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From: richland,WA
performance upgrades
I have a 1992 bronco xlt nite 5.8 litre 351 windsor and i'm looking for any advice on a well rounded way to get some extra perfomance such as replacing stock parts and bolt ons i'm also putting a four inch or six inch lift under it with either 33's or 35's opinnions on either of these options is also highly appreciated another thing is i'm considering changing my gearing i have 3.55 and i'm thinking of doing 4.51 gears any other good combo's just looking for best info from the best kind of people . . . Ford truck people
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what do you plan on using this rig for. the exhaust is the major bottleneck on our broncos. installing headers, new custome y pipe and single 2.5-3" exhaust running out stock location helps lots. keeping the motor in tune is also important. bumping the timing from 10 to 12*btdc with spout removed helps. gap some copper plugs to .50-.55 and run some good quality plug wires like FMS 9mm etc..
nothing wrong with lifting the rig and running larger tires. with 35's 4.56 is minimum, i am running 4.88's and love the setup. also use the search feature, lots of this has been discussed to great detail.
nothing wrong with lifting the rig and running larger tires. with 35's 4.56 is minimum, i am running 4.88's and love the setup. also use the search feature, lots of this has been discussed to great detail.
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I personaly like the 4:88's with my 38s. Might like them a lil more with some 35's though. Having said that i have a 9" so you may want to check the streanth of the 8.8 with such a deep gear. As to lifting it go for it, just make sure you get the lift you want, theres just not much worse than gettin a 4'' lift then thinken or wanting a 6 or 8. I agree on the timing, tune ups and exaust. My 94 had a aftermarket y a 3" converter and 3" staight pipe exaust, no muffler and it sounded good with out being obnoxius.
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yea i personally like to go through the mudd but alot of my buddies and i go to some dunes to and since my rig's been absent i've been catching some flak from the toyota kids but could care less and i'm looking to do headers back for exhaust are heads worth it or could i compromise the had that problem with my 97 ranger with the 4.0 v6 which i don't want to do with my bronco this thing is my baby lol and since i've posted this i've looked around the site and found some more info thanks yall
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Fix the truck up the way you want, thats what the vehicle hobby is all about. There is so much performance stuff out for the 351 now that the sky is the limit. They can be stroked up to a 427 for gobs of torque. Yeah, gears are so important when adding bigger tires. Anything else is mute without proper gearing.
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well if do the stroker kit which i've been looking at wont i need a new trannsmission and if so any suggestions
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i wouldnt look at a stroker at this time. there are other things needing addressed first and honestly if you regear to compensate for the taller tires you will be in better shape.
also stroking efi motors is spendy, figure $3000-5000 into the build
also stroking efi motors is spendy, figure $3000-5000 into the build