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Bought as a street car, this 1990 Ford Mustang was transformed into a slick, low slung, big block nitrous’d street sweeper in the world of small tire street car drag racing.
After watching the high energy world of heads-up doorslammer drags, the Dirienzo brothers took a leap from the stands into the pits. A short time after putting the word out on the streets that they were looking for a clean Fox Body Stang, the Brothers came across a solid GT, and with the help of some friends and a new sponsor, Dircam Electric, they stripped the car down for a comprehensive mechanical makeover.
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The miles-deep candy red metallic paint on the Mustang pops! An OEM steel body tub, doors and hatch are complemented by a composite front end with cowl hood. The cool Fox Body GT ground effects remain on the front of the car.
The goal, however, was to keep as many of the “street” aspects of this street car intact as possible, including the original glass, power windows, factory steel rear hatch and even the factory steel doors. Now this may seem detrimental to the equation of less weight equals quicker ETs, but the crew was willing to take that hit in favour of producing a car that would stick to the roots of the classes they intended to run.
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PowerPort® 365 extreme performance race heads for big block Chevy are designed and built for you to win races. The high-strength castings flow a massive 424 cfm @ .900" lift and can withstand enormous amounts of compression and RPM. Rectangular-shaped 365cc CNC Competition Ported runners, 119cc heart-shaped chambers, 24° intake valve angles with 4° side cants, and the highest quality valvetrain components help make PowerPort 365 heads the best choice for your car.
Use PowerPort 365 heads on your engine and turn your goal of winning into reality!
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Test Engine: 13.86:1 compression 572 c.i.d. with Trick Flow PowerPort® 365 cylinder heads (TFS-4141T804-C02), solid roller camshaft (285°/298° duration @ .050"; .900"/.828" lift; 114° lobe separation), 1.8/1.7 ratio shaft mount roller rocker arms, Trick Flow R-Series intake manifold (TFS-41400111), Holley Gen 3 Ultra Dominator 1,425 cfm carburetor, Trick Flow by Stainless Works headers (TFS-DBBC238250), Q16 racing fuel.
Your Recipe for Big Block Chevy Performance!
New heads are just one component of the horsepower recipe. To make it complete, you’re going to need some more ingredients.
Track Max® Camshafts
Get even more power with a Track Max camshaft. With high performance hydraulic roller and full race mechanical roller grinds to choose from, these cams will provide the good midrange and strong top-end power that you are looking for from your big cubic inch performance engine.
Roller Rocker Arms
These excellent aluminum roller rockers feature heat-treated CNC-machined bodies, premium needle-bearing fulcrums, roller tips, and a machined relief for valve spring clearance. They slide onto all 7/16" rocker studs and have a 1.7 ratio to increase valve lift. Sold in sets of 16 with polylocks.
Rocker Stud Girdles
These CNC-machined stud girdles help control valve lift and timing changes due to stud flex, allowing more consistent high-RPM performance. Each stud girdle is anodized blue and comes with high-quality mounting hardware and hardened adjusting nuts. Tall-style valve covers required— look for them on TrickFlow.com!
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