After owning the same Mustang since 1988 I still have less than 20K on the odometer. I have the easy bolt-ons done but the long block (exc for 1.72 RR) and intake are still stock as are the 3.08 gears. What has been holding me back are the compromises with heads and intake. I want to keep the stock speed density cam and the road manners that go with it (for now).
What I don't know is what it's like to live with heads and an intake? Is it herky-jerky from a stop? What's it like to drive in stop and go traffic? Will I lose a lot of the low end torque?
I have no aspirations of making this a strip car but I do want a kick ass road weapon that does a lot of things well. I want to keep up with my buddy's 2006 Camaro SS. It has to maintain low speed driveability but deliver that fat midrange that I have now. I want to keep the emissions functioning also.
I scored a great deal on an Edelbrock Performer intake and thought the logical mate was Performer heads, but I read those were one of the very first 5.0 Mustang designs and are a little tired. Will Trick Flows work well with my Edelbrock intake? GT-40X?
What I don't know is what it's like to live with heads and an intake? Is it herky-jerky from a stop? What's it like to drive in stop and go traffic? Will I lose a lot of the low end torque?
I have no aspirations of making this a strip car but I do want a kick ass road weapon that does a lot of things well. I want to keep up with my buddy's 2006 Camaro SS. It has to maintain low speed driveability but deliver that fat midrange that I have now. I want to keep the emissions functioning also.
I scored a great deal on an Edelbrock Performer intake and thought the logical mate was Performer heads, but I read those were one of the very first 5.0 Mustang designs and are a little tired. Will Trick Flows work well with my Edelbrock intake? GT-40X?