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Vinnie

Show some pics!!
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

Vinnie

Reply #1 –
Of what?
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Vinnie

Reply #2 –
Oh, chunks of aluminum....LOL.
 Give me a few minutes, coming right up with an explanation of the deal........
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Vinnie

Reply #3 –
First... THANKS KITZ!!! Kitz let me buy these on the "pay half, then he sent them, pay the rest out" purchase plan.  AFR 185 aluminum heads and Harland Sharpe rockers, and a pair of Cometic head gaskets. I appreciate that Kitz. Here's a picture of the chunks of aluminum sitting in the trunk of the Sport.....

'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Vinnie

Reply #4 –
oooh, nice!  Although your stance will change a bit with the lighter weight...

Vinnie

Reply #5 –
Maybe a little. I'll learn to cope. LOL. First, gotta swap ball joints up front before these can go on. Always something, but I'm seeing light at the end of this wicked long tunnel.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Vinnie

Reply #6 –
I'm jealous

Very nice man

Vinnie

Reply #7 –
I am studying on these, and it looks like I MAY have to flycut my valve reliefs. Not a huge deal, still seeking info on that matter.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Vinnie

Reply #8 –
No HO pistons?
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

Vinnie

Reply #9 –
Hey Kitz, what do you think? Of course I'll have to do a PTV check. But AFR stated that my valve reliefs MAY not be wide enough. Depth of the valve relief wasn't an issue. Still unsure of which cam to use. Not sure if a custom cam is going to fit into the budget. Looking into that next Friday when I'm off on a weekday again.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Vinnie

Reply #10 –
flycutting depends on pistons (flat tops?) and cam timing, too.  Do you have 2.02 or 1.9 valves in it?  Are those 1.7 or 1.6 Harlands?  What cam?

Vinnie

Reply #11 –
2.02" intake valves with stock pistons probably will require flycutting of the piston. You can clay it to make sure but they'll probably hit. The only 2.02 intake valve head I know that will work with stock pistons is the Trick Flow Twisted Wedge head. Either way you should notice a huge gain over the GT40Ps:burnout:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.
 

Vinnie

Reply #12 –
I'll probably get an isky tool and fly cut them. Or a 2.02 valve in my drill and use it with some sanding discs to do the job.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Vinnie

Reply #13 –
I pretty sure you will need to cut some. I never checked in to it, I wasn't planning on using them on a 5.0.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

Vinnie

Reply #14 –
Fly cutting the pistons really isn't that big of a deal. A couple of hours of labor. And for the time i have into this car, that's really no big deal. LOL.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..