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    Newbie in the house

    Hi I'm new to this site back in the day I thought this was called steel City stangs?
    Any way I'm Paul Rex and I have a
    66 mustang ht original 289 v8 74k miles c4 auto
    stock mostly but looking for some extra hp any suggestions?

    Sorry if I'm in the wrong spot to post ?
    Any advice is awesome thx guys

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    Welcome aboard! Are you still running front drums? If so I may be selling the Granada spindles / rotors / calipers currently on my '66. You definitely need to make those cars stop better before you increase horsepower.

    For more power your best bet is a heads/cam/intake upgrade. Lots of guys around here know a bunch about making pushrod motors run hard. If your budget is a little higher a stroked small block ( 302 or 351W ) is always a good choice. Forced induction is always fun as well. If you are running a tall gear then an upgrade there always helps. Most Mustangs came with 3:1 gears which hurt performance in exchange for better gas mileage - but who cares about MPG? (Yes John...we know YOU care! )

    Where do you live? You can put that under the avatar photo.

    Oh - and pics and more info about your car please!
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    12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.

    1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle

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    Welcome Paul....looking forward to seeing pics of your car.
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    Oh hi

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    Welcome. First mod I'd do is an LS swap asap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John4cam View Post
    Welcome. First mod I'd do is an LS swap asap.
    Haha John - you beat George to it!
    2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
    12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.

    1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle

    1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands

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    One more great mod - a T-5 tranny will bolt right up and no mods are needed for the floor pan.
    2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
    12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.

    1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle

    1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands

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    Heads, cam, intake. That's where the power resides, in that order. Are you planning on doing the mods yourself? Or finding a reputable shop?
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    327 stroker BOSS block with junk Pro Comp heads
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    All Nitrous parts are gone. Turbo on the way

    Tuned by Tim @ Rodeheavers Hotrod & Dyno Shop

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaxtonShelby View Post
    One more great mod - a T-5 tranny will bolt right up and no mods are needed for the floor pan.
    Oh that's fabulous who's got 1? Lol

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    Welcome to the site! Glad to see another classic stang here.


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