"2. buy GT40P heads and pay for them to be installed
Without shaving the heads, you may very well lose some compression versus your stock heads. If you were doing other mods to go along with it, this might be a good idea. You'll have a good amount of money in it when you get someone else to do it.

"3. by a mild cam w/lifters and pay for installation"
You MAY see 12-15hp gain out of that with a perfect cam. Pretty expensive gain vs. value there.

"4. buy a 50hp shot of nitrous and install it myself"
Yes, i admit it....I am a nitrous junkie This is by far the best bang for the buck. You can find used system like this on the net all the time on alot of the mustang boards and they are relatively inexpensive. If you have forged pistons or even hyper-u's with the right gap you'll be able to do more than the 50HP shot. If that is the case, look for a Super Powershot System it goes from 50-125. One thing you may want to think about is that NOS's new sniper kit is only about $350 from places like Jeg's and Summit. It is adjustable from 50-150. Even if you only use the 50HP setting, that's just $7 per HP!!!
Hope this might help some.

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Originally posted by TomP:
the GT40P heads will be a nightmare for headers 'cause of the plug angle

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You got that strait.. I have them on the 302 I just put in my '66,, and it aint pretty.. All you have to do is heat the hell out of them,, message a little with a 5' pry bar,, weld all the holes shut you created when heating them,, and they fit fine.. That's if you have another block on a stand that you can mount them on..

And,, you only have to take the headers off to change the plugs..

Somebody Kick Me..

The problem with a 50 shot of N20 is you will want to got faster. Next thing you know you are pumping the full 150 shot in. Then, Your motor scatters. How much money did you spend?

The key is controlling yourself. As we all know. Speed is addicting and makes us do crazy things that cost $$$$ in the end to learn a lesson. If you can live with a 50 - 75 shot of N20 then do it. Watch out for that temptation to push it a little further without getting your motor right $$$ first.

my .02 worth.

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64 Pro-Street Falcon
351C 4V 8.1s in 1/8
79 Ford Bronco 4 X 4 Lifted 6"
400 9.9s in 1/8
70 Plymouth Cuda'
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Originally posted by 64FalconF-16:
The problem with a 50 shot of N20 is you will want to got faster. Next thing you know you are pumping the full 150 shot in. Then, Your motor scatters. How much money did you spend?

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Well, I am unfamiliar with his motor set-up, don't know if the pistons are forged, hyper-u's, or cast....but as long as they are not cast, it wouldn't make a hill of beans if 150 got sprayed on it. Nitrous has gotten a bad wrap over the years from alot of people that know nothing about it, trying to use it in large quantities and getting no help. Lots of people tried to run more than a 50 shot on cast pistons and had them fail as well as hyper-u's without the right gap. Alot of that can be overcome with tricks of the trade and knowledge on tuning. If you don't know then someone does so ask for help. If you have forged pistons and toast them or puke the motor with a 150 shot....you did not do your homework. People do all kinds of research for the best cam, intake, heads, etc, etc....but then get nitrous and expect to just put it on auto pilot. For the most part, the kits from NOS and others work fine out of the box on applications to 150 IF the person reads ALL the instructions and takes the time to learn a little about the stuff to begin with. I have a guy with a 93 Mustang with the stock bottom end (came with hyper-u's that year) that has over 70,000 miles on it, runs a 200 shot on it, and has never been in the motor to fix a thing. Drives it everyday. He races it a couple times a month at the strip and has been doing this for 2 years now. It is all how you apply it and tune it. It's kind of like someone buying a cam they see in a magazine with huge numbers and think they will get a big increase. It goes in and the car won't get out of its own way. Then you hear "That such-and-such cam is a piece of crap, don't get it", instead of, "I didn't look at the big picture and see what all was involved in selecting the right cam." No, large shots of juice is not for everyone, but the 50-150 range stuff is basic and for the power gains versus cost is hard to beat. Anyone who questions their level of knowledge on a kit can always ask for help, though alot of people don't like to. You have boards such as this, as well as the manufacturers to get help from and racers at the local tracks. Most people are willing to give help, even if they don't divulge all their secrets.