My neighbors Twin Turbo Vette

Well I had a 79 Mustang Cobra I bought brand new. Brought the car through the ranks, I finally put the 35l Cleveland in it, the ran very well over the years, at least a 12 sec. car. Finally I get real serious and I wanted a real race car, I started preparing the car to run 10's. I wrecked it last Summer @ the track.

I rather go out and buy the 05 Mustang plastic and add a super charger and go for it. Technology is the way to go. I've spent a lot of money over the years. I can get the same results, that will last a little longer and a little cheaper.

It's not that tough. You just have to give up pre-conceived ideas on how to make 2 tons of steel move rapidly. Old-school NA with thumping cams and wheelstands are duly impressive, but if you want to go really fast on minimal mods, you've got to catch-up to today's techniques. An example is Mike Sitar's site TooHighPSI.com. That budget-build T-Bird uses a bone stock (cast pistons and all) 351 from an '86 E-150 van with a cam and heads to cut 9.95@140 mph. That was in 2005. And there are many other even more impressive examples all over the 'net, like on the TurboForums. These guys are going fast without trying very hard - but they listened at least a little to those that have already done it and added some of their own creativity.

David

Your right, you can go a heck of a lot faster pushing air/fuel than sucking through a carb. You can spend a lot of money on various turbos/super chargers etc. But you can also do it on the cheap if your smart and creative.
I saw a 5.0 Mustang in Puerto Rico (Salinas), looked like junk, sounded like junk, didnt think the car would go. It clicked off a 10:20 (faster than his buddies Fox with the 514 crate NA set up at 10:50) Went to have a look, stock 302, stock heads, fairly mild cam, home built twin turbo set up blowing through the carb. Looking at this thing, I would have jumped all over it for a grudge run, it would have kicked my butt.

Originally Posted by PSIG

It's not that tough. You just have to give up pre-conceived ideas on how to make 2 tons of steel move rapidly. Old-school NA with thumping cams and wheelstands are duly impressive, but if you want to go really fast on minimal mods, you've got to catch-up to today's techniques. An example is Mike Sitar's site TooHighPSI.com. That budget-build T-Bird uses a bone stock (cast pistons and all) 351 from an '86 E-150 van with a cam and heads to cut 9.95@140 mph. That was in 2005. And there are many other even more impressive examples all over the 'net, like on the TurboForums. These guys are going fast without trying very hard - but they listened at least a little to those that have already done it and added some of their own creativity.

David