Junkyard GT40 Intake Upgrade! Cheap HP? Or Much Regret For The Fox body Mustang? 

Keep it Ford . please don't do an LS swap. I'd do a coyote swap or 351 roller motor. I'd do the 351 motor.

Just a FYI, buy a set of AFR 185’s. And use the GT40 and cam then when you go 351w use the same AFR’s send your Intake to Big dogs porting, Or buy another and have it ready, and you’ll be 350-400wheel hp. I’m at 315 with stock Intake and GT40 heads with their cam. Heads, and intake are ported, intake is stage III, Heads are stage II. With a ported Gt40 intake id be more along 335-350wheel.

I belive the 96 explorers used 3 bar GT40 heads. So no spark plug issues.

At the end the car was just saying "until next time..."! I really enjoyed this vid. I like your personality and sense of humor. Personally, I'm 100% against LS swaps in Fox bodies, but it's your car. I have an 86 GT and supercharged 91 LX.

Also, the real cobra lower has slightly larger ports than the explorer unit. Of course none of that matters if you're porting it

I got a bone stock bottom end carbed 351w in my 82. Tfs 11r 190 heads. Tfs stage 2 cam. 1.7 rockers. Vic jr intake. 1 7/8 long tubes. X pipe. Laying down 425 rwhp 460 ftlbs. And still has the bearings and rings put in it ij 1996 from henry ford

Love a notch! Hands on......build it without blowing the budget. Got a sub. Like brew2l, neo & foxcast, but you remind me of 5.0 tussin. More with less! Keep up the good work!

74 maverick mild built 306 with closed chamber 289 heads. Does really well for what it is.

I wish more ppl would do this. Real easy to do parts swaps all can do. I like watching ppl run setups on Dyno, go nuts etc but its nice to just see a car person work in their car trying to make it a lil bit better. I wish more ppl would experiment with 4.6 2,3,4 valves. Especially thevold panther 2valves. I drive a vouple town cars. Love these engines. Together theyve taken me over 600k miles with no repairs. But i did do the vent seal, reroute the water pump line from back of pump to engine so it wont leak under intake, swapped plastic intake for aluminum, retoute the passenger Drain and AC lines so they dont leak on frame, derusted, killed rust, sealed up with internal frame coating, rustoleum black, then oil/wax coating all over. 303 any and all rubber like bags, tires, wipers, etc. Feels good to do small stuff yourself and know that this car will last so much longer for it. Its not always about the MPH, HP etc, its about loving what u drive and driving what u love. Panthers FOREVER!!

Lookin good, love the progress!

Well that First On Race Day Mustang is really coming along very nicely. Enjoying this series.

Cool man we just picked up an 86 GT with the same intake great work bro!!

New sub, you cool brother! Kove tha energy and humor! Keep it foxin dude!!

Really interesting to see what can be done on a budget on a fox body !

An old "cure" for the "china wall" front and rear gaskets on intake manifolds, was to take a hammer and pointed punch and dimple the top of the china wall where those gaskets were going to sit, so they had a rougher surface to keep from sliding out. but an experienced hand laying down just the right amount of "bead" will suffice.

Nice project, love that you are keeping it Ford. I have an ‘86 and ‘89 my self. Greetings from Norway, Europe😊

I did the “bolt on” thing with these cars since they were new. Man did we smoke cars out here in Phx AZ back in the day!

Way cool man, subbed for that foxbody content!

First On Race Day.😁 From one vet to another,ty for your service

Love the Dollar Store Deric schtick, Fox body is perfect for low buck project. Keep it up 👍

I'm interested in doing the same thing changing the upper and lower intake already have 3.73 gears just need to do that next mod great video

Great video a lot of good information

I hope you really get the car where you want it to be. Us fox body guys have to stick together. I own two 88 mustangs one lx 5 speed and the is a gt with a number matching 93 cobra motor with a automatic. Thanks for sharing this. I also have a 97 explorer. It won't start now because of the crap ethenol that screws up fuel pumps .you take care brother

Keep up the great work

Dude, our Mustangs look IDENTICAL! lol Except mines a 2.3T/C4 combo with Centerline Convo Pro wheels! Same red (yours looks a liitle nicer than mine though, imho), same satin black cowl hood, painted black body molding...

Great vid, really enjoyed it. Before you drop some coin on a new steering rack, try replacing the inner tie rod ends. They're not very expensive and are relatively easy to replace. Perhaps you can make another video.

the pump is in the front sump and the pickup is only in the rear sump

For easy radiator draining, head on down to Dollar General or Walmart, and get one of those plastic bins for storing stuff under your bed. They're long and work great if you just want to pull the lower radiator hose

Oh hi...how are you?😂 that's something me and my friends used to say when we liked an idea or suggestion

This was useful for me. I have a 1988 Lincoln Mark VII which I want to do some upgrades on the cheap. It's a Bill Blass edition too-not the LSC. Love the whitewalls and wire wheels on it. It's a pretty fun car to drive.

You say it's a ripper. I did not hear any ripping.... but it looks fantastic. Nice job!😊. ( You have a: Finely Organized Road Device. what you brought home was a F"d Over Rebuilt Datsun😅)

Thanks for painting the hood 👍. Now i can stand to look at it 😉. Is that the Ford block that splits in half if you go over 500 ponies?

25:00 steering rack? How about the inner tie rod end? They screw right in.

PLEASE STAY ALL FORD!!! I HAVE A 87 COUPE WITH A 351W WITH VICTOR JR HEADS PORTED AND WITH 208 VALVES.. GOOD POWER MAKES ,JUST SAD ITS SITTING....

Front sump on oil pan is where the pump sits.

Good call got you with a sub 🐎🚗🔧👊🇺🇸💪

hi guy , from france !!

Love a push rod 5.0. What mufflers are you running?

Hey like the video been looking for a video like this that explains all one questions I have the same intake manifold non egr fory fox ody do I have to tap the sensor in or can I run it with out it

nice "torque" wrench on the install

Did I miss if he changed the heads over to GT-40?

LMR sells a heater tube without the EGR coolant lines...part #LRS-9424BA. I tried to include a pic and a link but apparently I'm not that smart...😢...🤣

There’s only one oil pickup. It’s in the back where the pan is dented.

You can build a 351W for same or less than an LS. roughly 500 hp vs 500hp.

Sucks about the steering rack, hope that does eat in to the cam and head budget.

a guy might run some CLR thru that cooling system an maybe get it cleaned out a little

Why the copper gasket on intake? Keep it ford.

Time for a 130a alternator upgrade

Why does one need to replace the oil?

Explorer in take is more for torque and you wrong about it flowing more then the gt40 intake. Gt40 is better then cobra explorer half gt40 intake i had them all.

I heard he drinks black rifle coffee ☕

This guy needs to do collaboration with vgg

Just do a coyote swap and 6r80 or tr6060 transmission

I was doing this 20 years ago.....step up to the coyote and blast past the past...lol

As always

Please don’t put an LS in the car….

When u going to make it fast and put a LS in it

25:45 Oh please.... NEVER use safety stands... 🙄🙄

Please please please keep it ford powered! 🙏

Hood is 10x better!

p heads at pull a part are not expensive.

Please keep it Ford

LS SWAP IT!! You know Tony wants it

LS swaps are for chicks... stick with Ford power...

Hp is not cheap so cut the bs .everything ads up.

Whatever you just did on that thermostat was a waste. it will fail if you have to do all that...

more like First On Race Day.