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Old Sep 18, 2011 | 09:42 AM
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Hav a 4door '67 Ford Custom 500 with 170k orig miles and it had little resto done, just new paint and interior 10yrs ago. Last year I added heddman shorty headers and run 2" duel pipes to turbo500 turn-downs and added a 14" edel pro-air filter. She runs amazing and sounds nice but no *** at all. looking for advice on what I should do next, don't want to ruin the value of the car by putting bigger motor, just want to make the old fat girl scream!
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Old Sep 18, 2011 | 10:54 AM
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it`s a nice ride and needs to stay that way.. if you have the need for speed get a fox stang ...the money it would that to get that beast fast would be more than a fox would cost ...
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Old Sep 18, 2011 | 11:01 AM
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Awesome car, I love that style. I agree you should keep it stock and enjoy the vintage look and performance.
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Old Sep 18, 2011 | 11:08 AM
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I would pull the original motor and trans and put them somewheres safe. Do a nice big block swap for fun and enjoy it for a while. If you ever decide to sell, give the buyer the option. Nice looking ride btw.
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Old Oct 1, 2011 | 10:19 AM
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Thanks everybody, u guys r all right and being that I'm only 29, keeping her stock for now would be the best! There r tons of smaller and inexpensive cars out there to play with! She's my daily driver and has literally changed my life! I will try and keep updates on what I decide! Thanks again
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Old Oct 6, 2011 | 05:05 PM
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Just drop in a built SBF crate motor :P
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