I'm going with a crate 480/495hp LS376. What computer?
12-22-2018, 09:23 AM
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I can't believe your Volvo is that light. My 88 (87?..I forget...) RX7 was 3050. Ran 11.20@121..there is a video of that floating around.
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Merry Christmas to Daniel indeed!
12-22-2018, 05:52 PM
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I've been searching for this Fox coupe for almost 3 yrs. In that amount of time I was able to save up a nice stash to make this project happen. I looked at coupes that ranged in price from $1500 all the way up to $14,500. None of the higher priced ones were really all that nice and they had engines/transmissions that I was going to get rid of anyway. Still, if I had found the "right" car with an engine/trans I would've bought it.
In the end, a nice roller showed up in San Antonio for $1500. I saved a lot of money that went to the brand new LS376 and Holley computer.
12-22-2018, 05:55 PM
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12-22-2018, 07:25 PM
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I've still got a perfectly good 5.0 and T5 in my rust damaged (from living near the beach in north Florida) 1991 GT. I'm pulling the 5-lug, 4-wheel Cobra disc brakes and 8.8 rear out of it and putting all of it into the coupe. I've tried looking on craigslist to see what a good running 5.0 goes for. Doesn't seem like there are too many of them for sale and when I do see them, they aren't priced very high. Almost like no one wants them any more
. I haven't researched the worth of my perfect functioning T5.
12-22-2018, 07:34 PM
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"....for it...." --- to be clear, "it" was completely parted out. You'd never get that much trying to sell the complete engine. And it was all good stuff - ported Explorer intake, AFR heads, FRPP manifolds, aftermarket maf/throttle body, Buddy Rawls custom roller cam, etc., etc. The 150,000 mile forged piston OEM shortblock sold for $250. Go figure.
01-16-2019, 09:27 AM
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I wanted to let everyone know that I did buy the Holley EFI 550-611 Terminator from a seller on Amazon for $2,679.26. I got the order placed in late December (arrived about 2 weeks ago) before Holley's prices went up. The price of this EFI unit is now $2745 from the same seller. Unfortunately, I didn't order my Hooker Blackheart headers and they've gone up by about the same amount 
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This is just a general question but what are you guys doing for gauges? I know that I can buy the pricey Holley units but I've already spent a small fortune on this car and if it's not too much trouble, I'd like to use the stock Fox gauges. Is this a possibility or am I going to have to go aftermarket? I'm open to anything but saving some coin on this part of the project would be nice.
.This is just a general question but what are you guys doing for gauges? I know that I can buy the pricey Holley units but I've already spent a small fortune on this car and if it's not too much trouble, I'd like to use the stock Fox gauges. Is this a possibility or am I going to have to go aftermarket? I'm open to anything but saving some coin on this part of the project would be nice.