Trick Flow Engine Kit For 5.0

[rja6214]

What do you guys think of the top end kit from trick flow? A friend of ours just got a job there and she gets everything at cost up to $5000 of merchandise a year. I can get the kit for $1700. Was going to go with afr, performer, cust cam, but hell I don't think I can pass this up for the money I'll save. I think this should put a solid 300rwhp to the ground. And with the saved money I think I might look into a s/c later down the road.

[Italian LX]

I would recomend it even without the discount you are getting. With the discount, it a no-brainer.

I would definitely consider it for myself if I was to get an H/C/I all at once. :nice:

[QWKSNKE]

I would recomend it even without the discount you are getting. With the discount, it a no-brainer.

I would definitely consider it for myself if I was to get an H/C/I all at once. :nice:

+1
Should give you a significant power gain

[slvrbullit]

+2 that is an excellent combo to go with, plus they love forced induction too so you wont have to change anything except maybe the cam down the road if you go forced induction.

[NightHawk756]

+3!! The thing about these H/C/I packages is they're in a package for a reason. They've all been made to specifically work together to produce the best possible results.

I definately suggest it. :chug:

[1sicklx]

All things being equal would you guys recommend the Holley systemax setup or the TFS setup?

[Italian LX]

All things being equal would you guys recommend the Holley systemax setup or the TFS setup?
If all things were equal, then it would just be up to who you'd want to get your money. :shrug:

[coupe]

Either kit is nice. I have the holley heads with a trick flow cam. Works great. Holley kit comes with a #51014 cam (.500/.510 ) TFS comes with the .499/.510 cam...It's a toss-up IMO. Go for the TFS at that price!!!

[475HP '03 cobra]

sounds like a great deal to me, and with the money you saved you could afford a 5 or 6 PSI paxton novi 1000 kit (5 psi kit $1700) to put you even closer to that 400rw mark....with a good tune you may could even make it if the trickflow kit gives you 300rw


the reason i say the low boosted paxton kit is because if you are running a stock block it will have a low chance of snding rod trhough your oil pan....

[Italian LX]

the reason i say the low boosted paxton kit is because if you are running a stock block it will have a low chance of snding rod trhough your oil pan....
It will take over twice that boost level to throw a rod off of a stock 302. With a good tune, you can easily push 14psi into it without any worry.

[QWKSNKE]

It will take over twice that boost level to throw a rod off of a stock 302. With a good tune, you can easily push 14psi into it without any worry.


yep.. block will split before killing a rod and it takes over 500rwhp to split a block

[475HP '03 cobra]

wow, are you seriuos, i was talking about a block....but i just said throwing rods.....but still i though that a block could only support like 400-450max rwhp....and i thought 11psi max on the internals....

[QWKSNKE]

wow, are you seriuos, i was talking about a block....but i just said throwing rods.....but still i though that a block could only support like 400-450max rwhp....and i thought 11psi max on the internals....


In my case, my car with the OEM shortblock at 172k miles was at 14psi and 525rwhp before detonation killed #8 piston.

[TheJeanyus]

wow, are you seriuos, i was talking about a block....but i just said throwing rods.....but still i though that a block could only support like 400-450max rwhp....and i thought 11psi max on the internals....
That's about right on a 4.6L, but the Windsor blocks and internals can handle a little more power (excepting the '03/'04 4.6 shortblocks ;) )

[475HP '03 cobra]

now those are for the H.O. blocks correct, and where all 89-92 (87 and 88 too but speed density and tune=no fun) H.O. or only select models....was 93 hyperpathetic pistons or did it continue to use the forged?

[TheJeanyus]

All the '88+ 5.0 Mustangs were HOs ( :rofl: ). Yes, the '93s had hypereutectic pistons.

[475HP '03 cobra]

hey dont laugh, this was before my time:jester: .....and its always nice to learn something....thanks for the info.

[TheJeanyus]

hey dont laugh, this was before my time:jester: .....and its always nice to learn something....thanks for the info.
I was laughing b/c I called the 5.0s "hos" in the Windsor forum. :D

[Italian LX]

I was laughing b/c I called the 5.0s "hos" in the Windsor forum. :D
Laugh it up, Joseph.

My car may be a HO.... but your car is its bitch! :rofl:


:D

[TheJeanyus]

Laugh it up, Joseph.

My car may be a HO.... but your car is its bitch! :rofl:


:D
Nah, mine's a ho, too. Pretty much everyone has taken her for a ride. :D

[Italian LX]

Nah, mine's a ho, too. Pretty much everyone has taken her for a ride. :D
Yeah, but mine has sprayed on yours. http://myweb.cableone.net/blombardi/hump-jiz.gif

[475HP '03 cobra]

hey what can you say italian lx, your a junkie of the "juice"

[rja6214]

Nah, mine's a ho, too. Pretty much everyone has taken her for a ride. :D

:lol:

[nxcoupe]

I really like those kits. I sell a lot of them. A stock shortblock, 100k, with the street heat kit installed, made 300 rwhp. Really runs strong on the street too. I would go with the track heat kit, comes with a track heat intake and the better valve springs and retainers on them, and the cool trick flow logo milled into the end of the heads. what can I say, I'm a sucker for the bling.

[rja6214]

you would go with the track heat even if the car was going to used mainly for street use. I know it moves the power band up 500 rpm. I was trying to decide which one to go with. I'll also be adding a blower later down the road too.

[TheJeanyus]

you would go with the track heat even if the car was going to used mainly for street use. I know it moves the power band up 500 rpm. I was trying to decide which one to go with. I'll also be adding a blower later down the road too.
I'd vote for the Track Heat there, too. Brian's car makes plenty of low end, and that's the intake he's using. It'll only get better with the blower. :metal:

[nxcoupe]

I haven't noticed a huge difference in the two down low, but up top there is a slight difference, the track heat making some more power. I would do it in a heartbeat.
You know, since you have the hook up, you can mix and match the TFS components, I used 1.72 rockers, R box intake, track heat heads( have to specify you want the real ones, not the streets with track heat hardware), and stage 1 cam. It was only like 40 bucks more than the standard kit. Well worth it for my application, and couldn't argue the price.

[NightHawk756]

You might want to check out the latest 5.0 rag. They have an article toward
the end about them adding a Trick Flow top end kit to an '88.

With the top end kit, Accufab throttle body, 80mm mass air and AFM power pipe, they gained 72rwhp and 39rwtq. That was also on 89 octane since that was what the owner had filled up with before bringing the car to their shop. :rolleyes:

[nxcoupe]

Just got it today, haven't read it all yet.

[475HP '03 cobra]

you would have to replace injectors with that kit right? so what would you suggest 24? 30? maybe even 36?

[Italian LX]

you would have to replace injectors with that kit right? so what would you suggest 24? 30? maybe even 36?
If the motor is going to b N/A, then 24# injectors should be plenty -- 36# would be way overkill.