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Engine Tech / Purchased a 87 turbocoupe (5.0)
Any good sources for hardened input shafts and converters? also, is it necessary to rebuild the trans when doing this upgrade? Thanks for all the info
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Engine Tech / Purchased a 87 turbocoupe (5.0)
it has the 15426378 lo-po firing order. so no forged pistons I'm assuming, also took a orthoscope into the plug hole and yes, for sure no valve reliefs.  So I can still use the tfs heads, and tfs1 cam, but what about nitrous?  TurboCoupe50, is your aod stock, besides converter?

Thanks
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Engine Tech / Purchased a 87 turbocoupe (5.0)
ok cool! I need to look into them tfs heads. Are you running with those heads or just the tfs1 cam?  and I will check the firing order tomorrow. Do you run with an AOD?
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Engine Tech / Purchased a 87 turbocoupe (5.0)
Hi, I'm new, been reading the forum for a few days searching some answers I had and what not, and i guess its time to post. 
 
I just picked up a 1987 turbocoupe, the car is stripped down to basics (besides interior) and has a 5.0, its carbed (electric fuel pump), performer intake, aod trans, stock tc rearend with stock 3.73 gears.
Anyway, I went to see this car and the guy selling it told me it had a 5.0 HO from a 90 mustang, the car was "very fast" but it has a carb issue and he's tired fooling with it bla bla bla. so i test drove the car, seemed good and agreed the carb is the issue and purchased it. 

so i get home fix the carb issue by turning the pressure down on the fuel regulator from 12 psi to 6 and playing with the air/fuel screws. runs good now. drove it around the block... not fast. so then i checked into this engine and discovered it has E6 heads, well looks like i jumped the gun and screwed myself. I purchased this car for daily driving and to race it at the track a few times a month. the plan was to put gt40 heads on it a tfs1 cam and spray it a lill. so now that that i know its not a HO what could be done to get some power out of it? looking for around a 12 - 13 second car.  is this a lost cause for the engine since it has flat top pistons? 

thanks