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My H.O. conversion has FINISHED. she RUNS. yep.

Reply #60 –
nice...

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now, :pics-stfu:

My H.O. conversion has FINISHED. she RUNS. yep.

Reply #61 –
of what??? lol
 
the exhaust coming out the tailpipe? the blurry belt and accessories?
 
maybe you mean VIDS/SOUNDS or stfu?
 
if that would happen to be the case, youll have to wait until that next time im home, sorry. gotta tape it then get it on the comp (nope we dont have a digi-videocam *yet*) but it'll come!
 
 
speaking of sounds, im gonna have to sell these 8 year old dumped 2 chamber flowmasters. what a mistake, though that guy gave me such a deal on em! they and the attached flowtubes and dumps are in great shape, but TOO LOUD!!! SOOOO much drone at like 1000-1200 rpm, everything slightly loose in my interior rattles and vibrates, and i cant hear what i want to hear--the famous flowmaster rumble as i take off. probably gonna go with a set of 40 series from ebay or something. with headers and without cats it still oughta make a nice presence but not be overwhelming. even Bon Scott cant drown it out completely.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

My H.O. conversion has FINISHED. she RUNS. yep.

Reply #62 –
Woo-Hoo !!! Happy Dance !!!! it's running !!!! After all that,the exhaust is easy to deal with.Glad to hear you're in business.
'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..

My H.O. conversion has FINISHED. she RUNS. yep.

Reply #63 –
Sounds like you had quite the experience there.  40-series flowmaster lers are 2-chamber...if you put tail-pipes on it, it'll be like a whole different car...the dumps direct the sound at the ground which bounces right back up at your floor pans...cut off the dumps, weld (or clamp) on some tailpipes and you'll be set.

As far as your fuel mileage, you may want to try changing your fuel filter...my car sat for 2yrs before i did the HO swap and never thought to change the fuel filter...5mpg really sucked for awhile...new fuel filter and it made a huge difference.

Just an idea...have fun with your new found power...now it's time for some 3.73's :evilgrin:
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

My H.O. conversion has FINISHED. she RUNS. yep.

Reply #64 –
Yippie it works!


I hope my HO swap goes better than yours :D
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

My H.O. conversion has FINISHED. she RUNS. yep.

Reply #65 –
yeah come one you need some nice polished tail pipes on a car looking like that leve the dumps for the track or every other mustang guy that wants the loudest badest soundin ear drum poping car on the block... not for me. got a buddy with a camaro that your head hurts when you get out of this car bc no tail pipes or dumps. and you smell like exhaust . blah .
trick flow street heat intake , 24lbs injetors, ported GT-40's (Chip) long tube headers. and a Performance Automatic C4, with a hurst shifter!

My H.O. conversion has FINISHED. she RUNS. yep.

Reply #66 –
Quote from: CougarCoupe88;125042
yeah come one you need some nice polished tail pipes on a car looking like that leve the dumps for the track.


+1
GT40p 5.0 w/ vortech @ 9.5psi, 400rwhp

My H.O. conversion has FINISHED. she RUNS. yep.

Reply #67 –
trust me it was PURELY a cost-cutting measure. :flip:
 
i will get tailpipes this spring, maybe sooner. but it WILL have em, and they will have a pair of those sharp, thin polished tips with the end cut off at an angle, i think that looks absolutely SICK. i dont want the kind with the end bent around so its round and bubbly looking.
 
i agree something's just missing from the back of the car when there's no pipes!
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

My H.O. conversion has FINISHED. she RUNS. yep.

Reply #68 –
No tail-pipes leave a cleaner looking rear end...and your exhaust will only be as loud as the lers you have installed.  I can understand your reasoning for tailpipes though(pansy)...lol, j/k.
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

My H.O. conversion has FINISHED. she RUNS. yep.

Reply #69 –
yeah...i guess you could make that argument too. and its kinda neat right now in the cold when it first starts seeing steam emanante from the sides and back of the car. instant fog machine! :hick:
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

My H.O. conversion has FINISHED. she RUNS. yep.

Reply #70 –
A friend of mine had a late 70's firebird a few years ago with turbo lers and dumps. CHEAP turbo lers. It was the worst sounding thing on the road. We used to make fun of that car all day long. As a matter of fact, we used to make fun of all the cars that guy has ever owned. Never mattered what he's got, it still sucks. Even the Trailblazer SS he's driving now. He could barely pull half a truck on me to 60mph in my Titan LOL. I need to call him and give him some s**t:drink:
GT40p 5.0 w/ vortech @ 9.5psi, 400rwhp

My H.O. conversion has FINISHED. she RUNS. yep.

Reply #71 –
I have 3 inch angle cut rolled tips on my 'Bird.I cut the bumper,bumper brackets,and bumper cover (notched the cover) and moved the exhaust up and now they pipes are 3/4 the way in the bumper like the 2004 T-Birds and others with the exhaust in the bumper (Not "through" the bumper like with holes or something).Gave the car a nice finished look.
'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..

My H.O. conversion has FINISHED. she RUNS. yep.

Reply #72 –
Cheapo turbo lers usually do sound like a steamy pile of poo...most turbo lers have necked down "resonator" tubes...I've seen many 2.5" in/out turbo lers with 2", or even sometimes smaller resonator tubes...dynomax is nice because they maintain their size....and on a 5.0...it's like a sleeping giant...quiet and full of bass at idle, then screaming mad as you rip past 4k rpm.  I've been considering switching to flowmaster's because I like the idle and part throttle sound, but I think they are a bit loud at WOT....just my opinion.
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

My H.O. conversion has FINISHED. she RUNS. yep.

Reply #73 –
i was actually reading on the corral, and theres this one guy (and others back him up) that says Dynomax race bullets are real good. i even watched a video he posted and i like the sound. his are dumped, and he says that they are what you said about the dynomax turbo ones, quiet at idle and cruising (and he says 0 drone on the bullets because theyre straight through) and when you romp on it its LOUD. thats what im looking for.
 
at my local advance auto parts they sell Thrush turbo lers, you know, blue box, the classic logo, etc. i think theyre pretty cheap but ill still check, is that what you're talking about? cuz i thought somewhere online like summit or something similar, they were sold as "dynomax thrush turbo" so are they the same thing? does Dynomax own Thrush? what is this "resonator tube"? how do i know its there? im not sure, from what you said, do i want it or not? "maintains its size" what do you mean by this?
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

My H.O. conversion has FINISHED. she RUNS. yep.

Reply #74 –
I'm using the Warlock race lers.They have the built in cut-outs.They have a nice burble at idle,a good tone while driving,but when you hit the gas,you can hear them.If you open the cut-outs,NOISE,NOISE,NOISE !!!
'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..