Ok guys, so here's the story.
First Thunderbird I've owned. It's a 1989 Thunderbird SC I bought at the end of October. It's now sitting until March/April when I can start the rebuild and it's a bit warmer. I've got a few questions, some may sound stupid, but this is all new to me so please bare with me. Right now lets just say it doesn't run right. When it's on it idles horribly and once turned off won't start again for a while. No oil pressure also according to the gauge. Either way, that stuff I will have worked out and take care of what is wrong once I start to tear the engine apart.
So here's where I'm at. When I do this rebuild, I want to do it right, and I want to add a few ponies that will be sensible and I might as well do now that I have the engine apart (because I probably will want to later in the long run other wise).
So first off, what are some suggestions from you guys on what I should do?
-cams (what brand is known in the SC community)
-supercharger pulley (what can a stock engine handle, and what should I go with if I decide on a different jackshaft pulley too?)
-jackshaft pulley (how will this work in combination with a supercharger pulley and what %'s should be used)
-belt (what size belt after I decide on what size pulley)
Those are the things I've had going through my head. What are some other things I can do when the engine is apart to increase performance? Well, that's why I posted this. I'm not looking for a drag car, just looking to upgrade some stuff while she's apart to give her some extra push when I hit the gas. I forgot to mention it's a 5 speed also.
So thanks for reading my rambling, you kind of get where i'm at and hopefully some of you guys can help me out on this build!! I'm hoping to purchase a few things needed on this build ahead of time (before March/April is when I'd like to start), so that's why I'm posting this now.
- Josh
First Thunderbird I've owned. It's a 1989 Thunderbird SC I bought at the end of October. It's now sitting until March/April when I can start the rebuild and it's a bit warmer. I've got a few questions, some may sound stupid, but this is all new to me so please bare with me. Right now lets just say it doesn't run right. When it's on it idles horribly and once turned off won't start again for a while. No oil pressure also according to the gauge. Either way, that stuff I will have worked out and take care of what is wrong once I start to tear the engine apart.
So here's where I'm at. When I do this rebuild, I want to do it right, and I want to add a few ponies that will be sensible and I might as well do now that I have the engine apart (because I probably will want to later in the long run other wise).
So first off, what are some suggestions from you guys on what I should do?
-cams (what brand is known in the SC community)
-supercharger pulley (what can a stock engine handle, and what should I go with if I decide on a different jackshaft pulley too?)
-jackshaft pulley (how will this work in combination with a supercharger pulley and what %'s should be used)
-belt (what size belt after I decide on what size pulley)
Those are the things I've had going through my head. What are some other things I can do when the engine is apart to increase performance? Well, that's why I posted this. I'm not looking for a drag car, just looking to upgrade some stuff while she's apart to give her some extra push when I hit the gas. I forgot to mention it's a 5 speed also.
So thanks for reading my rambling, you kind of get where i'm at and hopefully some of you guys can help me out on this build!! I'm hoping to purchase a few things needed on this build ahead of time (before March/April is when I'd like to start), so that's why I'm posting this now.
- Josh