,, putting automatic in to start him off ,, i have a 69 4spd to go in too but lets start him off slow ... i had 73 fastback ,got from my dad , put alot of time in ... yanked out the original clevland and put the 429 in ... went good ...
I plan on racing it once in a while. I want it to reliable cause it will be my daily commuter during the summer. I am kinda concerned about gas mileage.The absolute KEY issue you guys FIRST need to resolve is the one a couple folks have alluded to already and that is to REALISTICALLY decide what your "Performance" goals are.
Many times what one person sees as performance is not what another has in mind. What do you REALLY want out of the car most of the time? Do you plan on racing it? Do you plan on crusing? Does it have to be a "reliable" daily commuter? Are you concerned about gas mileage? How comfortable are you in making routine adjustments to the engine? How often do you plan on driving it?
This is the time to be BRUTALLY honest with yourself as these are all questions which should be considered before you "build" something that may be totally counter to what you really want out of the Mustang.
Once you have made that decision, there are many folks on this Site who can and (I am sure) will steer you in the "right" direction.
BT
Nice, I love the 385 series. I have a '70 429 in mine (not the CJ).it is out of another 73 parts car i had ,,, putting automatic in to start him off ,, i have a 69 4spd to go in too but lets start him off slow ... i had 73 fastback ,got from my dad , put alot of time in ... yanked out the original clevland and put the 429 in ... went good ...
The terms "racing" and "gas mileage" are incompatibleI plan on racing it once in a while. I want it to reliable cause it will be my daily commuter during the summer. I am kinda concerned about gas mileage.
Im not going to race i chaged my mindThe terms "racing" and "gas mileage" are incompatibleI plan on racing it once in a while. I want it to reliable cause it will be my daily commuter during the summer. I am kinda concerned about gas mileage.
My car is a daily driver and I probably get 10 miles to the gallon;
and it uses hi-test.
mike
bit of a two way street there...Headers and a little bigger cam and such will help with better gas milage along with more horse power...But once you start dropping your gears...Your going to loose milage a bit...What rear end does your car have?...my cousin has a trans am...504 horse on the dyno...With same gears "high 2.75 i think"..and original motor..It got 14 mpg...About the same as my 351 4v....After he got 500 horses under the hood..and being easy on the pedal..He gets a amazing 21 mpg out of his trans am now..lol,..Long as he doesnt lead foot it....Once you start upping the horse power..Your making the motor more efficiant...So long as you dont got the pedal down too the floor..just about any motor mods will improve your gas milage..Besides lowering your rear end gear.I plan on racing it once in a while. I want it to reliable cause it will be my daily commuter during the summer. I am kinda concerned about gas mileage.
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