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No problem. I think you will have a blast with your car once its sorted. I found this after submitting the post above.
http://www.blueovalnews.com/plugins/p2_news/printarticle.php?p2_articleid=144
Some other places to look
http://www.corral.net
http://www.sn95forum.comGood luck
Nick K
No problem. I think you will have a blast with your car once its sorted. I found this after submitting the post above.
http://www.blueovalnews.com/plugins/p2_news/printarticle.php?p2_articleid=144
Some other places to look
http://www.corral.net
http://www.sn95forum.comGood luck
Nick K
I don’t consider myself an expert, but I did order my 94gt new from the factory back in the day. In the last 20 years I have performed about any kind of mod you can think of including a turbo.
A couple of things I’d like to comment on:
’94-’95 was the last year of the EEC-IV engine computer and the last year before the Mustang became OBD-2 compliant. Therefore the SN-95’s only had 2 oxygen sensors.
The reason Ford abandoned the original small block ford 5.0 was because of ever stricter emissions requirements. Because of this the EEC never responded well to a lot of modifications. A custom chip is a must especially if you change the cam.
The stock injectors are good to almost 300 hp. Don’t change them.
The throttle-body is well matched to the intake. They are optimized to maintain high flow velocity. This promotes good cylinder filling which enhances low rpm torque.
Everyone always talks about “better breathing”. Cold air intakes and freer flowing exhausts do very little to enhance engine breathing. Don’t fall for the hype. Ford spent a lot of money and time on R&D. They didn’t leave much hp on the table. Save your money. The way to better breathing is a bigger cam. (See above)
The next best thing is 1.72 roller rockers. Stock rockers are 1.6 ratio. 1.72’s will open the intake valve farther without changing timing events and causing EEC issues. Your mass air flow sensor will compensate for the extra air.
I would also consider installing numerically higher gears in the rear end. These cars came with 2.73 stock and 3.08 as a no cost option. Because the car is so heavy 3.73 or 4.10’s will really wake the car up. The shorter gears will help the engine get to its power band much faster with a negligible loss in mpg. 3.73’s were one of my first mods and i still got over 24 mpg on the highway.
As for the car running rough i have one thought and it may be a long shot but a common issue with ’94-’95’s.
Question: Is your harmonic balancer the stock one? If so, that may be your problem. The stock harmonic balancer is a two piece design with inner and an outer metal pieces with a rubber center. That rubber center degrades and the outer metal part slips causing the engine to run rough because it is no longer balanced.
Its worth taking a close look. It may be your problem.
Hope this helps
Nick K
I don’t consider myself an expert, but I did order my 94gt new from the factory back in the day. In the last 20 years I have performed about any kind of mod you can think of including a turbo.
A couple of things I’d like to comment on:
’94-’95 was the last year of the EEC-IV engine computer and the last year before the Mustang became OBD-2 compliant. Therefore the SN-95’s only had 2 oxygen sensors.
The reason Ford abandoned the original small block ford 5.0 was because of ever stricter emissions requirements. Because of this the EEC never responded well to a lot of modifications. A custom chip is a must especially if you change the cam.
The stock injectors are good to almost 300 hp. Don’t change them.
The throttle-body is well matched to the intake. They are optimized to maintain high flow velocity. This promotes good cylinder filling which enhances low rpm torque.
Everyone always talks about “better breathing”. Cold air intakes and freer flowing exhausts do very little to enhance engine breathing. Don’t fall for the hype. Ford spent a lot of money and time on R&D. They didn’t leave much hp on the table. Save your money. The way to better breathing is a bigger cam. (See above)
The next best thing is 1.72 roller rockers. Stock rockers are 1.6 ratio. 1.72’s will open the intake valve farther without changing timing events and causing EEC issues. Your mass air flow sensor will compensate for the extra air.
I would also consider installing numerically higher gears in the rear end. These cars came with 2.73 stock and 3.08 as a no cost option. Because the car is so heavy 3.73 or 4.10’s will really wake the car up. The shorter gears will help the engine get to its power band much faster with a negligible loss in mpg. 3.73’s were one of my first mods and i still got over 24 mpg on the highway.
As for the car running rough i have one thought and it may be a long shot but a common issue with ’94-’95’s.
Question: Is your harmonic balancer the stock one? If so, that may be your problem. The stock harmonic balancer is a two piece design with inner and an outer metal pieces with a rubber center. That rubber center degrades and the outer metal part slips causing the engine to run rough because it is no longer balanced.
Its worth taking a close look. It may be your problem.
Hope this helps
Nick K