Its an 86 GT convertible with a TKO 5 speed and 3.90 gears. Right now its got a carbed (600 holley and stealth intake) and I have over 1.5" clearance (play-doh mockup), so I know the 351 will fit without a cowl hood. I have both a 302 and 351 shortblock sitting in the garage to choose from and I think I want the 351.
The car will never be drag raced and is purely a summer fun car. I dont race people on the street either, I just love the feel or lots of torque. I never rev over 6000 intentionally. So clearly I want something with lots of low end grunt thats usable on the street. I just can not decide if I should do a good rebuild on the 351 (its a roller 95 block), or go ahead and spend a few hundred more and put the 393 kit in it. There is about a $400 difference in the two. Id hate to build the 351 as is and then feel its not grunty enough, but I dont know if the 393 would be streetable enough. My father had a new (in 94) lightning and that had impressive torque with its 4.10 gears.
Any of you guys running either setup in a street car? How do you feel about them?
Remember, its a fun toy and not a drag car, so 6000+ numbers dont mean crap to me. I want the majority of my grunt from 3000-6000
The car will never be drag raced and is purely a summer fun car. I dont race people on the street either, I just love the feel or lots of torque. I never rev over 6000 intentionally. So clearly I want something with lots of low end grunt thats usable on the street. I just can not decide if I should do a good rebuild on the 351 (its a roller 95 block), or go ahead and spend a few hundred more and put the 393 kit in it. There is about a $400 difference in the two. Id hate to build the 351 as is and then feel its not grunty enough, but I dont know if the 393 would be streetable enough. My father had a new (in 94) lightning and that had impressive torque with its 4.10 gears.
Any of you guys running either setup in a street car? How do you feel about them?
Remember, its a fun toy and not a drag car, so 6000+ numbers dont mean crap to me. I want the majority of my grunt from 3000-6000