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Ok heres the deal i have a 89 f150 5.0 ext cab with a 6 foot bed. Now i want to build the f@&k out of this engine, at leAst run 8s in the quarter mile. Only thing is i dont know what parts i should use. Iv rebuilt engines before just never on a performce level as this. Any help would be nice
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I do not believe anything can be done to a 5.0 to make it move your truck through the 1/4 mile in 8 seconds.
If this is anywhere near accurate, you need 2000 HP to make 4700 lbs move that quick. If your truck is lighter, say 3700 lbs, you can get by with only 1600 hp.
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Horsepower Calculator from 1/4 mile ET and Trap Speed - DragTimes.com
In the 8s you are talking 160-180 mph plus, another threshold your truck is not going to cross without a complete "race car" makeover. No dragstrip is going to let you run that fast without full cage, fire system, and a host of other items designed for that kind of speed.
So before you go buy a big blower and nitrous bottle, rethink what you want to do and be more realistic.
You can make a perfectly fine 500 horse motor out of it for well under $10,000:
Ford 331 Cubic Inch Stroker Engine - Mustang & Fords
331-Inch 495 HP Small-Block Ford - Car Craft Magazine
If this is anywhere near accurate, you need 2000 HP to make 4700 lbs move that quick. If your truck is lighter, say 3700 lbs, you can get by with only 1600 hp.
1/4 Mile ET Calculator
This agrees pretty much:
ET Calculator
Horsepower Calculator from 1/4 mile ET and Trap Speed - DragTimes.com
In the 8s you are talking 160-180 mph plus, another threshold your truck is not going to cross without a complete "race car" makeover. No dragstrip is going to let you run that fast without full cage, fire system, and a host of other items designed for that kind of speed.
So before you go buy a big blower and nitrous bottle, rethink what you want to do and be more realistic.
You can make a perfectly fine 500 horse motor out of it for well under $10,000:
Ford 331 Cubic Inch Stroker Engine - Mustang & Fords
331-Inch 495 HP Small-Block Ford - Car Craft Magazine
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I like the idea of setting goals but yours may be just a tad optimistic.
The only way to get close to your goals involves more displacement.. and lots of it, so forgetabout the little wheezer because even if you could punch it out to 400 cubes the block isn't strong enough , and go find a 351 or 460 and then build the F@&K out of that. Were're talking a stroker kit, the biggest heads you can find, a blower............................................ . and nitros.
The only way to get close to your goals involves more displacement.. and lots of it, so forgetabout the little wheezer because even if you could punch it out to 400 cubes the block isn't strong enough , and go find a 351 or 460 and then build the F@&K out of that. Were're talking a stroker kit, the biggest heads you can find, a blower............................................ . and nitros.
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I think the limit of a stock 302 block is around 400 hp, assuming the other parts hold up, and you prevent detonation.
Ford has been selling a new generation Boss 302 block for a couple years that is supposed to be able to take over 1000 hp. But that's still not big enough for what you want to do; you would need 2 of those.
Ford has been selling a new generation Boss 302 block for a couple years that is supposed to be able to take over 1000 hp. But that's still not big enough for what you want to do; you would need 2 of those.
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I just found a turbo kit on www.turbo-kits.com for the 87-93 mustangs,there r 3 differnet kits that claim u can upto 1000hp, 1500hp, n 1900hp
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There was a guy named Gene Deputy who used to campaign a Mustang drag car. He had either one or two turbochargers on his 302R engine producing about 1000 hp reliably.
You could probably put a big enough turbocharger system on a 302 to generate 1900 hp, but even the Boss 302 engine won't last very long doing that. It needs to generate over 1200 lbs-ft of torque at nearly 8000 rpm to produce that level of power. That kind of stress is very hard on an engine. Are you planning to drag race the truck, and rebuilding the engine after every few races? I think that's what most of the race teams have to do.
You could probably put a big enough turbocharger system on a 302 to generate 1900 hp, but even the Boss 302 engine won't last very long doing that. It needs to generate over 1200 lbs-ft of torque at nearly 8000 rpm to produce that level of power. That kind of stress is very hard on an engine. Are you planning to drag race the truck, and rebuilding the engine after every few races? I think that's what most of the race teams have to do.
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Engine life at 2000 HP is measured in minutes. Engine life at 500 HP measured in hours. 350 HP, years.
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