RustyRatRod's Guide To Hot Rod Bliss

I give my RobKat project as another good example. 1976 Mercury Bobcat (Mercury's version of the Pinto) with a transplanted 1999 5.0 Explorer GT40P engine. Mild custom reground cam, Crane stud kit for adjustable rockers and Comp steel roller rockers. Other than that, a STONE stock bottom end rebuild. Desktop Dyno says 285 HP and 345 LB FT. Oh and those numbers are with stock manifolds. headers bump things to 329 HP and 380 LB FT. Supposedly, Fox Rustang headers fit these cars flipped around to the front. I will be finding out, as I have a friend who has tons of Fox Rustang stuff. That's to big a power bump not to take advantage of.

Will be backed up by a world class T5 and an 8" Rustang II rear end with 3.40 gears. Car will have a 2500 pound curb weight with carpet and all. I canot wait to get it runnin cause it's gonna be one fun ride. ......but even in a car weighing another 1000 pounds like a Fox body, it would STILL be fun.