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Bill Diehl 01-31-2016 12:24 AM

Re: Boss Mustang stocker
 
My first rodeo.... this was in the late 1970's, second pic is same car updated in the 1980's....I am thinking of going old school with Centerlines or Supertricks on this build, brings back memories. What you all think?
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q...psn0l5m8t6.jpg
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps7vq1jcxn.jpg

jims5600 01-31-2016 12:31 PM

Re: Boss Mustang stocker
 
Bill Centerlines would look real nice on your car.

Bill Harris 01-31-2016 01:03 PM

Re: Boss Mustang stocker
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Diehl (Post 494021)
Debating...anotherwords, I can't make up my mind on weather or not to bump this up to a SS combo. I am at the point now where it is cheaper to backhalf instead of restore the 45 year old rear section to stock specs. The rear end is cheaper, the entire driveline for that matter will cost me less than top of the line parts, that will work, look right and pass tech in "stock"

I really do want it to be a stocker though

If you don't mind back-halving the car, it looks to me like the Boss 351 engine factors are a lot better for SS than Stock. Actually I think if I were trying this in stock I would be hammering NHRA to reduce that 355HP stock rating. There is absolutely no justification for a 50HP hit to the Boss engine as compared to the 285/305 variant in stock. No one has run the Boss engine in stock from what I can tell, while the 285 has been run quite a bit and has had AHFS hits and still only factors to 305. A point of compression and a little bigger cam surely doesn't justify a 50HP difference in otherwise identical engines.

In an earlier post you complained about having to put a lousy stock intake on your supernatural heads. SS would take care of that issue. The big ports in the heads has always argued for high RPMs, and a nice roller cam would help with that too, all with a more favorable 330HP rating (still too high IMHO, but a hell of a lot better than 355HP in stock).

The Boss engine is AHFS factored to 340 in a SS/GT too, a sure sign that there is something more there for it in regular SS at 330.

I'll bet Jim Evanuik could give you a lot of guidance on a SS variant.

hutt1 02-01-2016 01:42 PM

Re: Boss Mustang stocker
 
We always wanted to try the big hp cleavland but we had problems with the hp we made much less the extra with the 2+ points of compression and different combustion chamber. We ran the 275/315 hp 72 open chamber flat top combination and it would make 650 with all real cleavland stuff except pistons and valve train in 1994 and turn 8800 most of the time. lol . With the aluminum heads, after market block and other new rules it would be a 800 hp combo at 93-9400 rpm + I bet.. It would be fun to build another one..

Scott

Dave Noll 02-02-2016 02:35 PM

Re: Boss Mustang stocker
 
Rob Youngblood ran the 71 Boss combo (in D/S) a while ago before he jumped ship to the Corvette.

Bill Diehl 02-05-2016 07:10 PM

Re: Boss Mustang stocker
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Noll (Post 494243)
Rob Youngblood ran the 71 Boss combo (in D/S) a while ago before he jumped ship to the Corvette.

I talked to Rob about that engine combo some time ago when I was inquiring about a clutch...just comparing his setup to mine:D

of course the rules have changed alot since then

Bill Diehl 02-05-2016 07:20 PM

Re: Boss Mustang stocker
 
Still kicking this around...I thought "stock" was supposed to be entry level:confused: if you can read my chicken scratch installing "new" stock front end components is quite a bit more money than converting to GT or MS specs.:eek:

my 98 sn95 with stock front end, core support, ect still all there Strange Gt struts

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q...psbamgqdtx.jpg
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q...psp85mnk0n.jpg

Dave Noll 02-05-2016 08:20 PM

Re: Boss Mustang stocker
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Harris (Post 494063)
No one has run the Boss engine in stock from what I can tell, while the 285 has been run quite a bit and has had AHFS hits and still only factors to 305.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Diehl (Post 494635)
I talked to Rob about that engine combo some time ago when I was inquiring about a clutch...just comparing his setup to mine:D

of course the rules have changed alot since then

Glad you talked to Rob. I talked to him , I think, in the late 80"s when he was still racing that car & one of the divisional's was still @ our home track. Still have the business card he gave me.Yeah alot has changed, he ran that car Hard @ least from my view.

My Cougar wasn't offered with the boss combo, but if I win the lottery :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: I'm eyeing the 285 combo.

For wheels I really like the satin Centerlines.

Bill Diehl 02-16-2016 06:12 PM

Re: Boss Mustang stocker
 
I have decided on the Sanders Eng. wheels.

http://www.sanderengineering.com/cat...s/750front.jpg

astikhossw 02-17-2016 01:11 PM

Re: Boss Mustang stocker
 
So Bill i have a question about your front suspension is that the picture of the stocker boss suspension that you are planning on running in stock.Just curious????


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