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Topic: best $50 spent
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FASTFORD
Gearhead Posts: 105
From: USA
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 02-03-2003 06:06 PM
   
In your opinion, and fact, what do you think the best $50 spent on a car would be (to make it faster, of course)? Thinks like stub stacks, exhuast cutouts, and shift kits...What do you think would be the best bang for the buck?
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 1677
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 02-03-2003 06:57 PM
You can get a gallon of Nitromethane for about $80.00  which would give you a very big BANG for the buck. Actually, I'm not trying to be a wise guy, but I was thinking it would be hard to find a $50.00 item that would help ET's where it would be noticeable. You could probably get just as much off your timeslips by adjusting timing, playing with the fuel curve and suspension. some of those could be free. If it was me I'd save a few more bucks and buy some gears. Just my .02 ------------------
Jerry
69 Mustang Pro ET Drag
70 Mustang retired former footbrake car
"This is FORD Country! On a Quiet night you can hear a Chevy Rust"
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mustangboy
Gearhead Posts: 652
From: Ont, Canada
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 02-03-2003 06:58 PM
It would depend on your combo that you have now.$50 bucks ain't much but maybe a free flowing air cleaner(open element) if your running a stocker,remove the fan and put on a junkyard electric,anything you can do to improve exhaust flow,can't think of too much under $50.Whats your combo?
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Trailer_Trash
Gearhead Posts: 428
From: Alpharetta, Ga, US
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 02-03-2003 07:05 PM
yeah. you usually need to spend more money on the big stuff, and then spend 50's and 100's on the little stuff to improve the big stuff 
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 11429
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 02-03-2003 07:51 PM
Guess what I just got today for close to $50.
Some long tube hedmen hedders #88660 for a 351w in 1965 Mustang. Now what do you guys think they are worth over my short tube hedmens I run now.
Ok so they weren't $50,but I got $50 for xmas,and I added $68 to it.  So for about $50 someone could pick up my short tube hedders.
The stub stack gave me about a .02-.04 gain not worth the money.
A 4-Hole 1" spacer best bang for under $50. K&N filter worth .03 over good paper filter one my car.Yes I tested it out for my self. ------------------
SCOOP
oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs 2.26 60'S
14.9 @ 90.86MPH 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8"3.40 TracLoc,Cragar SS,Black Suede. https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Fastymz.html
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F551
Gearhead Posts: 174
From: Manitoba, Canada
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 02-03-2003 08:06 PM
Agree with Jerry - save your money for gears!And the Mustangboy has a good point - when was your last tuneup (plugs, filters etc). The best value for performance I ever got was sealing a carb to hood scoop - about $5 worth of weather stripping and sheet metal gave .02-.03 seconds, likely at top end of track, so you probably wouldn't notice any thing in normal driving ------------------
Fred
68 Mustang 500CID/Powerglide - "No Tubs"
86 Mustang GT Cobra
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Ryan Wilke
Gearhead Posts: 1501
From: Stanton, Michigan 49707
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 02-03-2003 09:27 PM
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Originally posted by mustangboy:
It would depend on your combo that you have now. $50 bucks ain't much...
Assuming you have it in good tune already - then you'd have to buy used parts..... something like used shorty headers, if you're running OEM exhuast manifolds; or, maybe you can locate a used center section chunk out of a 4X4 with 4.11 gears and a traction lock...!!! Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in awhile!!!
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67coupe
Gearhead Posts: 384
From: dallas NC usa
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 02-03-2003 09:50 PM
hey scoop what kind of shortys do u have? and when r u changong them? ------------------
Josh
67 coupe with 351c
8.41 in the 1/8
1.90 60'
at 82.03 mph
94 Explorer
30 model A currently rustbucket
in process 67 convt with efi 5.0 and t5
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mustangboy
Gearhead Posts: 652
From: Ont, Canada
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 02-03-2003 10:19 PM
What I was getting at was maybe he was missing a certain componant if the engine has some modifications.For example In a magazine I have they do up a 289 with a cam,intake and carb,aluminium heads and then put the stock exhaust manifolds back on it.  When they switched to headers on the dyno it increased it by something like 97hp.Now you wouldn't normally see more than probably 20hp by adding headers but if its the missing link?If this guy in the magazine had bought Scoop's old shortie headers for $50 bucks that would have been a huge bang for the buck [This message has been edited by mustangboy (edited 02-03-2003).]
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Dubz
Gearhead Posts: 443
From: Manitoba Canada
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 02-04-2003 12:23 AM
if you still got those shorties around in a while i might pick em up off ya, since i can't find long tubes to fit and nobody has given me an answer to if i can bend them to fit around my c6 trans
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 1677
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 02-04-2003 02:19 AM
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Originally posted by Ryan Wilke:
Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in awhile!!!
Hey Ryan that's my line! ( see old posts ) ------------------
Jerry
69 Mustang Pro ET Drag
70 Mustang retired former footbrake car
"This is FORD Country! On a Quiet night you can hear a Chevy Rust"
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 1677
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 02-04-2003 02:22 AM
I have a set of full length headers for a small block, no holes in them but they are rusty like all used headers that haven't been coated. Just so happens I want $45.00 bucks for them, plus 5 bucks for shipping. I don't know what the tub size is but I can check. ------------------
Jerry
69 Mustang Pro ET Drag
70 Mustang retired former footbrake car
"This is FORD Country! On a Quiet night you can hear a Chevy Rust"
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 11429
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 02-04-2003 02:36 AM
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Originally posted by 67coupe:
hey scoop what kind of shortys do u have? and when r u changong them?
