Got a 1990 F150 with a "locked" 302. Now what?

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05-05-2019, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by George Venier

one has to cruise at 80 mph to avoid being run over by the semis and have enough torque to accelerate from 30 to 80 mph without horns blaring behind me.

I have to be honest here, you are dreaming in technicolor if you think a mostly stock 5.0 or 5.8 could do this while towing. Not gonna happen, this requires modern turbocharged gas or diesel truck level power.

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05-06-2019, 07:37 AM

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from a ford brochure circa late 80s. 25 hp and 35tq between 5.0 and 5.8 and that's stock. You throw that cam in there and you could probably see the same 35 tq LOWER in the rpms and that my friend is a wonderful thing

Mudsport, you're making me drool in my first cup of coffee of the day.
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Right you are Conanski, and you can add Cinémascope to my dreams.
Yes, a Cummins M2 Two-Stage turbo is a dream in itself and it may follow once reality meets the road somewhere around Ft.Lauderdale.

Love this Forum, did I say that?

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