Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!

[Joe Toller]

Originally Posted by Alex Denysenko

85 Lincoln Mark VII LSC for U/SA.
302 TBI
Comes with a 8.8 and a posi.
Almost all Mustang parts will fit.
If I had the extra $4-5 grand and time we would build one in a second.
We probably have enough spare parts to get one under the index without touching the motor.

Would a T-Bird be just as good? I found one locally, very clean, for $850.

[Joe Toller]

A silly question, if I were to go with a TBI or EFI car, what can I do as far as the ECU? I see potential, but not sure what's out there for mid-80's cars, as opposed to a late model that almost anyone has a programmer for...

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by iraceitall

Would a T-Bird be just as good? I found one locally, very clean, for $850.

Dude , you can look this stuff up yourself
Go to the top of the page, NHRA Competition > on the left under Tech> Stock car classification..
No V8 T-bird specs in 85

[Joe Toller]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Dude , you can look this stuff up yourself
Go to the top of the page, NHRA Competition > on the left under Tech> Stock car classification..
No V8 T-bird specs in 85

Whoops, my bad.

I guess it was more a lead-in to my other question...

I know it's still a fox body, I just didn't know if there was a real big difference from the Lincoln to the Ford, but mainly, how do you upgrade the controls for CFI? I see there are specs for an 84 TBird...

[OLD INJUN]

Buddy of mine in AZ has a 78 camaro 305 with a 4 speed (broke ) for sale absolutely beautiful rust free no undercoating body. stored inside $2,500.00 Howard 480 898 1900

[Fred Holdorf]

iraceitall ; I'm the person that got the HP on '83 (302)T-bird reduced to 195 from 205. It's not low enough, S/B 175 or so. I can't see it running better than 2 or 3 tenths under at most. Needs a stand alone ECU and I was unable to find larger CFM injectors that fit in the CFI. On a fixed income , I threw in the towel and sold the car as a "Bracket" racer. This combo in my eyes isn't a "Dime Rocket" type of racecar. Good Luck, Fred

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by iraceitall

Would a T-Bird be just as good? I found one locally, very clean, for $850.

That 1985 T-Bird will pass tech if you claim it as a 1986 and run the '86 SEFI 302 Mustang GT engine. (factored @ 200 hp)

Yes, the 86-88 T-Bird is legal with the 5.0 H.O. Mustang GT engine.

[Joe Toller]

Thanks for all the help and info guys. I think after looking things over I will pass on the T-Bird. I am predominantly a Ford guy (with some AMC to keep things weird) so I was headed that way. It appears that a 70's-early 80's 302 2bbl at 162hp is a good one, so I'm going to direct my focus that direction. I research the crap out of anything I do before I do it, so again, thank you all for my endless noob questions!

[Mark Yacavone]

I have been pondering this question a lot lately.

After several similar threads in the last years, I'm wondering what you guys consider to be a Dime Rocket anyway
I would assume it would have to be 10% of something.
10% of a new factory ringer might put you in a decent RWD car

Maybe 10 grand is too much to spend for a slower car. 20 K might get a ten second car that won't survive a heads up match up, if you shop around .

How about 10% of a big block 69 Camaro ?
Is 5 K too much for a 14 second, sub index RWD car? Apparently so.

So just what IS a Dime Rocket to YOU?

[Tony Janes]

Dime=10,000.00