I can't put the add in this forum.
But I should get them changed out in a couple of weeks maybe two weeks. They are hedman model number 88650 shortys.Ford: 351W 1964-73 Mustang, 1966-73 Ranchero/Torino, shorty-style, 1 5/8 in. primary tubes, 3 in. collectors, headers Dubz,have you tried calling the hedder manufacturing companys them selfs.See if they can help you.
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SCOOP
oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs
2.26 60'S
14.9 @ 90.86MPH 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8"3.40 TracLoc,Cragar SS,Black Suede. https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Fastymz.html
[This message has been edited by Fastymz (edited 02-04-2003).]
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 11429
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 02-04-2003 02:37 AM
quote:
Originally posted by mustangboy:
If this guy in the magazine had bought Scoop's old shortie headers for $50 bucks that would have been a huge bang for the buck [This message has been edited by mustangboy (edited 02-03-2003).]
LOL
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SCOOP
oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs 2.26 60'S
14.9 @ 90.86MPH 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8"3.40 TracLoc,Cragar SS,Black Suede. https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Fastymz.html
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64FalconF-16
Gearhead Posts: 191
From: Republic Of Texas!! Temporarily living in KY
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 02-04-2003 07:17 AM
Best $50.00 I spent was a Barry Grant kit for my 800 Holley.
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 19704
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-04-2003 12:54 PM
Royal Purple oil change.------------------
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Just Strokin
Gearhead Posts: 754
From: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 02-04-2003 01:57 PM
Hummmmmmm.......what was her name again....hehehehe....... ------------------
Larry No fast Fords at this time but one fine cruising 96 F350 CC DRW Power Strokin diesel.
And one rusty 64 Fairlane nick-named the Rust Bucket....And sometimes called the Money Pit... The sounds of a brain dropping into gear.....
"Buzzzzzz.......Click"
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FASTFORD
Gearhead Posts: 105
From: USA
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 02-04-2003 02:47 PM
What about shift kits, stub stacks, and exhuast cutouts? which of those is the best mod? How much would I gain if I changed to royal purple oil? Can I change to that kind of oil with only 2000 miles on this engine?
Thanks
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 33371
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-04-2003 02:57 PM
"best $50 spent" Well, when I was single there were these three girls in Boston... ...oops! That's not what you meant...  ------------------
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68stang351
Gearhead Posts: 267
From: Savoy TX, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 02-05-2003 10:30 PM
Fasttymz, you have the exact same headers I've got, the shorties.
Just kinda weird (or wierd, I can't decide)------------------
Hoofbeats are louder than Heartbeats!
68 Coupe, now with a 351W and 5speed.
Now officially dubbed "THE PIT"
87 LX Coupe - Daily Driver
63 Fairlane 500
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 11429
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 02-06-2003 01:18 AM
quote:
Originally posted by 68stang351:
Fasttymz, you have the exact same headers I've got, the shorties.
Just kinda weird (or wierd, I can't decide)
I'll have the new long tubes in,in a few weeks I'll let you know how they work. I hope to get more power from them. You have a newer motor then I do.And a 5 spd,now that would be fun. ------------------
SCOOP
oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs 2.26 60'S
14.9 @ 90.86MPH 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8"3.40 TracLoc,Cragar SS,Black Suede. https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Fastymz.html
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HIGH-RISER
Journeyman Posts: 28
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Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 02-06-2003 12:17 PM
OK, how about the following... #1 A windage tray. #2 Intake gaskets and an oil change. That way, you could block off the exhaust cross over. #3 A good set of ignition wires. #4 A 3/8 sending unit, if yours is a 67 or earlier (5/16th's). #4 A cool can. #5 A breakerless conversion. I bought my first one from Montgomery Wards for $18.95. #6 An alignment, most overlook this for racing. #7 Spring clamps, and shackles. #8 A remote battery kit. #9 An idexable crank sprocket. # 10 A "Tornado" for your boss, so you can convince him how much money he will save, and thus can afford to pay you more, LOL, (sorry, but it sounded plausable).
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68DARKHORSE
Gearhead Posts: 337
From: Austin, Tx
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 02-06-2003 01:11 PM
Grant steering wheel.
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Greg Pettit
Journeyman Posts: 75
From: Dallas, TX
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 02-06-2003 04:08 PM
Biplane design rear wing made of wood might get you some power.
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Ryan Wilke
Gearhead Posts: 1501
From: Stanton, Michigan 49707
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 02-06-2003 04:19 PM
De-warheaded Scud missle (Blackmarket/China: $47.85 ea) strapped to your roof!
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Dubz
Gearhead Posts: 443
From: Manitoba Canada
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 02-06-2003 04:22 PM
i'd prolly say a shift kit for a stock auto trans. Maybe cutouts for coolness factor
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Trailer_Trash
Gearhead Posts: 428
From: Alpharetta, Ga, US
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 02-06-2003 05:58 PM
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Originally posted by Ryan Wilke:
De-warheaded Scud missle (Blackmarket/China: $47.85 ea) strapped to your roof!
LOL i saw an episode of Unsolved History on Discovery Channel where they strapped 4 rockets to a 60-something Impala and raced it at the salt flats. a couple of funnies. when they started to race it, they forgot to clean the fuel filter, so it didnt go that fast. they were obviously a bit preoccupied with those rockets . this impala had hudraulics. so to keep the car from going into orbit, they lowered the front hydraulics and raised the back ones. it was the most rediculous thing i've ever seen, but it was cool as hell
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