Re: 87 Mustang GT help....

DBZVegetaIII wrote: 
I have had my 87 Mustang GT now for a few months, but for some reason,
like most 'Stang owners do, I feel the need for more speed. I am not
very knowledgeable about these things, as I have never tried to fix a
car up before. I was just wondering if someone could give me some
advice on what mods I should do to my car to make it faster, my car is
all stock. I was thinking of getting new gears, maybe some 355s or
373s, but I read somewhere that although they increase acceleration,
they also decrease top speed, I have no idea if this is true or not.
Also I was thinking of a new exhaust and maybe a CAM.


-Rick



I believe you can forget the cam on an 87. That car uses speed density calculations instead of a mass air flow meter.

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