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hey i have a 302ci windsor its off a 1971 fairlane
and its running on LPG with C4 tranny
440cfm carbie with holley base plate
1968GT intake
the rest are pretty stock
any good upgrades?????
with rough prices plzzzzzzzzzz
ideas???
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Mild Cam and a good set of extractors with a decent flowing exhaust system. Maybe a bit bigger in the carbie department. Not sure on prices, sorry.
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extractors will cost about $300 for some cheap ones or about $500 for some pacemakers. or get some second hand for like $100. a 2.5 single exhaust or a 2.25 twin system should be good for a basicly stock 302. bigger carbie but not to big, best to talk to
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thanx for that
just how big should i go with the carbie?????
you guys know any decent shop in melbourne area for this kind of stuff??
thanx again
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sorry im in Perth, look around for some performance shops and shop around for a good price. in Perth there are a few people who rebuild and tune holley carbies, you should be able to find someone in Melbourne, they can probably give you the best advice on
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i was told that there is no guarantee if i change to a better intake manifold and i cant put a holley carbie coz its on gas
anyone knows someone with a gas powered V8 and got some mods that i can apply to my car????
they also told me to get an e
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I dont no if you can but I would be thinking of changing it to petrol Edited by user Thursday, 30 June 2005 8:18:59 PM(UTC)
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gas is good if its set up right.
i had gas on my old xf ute and it performed better on the gas than on petrol. now i have a dedicated gas ba ute. TOP MACHINE . and its soooooooo cheap to run .
i still have my old 351 XB thats on petrol but cant aford
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What you can do is fit an EFI inlet manifold setup with the injector holes plugged up and the throttle body replaced with a Gas Research mixer.
My brother did that on his straight gas 4.1 cross flow engine along with cam change, slightly raised compr |
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i put it on the dyno today and only got 88 kw :(
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Hi Wolverine. Yes a good quality electronic ignition with good leads and coil will improve your ride somewhat, especially if you plan to keep using LPG. If the engine is reasonably fresh and in good condition, you'll benefit from installing a cam, lifters
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thans gaasman
i already have an electronic distributor in it
im about to put an open spacer
im looking at good set of extractors and a better inlet manifold
i havent ask around about the bigger cams
can anyone tell me more about the bigger ca
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thans gaasman
i already have an electronic distributor in it
im about to put an open spacer
im looking at good set of extractors and a better inlet manifold
i havent ask around about the bigger cams
can anyone tell me more about the bigger ca
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Hi Wolverine,
If you are keeping it fairly mild a Tri-y header set will give a better power spread accross the power band.
If you want to install another intake, a Edelbrock Performer or similar will help, or an open plenum type so long as it has fa
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http://www.gasresearch.com.auIf you want to keep the LPG, these guys are worth a visit. Call them on 03 9706 6322 in dandenong.
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thanx MJ
i was told the intake weiand x-celarator manifold will suit best for this set up
has anyone used this or using it now???
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Unfortunately you cant have gas and performance also. Not unless your made of money. Even then the $ you'd spent to get a gas system that performs would be better spent on petrol. By the time you'd spent the same outlay on petrol you'd be ready to sell th Edited by user Saturday, 27 August 2005 10:34:27 PM(UTC)
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well petrolwise with an average $50/60 a week = $2600/$3120 a year give or take
im spending min/max $20/$25 a week = $1040/1300 a year give or take (gas)
theres about $1500 u can save on gas a year give or take :)
anyways thats just some useless
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