07-03-2008, 07:55 PM
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looks mean, workin' on the fast
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appearance/engine tech type question...
i'm approaching completion on my 306, it will have a vic jr. intake w/ a holley carb, once i make some more money at work i will be buying some better heads, and later on, i'll be upgrading to a 351 based motor... hopefully a mild 408 set up... so the real question is... can i make my 306 fit under my stock hood with an air cleaner?? i haven't bought motor mounts yet so i can buy i think up to 7/8 inch drop plus, when i do the 408, i believe they sell a k member where the motor mount mounts are lower....
the reason i want to use the stock hood or a SMALL cowl if possible... i think the over all look of my car will be better without the large cowl hood i origionally wanted... white 91 coupe with 17 inch "snowflakes".... (00 gt wheels) what do you guys think? 
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1991 lx coupe t-5 swap, billit quadrant, upr firewall adjuster, steeda tri-ax, custom jb tool and fab one off subframe connectors, 8.8 w/posi and 4.10's with 5 lug axles, tubular upper control arms, southside lowers, and pbr twin piston front calipers with "snowflake" wheels |
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07-03-2008, 08:57 PM
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Sie lieben, mich zu hassen!
  
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07-03-2008, 11:14 PM
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always asleepn
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ohhh shit are those the spindels i sold you.how did it workout.it looks real clean.was it hard to swap
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91 lx not on the sidelines anymore baby}  98 gt on the streets.  mod motors sukMAD PROPS 2 AnR GOT BOTH MY BEAST RUNNING GOOD. 
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07-03-2008, 11:16 PM
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always asleepn
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that car is slammed.it looks clean man.what all you got left
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91 lx not on the sidelines anymore baby} 98 gt on the streets. mod motors sukMAD PROPS 2 AnR GOT BOTH MY BEAST RUNNING GOOD.
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07-04-2008, 12:16 PM
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With the 351 based engine you will have some trouble getting it all to fit under a stock hood. The lowering mounts will help, I would not use both the lowering mounts and the K member with lowered mount brackets. I have used the 3/4" lowering mounts and had problems with a Milodon oil pan hitting the rack, I had to lower the rack mounting tubes on the D&D K memeber. I fit a 460 under a stock hood once, but I made my own mounts, headers and pan. I moved the engine as far rearward as possible and down as far as possible with out the pan being a comprimise. I used Offinhouser Port O sonic intake, which is a low single plane intake and a '85 air cleaner. So it should be possible to get a 351 in a fox with a stock hood. If you do build a 408 or some other large 351 based engine, I would recomend a victor jr. or a Stealth intake. Both will raise the carb up at least an 1" higer than a performer intake. If I was going to build a 408 I would want to get the most out of it, so I would want a good intake and carb spacer. Getting a K member that has the second slots for the engine mounts that allow you to move the engine back closer to the firewall will help hood clearance. I would set the engine back with a K member, lower it some with lowering mount, then use a small cowl hood. The tubular K member, fiber glass hood will both help offset the weight of the 351. I would want to be able to use a good intake and a spacer to get the most out of a 408 if I was going to build one.
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 My car is an '85 sonic blue coupe with 302 bored and stroked to 364, Ported Twisted Wedge heads and a BXR intake, A9M ECM with a Tweecer, C4 with trans brake, Hoosier 275/60/15 drag radials, no power adders. The car is still street driven, with a best of 10.21 at 131 mph with a 1.51 60' spinning lightly. With this combo it made a best of 460 hp and 410 lbs of torque at the wheels. |
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07-05-2008, 05:28 PM
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looks mean, workin' on the fast
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i have a 3/4 inch spacer on the carb that i may or may not use... and a vic jr. for the 306, NO idea yet about intake combo or anything for the 408, that's WAY later on... may even be efi... i guess i'll get the lowered mounts, and give it a shot, and see what happens.. if it wont fit, i'll cut a hole in it, and get a cowl hood... but i want a SMALL hood.... and i'll see about the k member thing too, if it'll help to move the motor back... that'll help weight transfer too....
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1991 lx coupe t-5 swap, billit quadrant, upr firewall adjuster, steeda tri-ax, custom jb tool and fab one off subframe connectors, 8.8 w/posi and 4.10's with 5 lug axles, tubular upper control arms, southside lowers, and pbr twin piston front calipers with "snowflake" wheels |
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07-08-2008, 12:29 PM
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Back in the saddle again
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Lets put it this way. every Black or white lx sould have a small cowl. It is the perfect finishing touch.
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07-08-2008, 04:34 PM
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always asleepn
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maybe silver
heres a hood shot
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91 lx not on the sidelines anymore baby} 98 gt on the streets. mod motors sukMAD PROPS 2 AnR GOT BOTH MY BEAST RUNNING GOOD.
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