Putting together a foxbody setup and wondering if my goal of running 9's or high 130 low 140 traps is plausible.
Lm7
wiesco pistons and eagle rods
MS3 Cam and patriot gold springs
stock heads
holley 750
victor jr./ msd6010
200-250shot plate system

backed by a tbraked glide, 8.8 with 3.27's and 27x10.5 et streets

Thanks,
Ben

 

hm...from what i've seen...LSanything...into a foxbody is usually fast as hell.....and your looking at adding 200-250 shot...id say your golden...

i know that wasnt much help...lol

 

I think 9s are a bit ambitious for a basic motor. You should have solid 10s but not sure 250 of nitrous and a cam is going to get you 9s. Obviously there are a lot of factors such as compression, if you bore it at all.

Not saying you can't but I would look into a more aggressive motor, i.e. 6.0, making it a 383, or something.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpazRPneLqU
10.59@129

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUZRY...4&feature=plcp
10.18@132

 

I think you should be damn close.

 

^agreed. approx car weight?

 

and pretty sure the vids i posted is someones build on here....

 

I fell in love with the Fox body Mustang around 1988.
Mustang+LSX+N2O=Wow.

 

Imo should get a custom grind instead of the ms3. Not saying ms3 wont work,but perhaps a cam tailored to your car may net better results than the ms3.

 

Negative sir. Foxbody should be cake if he has the car halfway setup right. I would say you could probably do it with 175 shot if you have it 60 ft in the 1.3 -1.4 range. I had an S-15 that weighed around 3000 lbs with a stock bottom end 5.3 w/ 77,000 miles out of an 04 tahoe. The combo was Victor Jr w/ 750 carb, Comp XE 218/ 220 @.050 .535 lift 112 LSA, stock heads and gaskets, shorty headers, 3in H pipe with 2 chamber flowmasters. Stock water pump. Wilson Plate 175 hit with out of the box jetting. TH350 with PTC nitrous converter setup for 300 shot, 3.73 gears, Caltracks, stock leaf springs, rancho shocks, and 90/10 CE shocks in front, MT 275/60-15 drag radial. Truck ran 12.30 -12.40 on motor on the nitrous tune and 6.70 @106 &10.30- 10.40 @130 leaving on motor and bringing the kit on 1-2 lengths out because of 10 bolt rearend. With some tuning on the plate and better rearend I feel pretty sure it could have ran in the 10.0 range or better. I think if you get the vehicle setup properly suspension, tuneup etc, and vehicle weight around 3000lbs, you could see some 9.60- 9.70's on 200 -225. I would probably look at a milder cam as was suggested so you don't need to spin it over about 6500 on the kit and it should stay together for awhile if the tuneup is safe. Good luck. heck I just realized you are putting good rods and pistons in so you could spin it to 6800- 7000 and be pretty safe , just make sure you put a ported oil pump and good timing chain in. Another thing is ditch the 3.27 gears with that glide and go with at least 3.73 -4.10 and I would recommend a 28 in tire as the extra sidewall will help alot at launch. MS3 loves spray , but is a little big for a 5.3. You need to mill your heads enough to get compression up to at least 11:0:1 or 11:5:1. Make sure you put some good double adjustable shocks on , the strange shocks and struts are pretty reassonably priced and get you converter custom built for your combo from someone like PTC or FTI and you will be happy with your results. You might give up a .10 or two on motor with the right setup, but it will fly on the spray. Good luck

 

Awsome so its sounding plausible for sure on the e.t. any idea if my mph goals a plausible? to tell you the truth mph is more important to me. hoping to be in the 135+ range. hopefully closer to 140's

 

i agree with killer 5.3, setup right you should see 9s

 

Converter effeciency will affect mph, that is why I recommend you go with a good converter built for your combo. I would say that you can trap high 130's or more just depending on a lot of factors, vehicle weight, aerodynamics, converter effeciancy , size of nitrous shot, gear, etc etc. With what you are doing as far as the combo and if you match it all together correctly, get the tuneup right and hook the car you should definitely get fairly deep in the 9's on probably a 225 shot and trap somewhere between 135 -140 I would think as possible. I would definitelt when you get it all together come back in here and ask all the nitrous gurus tuning advice for the kit. That will go a long way in making your engine stay together and achieving your goals. Good luck

 

X2 also a big factor. That motor can make X amount of horse power with what ever the **** thats in it granted some parts are better for your app and will get you from a to b faster but getting it to the ground is key. A correctly working chassis is key in my mind. Take a look at ADRL cars they all make stupid snot as far as horse power but sometimes they can't even pull second gear.. but when they do and the chassis, clutch, converter is set up right hold the **** on. Obviously you don't have a chassis car nor the technology they have but a fox is a factory 4 link car if you think about it. Set the car up right and you can see your number without custom ****

 

Now for the question of of the night, think it still be possible if kept EFI. friend just gave me a ls6 intake. plan is to still carb it but just playing with ideas

Thanks

 

Basicly the same setup just with efi stuff and still.a plate system

 

http://www.performancetrucks.net/for...un-10s-457139/

 

A little more extreme than my setup will be. Lol. Mines still going to be a "streetcar", which is why I am still playing with this efi idea, anyone have any input of if the same setup minus the carb setup, but instead with an ls6 intake, 42lbs injectors, and a throttle body plate system, tuned VIA hptuners. Thing goals of et's in the 9's or 140ish mph traps are acheivable with that setup?

 

how about a vic jr intake for efi , with a 4 barrel throttle body?

I personally would go that route

 

eh not really within the budget, ie why asking specifically about the setup with the ls6 mani.