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tear u a new 1 12-02-2008 06:33 PM


Originally Posted by zeb951 (Post 99586)
I had one other individual on a different forum tell me there was pretty much nothing I could do to this car to improve hp, unless I "got a newer roller motor with GT40X heads and an E-cam"-- Keep in mind that have interest in cars, but really don't know much at all, this was all a different language. But it sounded quite expensive, I really don't have 3000 bucks to put into the car atm. Maybe 500 or 600
Others said they felt the far was just gutless. It's kinda nice to have some people willing to chat this up with me.
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated

no problem. there are alot of guys on here that are very knowledgable and could help you way more than i can. these are just a few that i know about. i know on a efi 5l you can bump the timing a few degrees and it improves hp. im not sure about carbed though. being an 83 i would think its a carberator? i almost forgot, a new coil ,about 60-90 bucks, you can get a msd blaster coil , looks like a stocker but provides a better spark , you can peel the sticker off , spray it flat black, and no one but the very trained eye could tell the difference.

zeb951 12-02-2008 06:50 PM

Also, I talked with my father (it was his car originally, and only recently have I been driving this car), and the Capri we have apparently has the 5.0L H.O. engine. Is that different than just a 5.0L. Also... he is pretty sure he got new plugs, plug wires, and air filter put on it in the last 5000 km he put on it. What would be the next logical addition to this car's engine? Is there a difference in horsepower between a 5.0L and a 5.0L H.O. engine? Or are they the same thing?

zeb951 12-02-2008 06:55 PM

I don't mind moving a bit away from stock... just keep it mostly the same. And yes... it's carb'd.

tear u a new 1 12-02-2008 06:55 PM


Originally Posted by zeb951 (Post 99588)
Also, I talked with my father (it was his car originally, and only recently have I been driving this car), and the Capri we have apparently has the 5.0L H.O. engine. Is that different than just a 5.0L. Also... he is pretty sure he got new plugs, plug wires, and air filter put on it in the last 5000 km he put on it. What would be the next logical addition to this car's engine? Is there a difference in horsepower between a 5.0L and a 5.0L H.O. engine? Or are they the same thing?

no the h.o is high output, more hp im not sure how much but its got more.ill do some checkin for you. :tup

zeb951 12-02-2008 07:02 PM

I would greatly appreciate it! :D. I just wanna keep making a list of things I can do to work on it... because other than a cigarette burn on the back seat (courtesy of someone smoking in the back in 1984...it is in really good shape). I currently have it jacked up in a garage, with some fuel stabilizer in the tank until spring. It runs pretty nice. It still has it's Cougar TRX wheels.

(Only other problem I've had with it is that it seems to want to stall for the first 5 minutes until the engine warms up)

tear u a new 1 12-02-2008 07:10 PM


Originally Posted by zeb951 (Post 99592)
I would greatly appreciate it! :D. I just wanna keep making a list of things I can do to work on it... because other than a cigarette burn on the back seat (courtesy of someone smoking in the back in 1984...it is in really good shape). I currently have it jacked up in a garage, with some fuel stabilizer in the tank until spring. It runs pretty nice. It still has it's Cougar TRX wheels.

(Only other problem I've had with it is that it seems to want to stall for the first 5 minutes until the engine warms up)

no prob , im bored right now anyways. got any pics of it? sounds nice. i always liked the style of the body on those cars. :tup

if your bored waiting ,ive got a few pics of my car in here on the board under pctures and video. scroll down a little in there and youll find it.


or click this , this is easier. lol.

https://www.cmoc.ca/forums/t10876/

zeb951 12-02-2008 07:14 PM

I'll have to take some pictures. It's parked up in north calgary now, and I'm down in the south east, so I'll have to take some new ones when I get some time. But I'll sure have to check out your car! But first I'm gonna grab a quick bite to eat first, and I'll be back on the forum. :) Thanks.

tear u a new 1 12-02-2008 07:28 PM

oh , you r not far from me , im in blackfalds , just north of red deer about 7 km. lol.

ok so i found , the hp of the 5.0 motor was 200/210bhp on the standard 5.0. now for the h.o .... didnt find much but its got more hp. i think i seen 225bhp

here is something that should peak your interest: :tup

2nd listing down is the pic and manufactor set up for the crimson cat..... very cool.



ascMcLarenCoupe.com, Dealer Literature

zeb951 12-02-2008 07:42 PM

Oh that's great! And yeh, ur not too far away. I'll be sure to put some pictures up this next week if you are interested! I wonder where this 175 hp stat was coming from... I've seen that a couple places!

zeb951 12-02-2008 07:46 PM


Originally Posted by tear u a new 1 (Post 99596)
oh , you r not far from me , im in blackfalds , just north of red deer about 7 km. lol.

ok so i found , the hp of the 5.0 motor was 200/210bhp on the standard 5.0. now for the h.o .... didnt find much but its got more hp. i think i seen 225bhp

here is something that should peak your interest: :tup

2nd listing down is the pic and manufactor set up for the crimson cat..... very cool.



ascMcLarenCoupe.com, Dealer Literature

Interesting! Very neat. Funny! The notes on the crimson cat says 3 doors, mine definately only has 2.


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