Re: ?? About Gearing for a 5.0 Mustang Stocker
 

My friends car is a 100,000 miler stocker with only a few external mods , it has low gears and a 4500 converter. It will run right at the index on a good day. How much improvement would a cam make? any other suggestions? I dont want to show up at a national and be a tenth slow!

Re: ?? About Gearing for a 5.0 Mustang Stocker
 

Dennis, I would pull the pan and check or replace bearings and the oil pump, use a standard oil pump no high pressure or high volume. Put in a blueprint cam good valve springs a 4500 converter and 5.13 gears. you will be surprized how fast it will go. Lee Valentine Call me at 203-775-6830 est between 6to9 pm and I'll help you out.

Re: ?? About Gearing for a 5.0 Mustang Stocker
 

I had about the same combo as you,,,stock motor,,,,,the quickest I ever got that thing to run was with 4.30 gears and a 26 inch tall tire,,,,,,,I tryed 5.13`s with 28`s,,,27`s and 26`s,,,,I tryed 4.88`s,,,,,I tryed 4.56`s and 4.10`s all with the above mentioned tire sizes,,,,,,BUT here is something I would take into consideration,,,,,,what about future use???

Re: ?? About Gearing for a 5.0 Mustang Stocker
 

I run a Richmond 4.33 with a 26" tire on mine.
4.56 is probably as low a gear you can go for 1/4 mile racing with that size tire. You will be turning the stock motor pretty high no matter what cam you have with the 4.56's and a short tire. Probably 6800-7000 through the traps. 6500-6600 with the 4.30's

Re: ?? About Gearing for a 5.0 Mustang Stocker
 

right now the car has 4.30 gears and a set of 26" tires and it spins about 5800 through the traps. best et is 13.05 @98mph. i thought the car was close to weight for h/fia but i have to weigh it this weekend and see. i'll be calling you soon lee for some advice. thanks.

Re: ?? About Gearing for a 5.0 Mustang Stocker
 

Same question as above for a 1994 Cobra w/a stick? Jacking your dead thread, sorry!

Re: ?? About Gearing for a 5.0 Mustang Stocker
 

What size tire are you considering? You need to consider what tire size you are going to run as well as the ratios in the transmission. I don't think I would start with anything higher than a 4.56 though. I might even start with a 4.88.

Re: ?? About Gearing for a 5.0 Mustang Stocker
 

28*9 slick later 275/60-15 drag radial right now I was told a 4.30 is all that stock motor would take without adding the custom cam and good valvesprings. The person I spoke to stated that the stock cam is done at 5200-5800.