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looking for some help from those who know more than me. I have been around motors for years..and I can get myself around an engine bay decently..but this is my first mustang and I am puttin g this thing together faster than I can learn.
so..my car: 88 GT hatch. t-5, with 3.73 gears.
so far: engine builder is putting together my DSS forged 331 balanced stroker bottom end. 10.5:1 compression. main girdle.
On the top, I already found some used AFR 165 heads and 1.6 rockers locally..box stock. I have an unported gt40 (well..2001 explorer) intake, that will haev some work done to the lower. I assume I will need something larger, but that might be 6 months down the road.
My goal: this is a weekend only car. will rarely see a track, mostly for good fun on the street...cruise nights..sometimes some interstate travel to car shows etc. etc. (wont lie..some late night street racing might happen). I want the sound and feel of a 10.9 second car, but that is still streetable and will hopefully hit a high 11 with good tires...so I guess a car that is on the edge of feeling like a track car, but is well mannered enough to spend all its time on the street.
sooooo...my cam choice. I called comp twice..and got 2 different suggestions:
COMP Cams 35-518-8
COMP Cams 35-522-8
I was originally going to run a trickflow stage 2..but I feel like comp is a more reputable cam company?
Anyway...looking for thoughts and opinions from those in the know? Is the bigger cam too much for my AFR 165? too high of a power band for a strret only car? (I dont want some slug up until 5k RPM and then turns into a speed demon, that makes for a horrible street car). I think DSS suggests not revving this bottom end past 6500..it will rarely see that as I dont feel safe past 6200 probably? ( i could be wrong..if someone can tell me that the standard DSS forged kit with i-beams can hit 6800RPM all day long then let me know, that ould change my opinion).
And finally. Before anyone comes in with "call such and such and get a custom grind"...I get it, no cam is good enough unless custom ground. These parts are very common..and you cant tell me that some company hasnt made grinds for this combo a million times and the grind is now part of their normal inventory. How many different ways can a custom grinder make a cam for a combination that probably exists in a thousand other cars...I am not the first guy with this setup.
Unless someone can offer me proof that my car with run 12.8 at best, and run like shit, with a OTC cam vs a ustom grind...please dont bother telling me. I understand I might give up 5-10 HP with an OTC cam..but if that means my car goes 11.9 and not 11.8, and I save 200 bucks...I am fine with that.
Thanks guys.
so..my car: 88 GT hatch. t-5, with 3.73 gears.
so far: engine builder is putting together my DSS forged 331 balanced stroker bottom end. 10.5:1 compression. main girdle.
On the top, I already found some used AFR 165 heads and 1.6 rockers locally..box stock. I have an unported gt40 (well..2001 explorer) intake, that will haev some work done to the lower. I assume I will need something larger, but that might be 6 months down the road.
My goal: this is a weekend only car. will rarely see a track, mostly for good fun on the street...cruise nights..sometimes some interstate travel to car shows etc. etc. (wont lie..some late night street racing might happen). I want the sound and feel of a 10.9 second car, but that is still streetable and will hopefully hit a high 11 with good tires...so I guess a car that is on the edge of feeling like a track car, but is well mannered enough to spend all its time on the street.
sooooo...my cam choice. I called comp twice..and got 2 different suggestions:
COMP Cams 35-518-8
COMP Cams 35-522-8
I was originally going to run a trickflow stage 2..but I feel like comp is a more reputable cam company?
Anyway...looking for thoughts and opinions from those in the know? Is the bigger cam too much for my AFR 165? too high of a power band for a strret only car? (I dont want some slug up until 5k RPM and then turns into a speed demon, that makes for a horrible street car). I think DSS suggests not revving this bottom end past 6500..it will rarely see that as I dont feel safe past 6200 probably? ( i could be wrong..if someone can tell me that the standard DSS forged kit with i-beams can hit 6800RPM all day long then let me know, that ould change my opinion).
And finally. Before anyone comes in with "call such and such and get a custom grind"...I get it, no cam is good enough unless custom ground. These parts are very common..and you cant tell me that some company hasnt made grinds for this combo a million times and the grind is now part of their normal inventory. How many different ways can a custom grinder make a cam for a combination that probably exists in a thousand other cars...I am not the first guy with this setup.
Unless someone can offer me proof that my car with run 12.8 at best, and run like shit, with a OTC cam vs a ustom grind...please dont bother telling me. I understand I might give up 5-10 HP with an OTC cam..but if that means my car goes 11.9 and not 11.8, and I save 200 bucks...I am fine with that.
Thanks guys.
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