1987 5.0 stang ?

well i went to my boys house to play some pool, and when i got there a guy tells me he wants to race, i told him he was :screwy: because it was raining, well he says his stang would whip my maro, well he was drunk so i let him talk and he said his 1987 5.0 stang was pushing out 325hp with just CAI, i asked him what he ran in the 1/4 and he said he was running high 15's i told him he was bullshitting but he wants to race for money now, so my question is how much hp is the 87 5.0 pushing?

lol no where near 325... my v6 runs mid 15's..., he was obviously drunk

yeah this guy was pretty waisted but he said that he whips lt1 and only barely looses to ls1, i know he was bullshitting. but how much hp does the 87 5.0 push?

225 hp stock

225 hp stock
And 300 ft-lbs of torque.

correct me if im wrong but dont stock 87' 5.0 mustangs run high 14's to low 15's?

correct me if im wrong but dont stock 87' 5.0 mustangs run high 14's to low 15's?
Depending on driver and tranny choice, yeah. That's ususally the average, with the frequent freaks.

Well, boys as much as i hate to say, the 1987 was a big jump in horsepower and torque, however it ranged depending on which engine, (as you all know there is the high output 5.0).The high output 302 used hydraulic roller cam and rocker arms, between the years of 87-92, and also used forged pistons. Now ,these engines were rated at 225hp and 300lbft of torque. The base 5.0 was 205hp and 275lbft of torque. these came in most of your lx models,( except for a few, like my 92' :biggrin: )now, in 1993, they switched to hyper"pukes", which actually lowered the horsepower in the gt's to 215hp. the cobra had a fairly modified 245hp, 310lbft of torque.


in answer to your question though, it depends. the stock tbi engines in the firebirds and camaro's were rated at only 170hp.trust me when i say this, they were slow...i traded mine for my mustang. however, that all switched when the lt1 came out.if you have the lt1 in your car, fuel injection system and all, you would smoke it. my 92 has a trickflow upper lower, mass air flow, 373's, a "hot" aod trans, w/ b&m, full exhaust, and i can't break the 15 to 14 second barrier. now that sucks. you firstly need to realize that 15's ain't fast. and as long as you can beat "tuner" cars with 5ft spoilers and big a-- fart cans, then that is all that matters in life. :grinno:

smokey, if your maro really has everything you say, it should be in the mid 13's. you should not be worrying about that

oh yeah i also have a k&n filter on my stang, not that that really matters.and a"little" bit bigger fuel injectors

smokey, if your maro really has everything you say, it should be in the mid 13's. you should not be worrying about that

i raced the stang this last sunday and i completely killed him i told him he was bullshitting because he said he barely lost to ls1, well he told me if i wanted to join his car club & i said no because this is the weirdest car club ever they have both camaros and stangs i can't remember there name but there fucken :loser:

i raced the stang this last sunday and i completely killed him i told him he was bullshitting because he said he barely lost to ls1, well he told me if i wanted to join his car club & i said no because this is the weirdest car club ever they have both camaros and stangs i can't remember there name but there fucken :loser:

Ok son, what times does your Camaro have in the 1/4?

I bet my stock Ricer car would http://www.modularfords.com/forums/images/smilies/bottom.gif

First off dont call me son okay old man, i ran my 1/4@ 13.11 @ 103.2mph i aint trying to start shit so don't come at me all wrong.

First off dont call me son okay old man, i ran my 1/4@ 13.11 @ 103.2mph i aint trying to start shit so don't come at me all wrong.

Son,

Your running 13s and talkin shit, that is funny. Hell, at least you're honest, I'll give you that.

well first off i wasn't talking shit, i was just saying how this stang said he would whoop lt1 and barely loose to the ls1, and i proved him wrong, i'm running nothing but pure engine next time i go to the track i'm definetly going to break into the 12s, by the way what are you running?

well first off i wasn't talking shit, i was just saying how this stang said he would whoop lt1 and barely loose to the ls1, and i proved him wrong, i'm running nothing but pure engine next time i go to the track i'm definetly going to break into the 12s, by the way what are you running?

Which car?

Stang should be mid 11s.
GTR stock with a boost controller low 12s
Project car should be mid 9s, with a little luck
Boss 302 low 13s
GTSt in high 13s

You know what i think we got off at a wrong start lets start over, well what did you do to your stang to get it into the 11s, i'm planning on doing either turbo or supercharge my maro, but i'm leaning more towards the turbo i think that should get me into the mid 11's

You know what i think we got off at a wrong start lets start over, well what did you do to your stang to get it into the 11s, i'm planning on doing either turbo or supercharge my maro, but i'm leaning more towards the turbo i think that should get me into the mid 11's

I have a friend with a 93 Camaro, and he is fighting for traction, and has yet to break into the 13s.

LT1 is a good engine, but as far as boost it depends on what comp ratio you are at?

I run an S-Trim on the Stang, but you can always get more power/torque from a turbo.

What cam are you running?

it's a stock cam, but i'm going to get in a month the lt4 hotcam, and tell your buddy to get the full hotchkis suspension that should help out with traction, i always wanted a supercharger but i realized you can get more hp/torque from turbos

it's a stock cam, but i'm going to get in a month the lt4 hotcam, and tell your buddy to get the full hotchkis suspension that should help out with traction, i always wanted a supercharger but i realized you can get more hp/torque from turbos

What are the specs of the LT4 cam?

Whats your comp ratio?

@ .50 218 intake, 228 exhaust
lift 525 (with 1.6 rockers)
lobe sep 112deg
compression is @ 10.5 to 1

well i think my stock 87 Mustang is fast.

@ .50 218 intake, 228 exhaust
lift 525 (with 1.6 rockers)
lobe sep 112deg
compression is @ 10.5 to 1

That's just it, the cam is more suiting for a supercharger, but your comp ratio is a little too high for boost, so you have to change some internal out, or go aftermarket head with bigger chambers. Turbo cams should have a wider lob sep. I will be running 114, some guys run as much as 117.

I would think either N2O, or start saving for some new heads to lower the com ratio would be the best route.