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well with the early computer you may not have the capacity to go with a whole lot of horsepower, i dont know the exact limit but the early computers have a lower power limit than the mass air flow equipped motors
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How or wheere do I find out what that limit would be
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A stock 5.0 of this vintage was rated at 185hp but after owning a few of them I'd be surprised if they made more than 150hp. You can get 250-275hp from it though and it's not that hard you just got to let it breath, and that involves swapping out the stock cam and all of the stock exhaust including the manifolds. Cam options include the Comp Cams 31-255-5 and several others and Summit Racing has a range of exhaust components you can use to make a custom setup or a simple bolt-on.
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A stock 5.0 of this vintage was rated at 185hp but after owning a few of them I'd be surprised if they made more than 150hp. You can get 250-275hp from it though and it's not that hard you just got to let it breath, and that involves swapping out the stock cam and all of the Stockholm exhaust including the manifolds. Cam options include the Comp Cams 31-255-5 and several others and Summit Racing has a range of exhaust components you can use to make a custom setup or a simple bolt-on.
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