# Taco wants a car, advice wanted

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taco-wants-a-car-advice-wanted/174163
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [May 7, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taco-wants-a-car-advice-wanted/174163 "2005-05-07T19:16:48Z")
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### Author: ![taco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@taco](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/taco)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taco-wants-a-car-advice-wanted/174163/1 "2005-05-07T19:16:48Z")

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I’m looking at getting a car. I am thinking I want a 94-95 mustang, the only thing that bothers me is that the 5.0 blocks are junk. I plan on doing either AFR 165 or 185 heads and edelbrock performer manifold with ed curtis cam on the stock shortblock and maybe a wet kit for awhile shooting for low 12s on the motor.

But after I get bored with that there is no more potential in it because of the block strength. So when the money allows I really want to go with a 408 stroker and some spray.

My dilemma is if I get the car I don’t really want to put the big bucks into it right away to build a 408 and do all the suporting stuff, tranny, chassis, axle shafts, electronic locker, fuel system, exhaust, plus all the 351 swap stuff.

But if I start by building the 302 most of the 302 stuff will be worthless later on.

my other thought is as soon as I get the car swap in a 95-96 truck 351 and start slowly building that up so at least I can reuse the parts on a stroker engine later.

Maybe you guys can give me some advice.