Conversation Between 86Lx and lilred86

Hey 86LX. Got a question for you. How much do you think a stock rebuild on a '86 HO would cost in this part of Georgia? If you were getting your 5.0 rebuilt, who would you go with?

I dont know if you went with the gears yet but I think you should get 3.73's, if this car is a daily driver then go with the 3.55's but the 3.73's make every gear except OD kick, With speed density there isnt alot you can do as far as motor mods because theyre hard to tune and you wont find a ceap hand held tuner for speed density youve got to dyno tune that why im trying to go to MAF but you can get a little power out of a cold air system, ive even seen guys go out and get a k&n filter and clamp it straight to the t/b, also you can get under drive pulleys for cheap, and you can also remove your smog pump and go with a delete pulley. If you havnt already you should read the stuff tacked up on the 5.0 tech forum its all good info. If you ever want to make any serious mods though the first thing you should do is go to a carburator, its less than buying a new top end kit, and its so easy to tune

Sounds like a darn nice LX. I have an '86 notch I bought last December: 5.0, Ram clutch, flowmasters. I'm on a budget. Any advice for a speed density, stock motored 5.0 (other than get a new motor?)?