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Sean Marconette · 09-23-2018, 10:13 PM

I was the only person running that combo in stock from 1997 until 2015 with the 302 carb as far as I know. It is a stick only combo as are the 82-85 Mustang GT. It only came as a stick and is classified as such. If someone wants to run an auto find the combo that came from the factory as such.

I ran it in K for several years and then L, it fit better in L.

I will be the first to tell you with a bunch of money and the best parts it is only a .65 under combo in good weather. I should have listened to Alex Denysenko when he told me it is not a good combo, but I wanted to figure that out on my own. The 83-84 (same car) was lumped in with the 85 hydraulic roller motor and as that engine got hit with HP so did the 83-84. I wrote many letters explaining the cam lift difference along with the cam difference and only gained a slight reduction for the 83.

I guess I will make the statement, If a car is only produced as a stick only combo, it should remain that way in class racing.

Rory in my opinion is a wealth of knowledge on these cars and their specifics. You typed faster than I did!

Sean

09-23-2018, 10:13 PM	#5
Sean Marconette Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 977 Likes: 798 Liked 275 Times in 76 Posts	Re: Manual trans only in 83 Mustang? I was the only person running that combo in stock from 1997 until 2015 with the 302 carb as far as I know. It is a stick only combo as are the 82-85 Mustang GT. It only came as a stick and is classified as such. If someone wants to run an auto find the combo that came from the factory as such. I ran it in K for several years and then L, it fit better in L. I will be the first to tell you with a bunch of money and the best parts it is only a .65 under combo in good weather. I should have listened to Alex Denysenko when he told me it is not a good combo, but I wanted to figure that out on my own. The 83-84 (same car) was lumped in with the 85 hydraulic roller motor and as that engine got hit with HP so did the 83-84. I wrote many letters explaining the cam lift difference along with the cam difference and only gained a slight reduction for the 83. I guess I will make the statement, If a car is only produced as a stick only combo, it should remain that way in class racing. Rory in my opinion is a wealth of knowledge on these cars and their specifics. You typed faster than I did! Sean __________________ Sean Marconette 84 Mustang 5060 SS/N Last edited by Sean Marconette; 09-23-2018 at 10:17 PM.