Hello, I'm still fairly new and trying to learn all the terminology hear. Any help is really appreciated. =)
I have saved up around 5k to put into my 91 MGM this year. I have the entire summer, a place to work and a spare car to drive. My MGM only has 121k miles on it, has never been in an accident and very well maintained (Owned by grandparents). Things to mention about this car is that at some point it had an MAF conversion, and it has had a custom steel top fabricated for it. I also plan to paint it on my own after the conversion.
I'm going to stick with my stock 302 and do my best to get as much power out of it with the money set aside. A few questions regarding the HO conversion...
For the heads I was thinking along the lines of GT40's and obviously shorties for the headers. Is this a good idea and should they be ported? I was reading somewhere that Shorties don't work well with GT40's. Is this true?
As for the exhaust, are there any suggestions here? I definitely want cat back H pipes.
I was reading up here http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...ferential-Info
and here
and came to the verdict that 3.73, 8.8' differentials are the best way to go (I think). I was planning on going to the junkyard, finding one used and rebuilding it. Is this the best option for me? (I read that Ford racing diff's are crap). Also, please excuse my noobness, but what exactly is a track-lok's function, and is it necessary? And how is a clutch system installed in a limited slip differential?
A friend told me the best place to start is from the ground up, so I'm planning on working on the differentials, rear shocks, springs, and brakes first. I'm planning to do a disc brake swap in contrast with the rear end swap. I was told that in order to perform the disc brake swap with the rear end I have, all I need is the backing plates and calipers from a 92-95 CV. With a 3.73 rear end, would that still be the correct size?
If anyone has suggestions for the route I should take with this car please feel free to comment or post links I can read up on.. I'm planning on some kind of performance upper/lower intake as well. I'm also considering a T5 swap possibly...
~Stealthlead
I have saved up around 5k to put into my 91 MGM this year. I have the entire summer, a place to work and a spare car to drive. My MGM only has 121k miles on it, has never been in an accident and very well maintained (Owned by grandparents). Things to mention about this car is that at some point it had an MAF conversion, and it has had a custom steel top fabricated for it. I also plan to paint it on my own after the conversion.
I'm going to stick with my stock 302 and do my best to get as much power out of it with the money set aside. A few questions regarding the HO conversion...
For the heads I was thinking along the lines of GT40's and obviously shorties for the headers. Is this a good idea and should they be ported? I was reading somewhere that Shorties don't work well with GT40's. Is this true?
As for the exhaust, are there any suggestions here? I definitely want cat back H pipes.
I was reading up here http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...ferential-Info
and here
and came to the verdict that 3.73, 8.8' differentials are the best way to go (I think). I was planning on going to the junkyard, finding one used and rebuilding it. Is this the best option for me? (I read that Ford racing diff's are crap). Also, please excuse my noobness, but what exactly is a track-lok's function, and is it necessary? And how is a clutch system installed in a limited slip differential?
A friend told me the best place to start is from the ground up, so I'm planning on working on the differentials, rear shocks, springs, and brakes first. I'm planning to do a disc brake swap in contrast with the rear end swap. I was told that in order to perform the disc brake swap with the rear end I have, all I need is the backing plates and calipers from a 92-95 CV. With a 3.73 rear end, would that still be the correct size?
If anyone has suggestions for the route I should take with this car please feel free to comment or post links I can read up on.. I'm planning on some kind of performance upper/lower intake as well. I'm also considering a T5 swap possibly...
~Stealthlead
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