ok so here's the deal. i'm building my 5.0 and have a lot of tech ?'s so instead of flooding your board with posts (too late), i figure i'll start this thread and keep it going.
here's what i got so far:
i'm running street not drag except maybe the occasional time check at the 1/4 mile for fun. i'm new to forums and mustangs but been building for years. mostly old school stuff tho, ya know carbs n such. so any help would be greatly appreciated
so i'll start here with ?'s:
clutch and flywheel. had an act clutch setup with stock flywheel. looks lik a stage 1 but it looks pretty beat so was thinking of getting a matching clutch and lightweight flywheel setup. any recommendations? how do i know what weight counterbalance to get?
underdrive pulleys. definitely want to get these. planning on elec. fan, elec. water pump and i already have a wicked audiobahn setup pulling a lot of power. so i found a 3g alternator nib on ebay through a store that sells with stock plug n play for my wiring. i think i only splice the small staor into a wire already on the alt. is this the way to go? should i keep the 2.25" pulley on it or go for the 1.8"?
electric fan. was going for the taurus fan and thanks to bbunt302 and others on they're thread about the wiring i'm planning on the summit wiring kit. any helpful tips on installing the fan? i heard to turn it upside down? is it just a lot of splicing? prob google that one.
electric water pump. ok have'nt scoped too much into this yet but if i can get more ponies, why not. any suggestions? good brands, bad ones? wiring kits?
fuel and air. i'm looking to go up to 24# injectors with a cobra 70mm maf calibrated to the injectors. do i need an ecu too or should i just get my tuner to map it? also should i go with a 190lph or 255lph fuel pump?
intake manifolds. i have a gt40 setup upper n lower. should i look at something better with all the other mods? i guess my ? is really how much can it handle?
oh yeah. aluminum driveshaft. is it really worth it?
last one. i was gonna flush my trans b4 putting the motor back in and had a friend tell me t5's use atf not manual trans oil. is that true?
anyway i know its a lot but if anyone can shed some light on these subjects i would greatly appreciate it. i mis my baby and want to build her right, now that her heart is coming back better than b4.
thanks - scallion
here's what i got so far:
- short block is in the shop being bored .30 over
- new pistons 9.73:1 hyperuetctic
- stock rods and cranck w/ all new bearings, seals ect.
- new chromoly rings
- new hp oil pump/pickup
- all new gaskets n such
- ford racing e cam
- roller rockers
- dual spring valve springs
- lifters came with setup but pretty sure they're upgrades
- t5 manual
- b&m short throw ripper
- 3.73 gears
- bbk cold air
- shorty headers
- h pipe flowmasters all the way back
- msd 6a
- eibach sportlines w/ sensa trac shocks, struts, dampers
- energy suspension poly motor/trans mounts and bushing kit
- i think that's it. might have left something out
i'm running street not drag except maybe the occasional time check at the 1/4 mile for fun. i'm new to forums and mustangs but been building for years. mostly old school stuff tho, ya know carbs n such. so any help would be greatly appreciated
so i'll start here with ?'s:
clutch and flywheel. had an act clutch setup with stock flywheel. looks lik a stage 1 but it looks pretty beat so was thinking of getting a matching clutch and lightweight flywheel setup. any recommendations? how do i know what weight counterbalance to get?
underdrive pulleys. definitely want to get these. planning on elec. fan, elec. water pump and i already have a wicked audiobahn setup pulling a lot of power. so i found a 3g alternator nib on ebay through a store that sells with stock plug n play for my wiring. i think i only splice the small staor into a wire already on the alt. is this the way to go? should i keep the 2.25" pulley on it or go for the 1.8"?
electric fan. was going for the taurus fan and thanks to bbunt302 and others on they're thread about the wiring i'm planning on the summit wiring kit. any helpful tips on installing the fan? i heard to turn it upside down? is it just a lot of splicing? prob google that one.
electric water pump. ok have'nt scoped too much into this yet but if i can get more ponies, why not. any suggestions? good brands, bad ones? wiring kits?
fuel and air. i'm looking to go up to 24# injectors with a cobra 70mm maf calibrated to the injectors. do i need an ecu too or should i just get my tuner to map it? also should i go with a 190lph or 255lph fuel pump?
intake manifolds. i have a gt40 setup upper n lower. should i look at something better with all the other mods? i guess my ? is really how much can it handle?
oh yeah. aluminum driveshaft. is it really worth it?
last one. i was gonna flush my trans b4 putting the motor back in and had a friend tell me t5's use atf not manual trans oil. is that true?
anyway i know its a lot but if anyone can shed some light on these subjects i would greatly appreciate it. i mis my baby and want to build her right, now that her heart is coming back better than b4.
thanks - scallion