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Re: Some suggestions please
[Re: RC91]
#653461
03/29/10 01:14 PM
03/29/10 01:14 PM
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Indiana
Fury Fan
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Visit the below forum regularly, start reading at the old threads and working forward. http://www.turbomustangs.com/smf/index.php?board=21.0Look thru the books here, read the reviews, and see which books interest you: http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_k...;qid=1269882055The one by Corky Bell is a good primer, although DIY experts will disagree with some of his info/opinions. The Warner and MacInnes books are decent, too.
Parts I seek:
driver doorpanel, 65 Sport Fury, prefer black, needs to be 7-8 on 10 scale, might buy set
16" x 6" Dodge truck wheel(s), from early 70s?, takes 9" dogdish - need for a research job so cheaper is better.
69-73 C-body caliper brackets and/or splashields
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Re: Some suggestions please
[Re: Fury Fan]
#653462
03/29/10 04:08 PM
03/29/10 04:08 PM
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Irving, TX
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I've got the McInnes book. That was cutting edge technology 25 years ago. The physics didn't change but technology sure did.
I like the Bell book.
That RC has all kinds of room for plumbing. If you're not going to drop a Cummins in it then a properly sized hair drier would definately wake it up.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind.
- Stu Harmon
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Re: Some suggestions please
[Re: Mr.Yuck]
#653466
03/31/10 11:29 AM
03/31/10 11:29 AM
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Indiana
Fury Fan
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 with Swingin'. Do the wagon as the toy, upgrade the RC as needed for your daily driver in the winter. Using my poorman's budget (and assuming all teh time in the world), I would put a 5.2 or 5.9 Mag in the RC (with the factory EFI and ECU) so it is reliable for your VF work in the winter. More power & better MPG than the TBI system you have. Do this over the summer so that all bugs are worked out by wintertime. An OBD1 setup would be the simplest choice. Replace the plenum gasket, upgrade it to a Hughes plenum plate if you are concerned about the gasket blowing again (or put that $85 toward teh $750 Airgap intake they sell, which is reportedly a fabulous upgrade). That intake might wok better in the lighter Dakotas than in your RC, but read their website and draw your own conclusion. If you want Maggie upgrade ideas/info, look up posts by Patrick, HotRodDave and Scratchinfortraction, they have lots of good low-buck smallblock knowledge.  After that, I'd do the same to teh wagon, but try to get a 5.9, and then plan boost upgrades on it.
Parts I seek:
driver doorpanel, 65 Sport Fury, prefer black, needs to be 7-8 on 10 scale, might buy set
16" x 6" Dodge truck wheel(s), from early 70s?, takes 9" dogdish - need for a research job so cheaper is better.
69-73 C-body caliper brackets and/or splashields
Send a PM.
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Re: Some suggestions please
[Re: Fury Fan]
#653467
03/31/10 12:33 PM
03/31/10 12:33 PM
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Manitoba, Canada
DaytonaTurbo
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with Swingin'. Do the wagon as the toy, upgrade the RC as needed for your daily driver in the winter.
Using my poorman's budget (and assuming all teh time in the world), I would put a 5.2 or 5.9 Mag in the RC (with the factory EFI and ECU) so it is reliable for your VF work in the winter. More power & better MPG than the TBI system you have. Do this over the summer so that all bugs are worked out by wintertime. An OBD1 setup would be the simplest choice. Replace the plenum gasket, upgrade it to a Hughes plenum plate if you are concerned about the gasket blowing again (or put that $85 toward teh $750 Airgap intake they sell, which is reportedly a fabulous upgrade). That intake might wok better in the lighter Dakotas than in your RC, but read their website and draw your own conclusion.
If you want Maggie upgrade ideas/info, look up posts by Patrick, HotRodDave and Scratchinfortraction, they have lots of good low-buck smallblock knowledge.
After that, I'd do the same to teh wagon, but try to get a 5.9, and then plan boost upgrades on it.
Save the boost for the wagon and keep the RC as your dependable daily driver instead of tinkering with it too much. If you want a project for it, a mpi magnum 360 would be a nice upgrade netting you more power and better throttle response.
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Re: Some suggestions please
[Re: DaytonaTurbo]
#653468
03/31/10 01:12 PM
03/31/10 01:12 PM
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Brookeville, Md
Mr.Yuck
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Not enough dumb comments...yet
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FWIW my friend ran 10.90's in a 67 Valiant. Stock bottom end 360, home ported magnum heads, headers, 510lift cam, M1 intake (I think), holley 750DP and 8psi of boost via Pro-Charger, He bought almost everything used. 727 auto 3.91's.
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Re: Some suggestions please
[Re: DaytonaTurbo]
#653474
04/01/10 12:31 PM
04/01/10 12:31 PM
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Brookeville, Md
Mr.Yuck
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Not enough dumb comments...yet
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I have the same supercharger unit as above, Paxton SN2000. I bought it off ebay for 850 bucks I think. Previous owner had thrown a rebuild kit at it and it came with the upgraded impellor(a near $200 upgrade). The tech specs on these things seem to be a closely guarded secret, but after enough hunting I did finally manage to dig up all the info on them. Now I'm just trying to figure out if it's going to flow enough to build any boost on a decent 440 combo w/ aftermarket heads, but everything I read seems to indicate these things are right at home on a small block where a big block is pushing them to the limit.
worked well with mine. You can upgrade to an 8psi pulley. I think mine was off a Ranger PU. Never ran it w/ the 8....sold it while I was in the staging lanes. Would have been an easy 11 second pass. I think it would have run 11's w/ different gears and the 6psi. I was running 3.91's. i think 3.73's would have been better.
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Re: Some suggestions please
[Re: DaytonaTurbo]
#653478
04/06/10 10:48 PM
04/06/10 10:48 PM
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MotorCity
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If you do go s/c, make sure you buy a unit upfront that's going to flow enough to support your goals. I bought mine for a decent price, but if I had to do it all over again I would spend the extra $ on a unit with a higher flow. You would rather have a unit with some capacity to spare than one you have to push to the limit. 
That is one of my biggest concerns with a S/C. Getting one that won't flow enough. I'm not planning on a ton of boost from the start, but I don't want to end up with the S/C running maxed out from the start and only making 6lbs either. I'd like some room to play with it.
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