Need more power

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THEJESUS
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Bronco Info: 1992 BRONCO XLT
Location: Lake Elsinore

Need more power

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What’s up everyone
I have a 92 bronco with JBA headers, custom Y pipe and K&N intake.

What are you guys doing to get a little more power out of these 351s? It is struggling to push this hog thru the desert.
If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough!
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AussieRod
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Bronco Info: 81 Bronco XLT, 250 alloy head crossflow 6, NP435/NP208, 4:10 gears, 31-10.5R15 M/Ts.
Location: Downunder

Re: Need more power

Post by AussieRod »

Gearing. With a 4 speed O/D auto, 4.56 or 4.88 gears. Gearing gives mechanical leverage, so you use the power (or lack of it) you have to better advantage.
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Bronco Info: 1972 Bronco with an 86 chassis, full cage and Long travel coil-over suspension.
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Re: Need more power

Post by Wrightracing.net »

I am going to be running 5.14 gears with 37in tires with a Manual Reverse Valve body C6 and a Stroker 408w with a Edlebrock Super Victor MPFI intake Holley Terminator X MPFI system and JBA shorty headers. I would love long tube, but the shorties will be easies with Coilover's Bypass shocks and an engine cage

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THEJESUS
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Bronco Info: 1992 BRONCO XLT
Location: Lake Elsinore

Re: Need more power

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Currently with gearing I am 4.10 and on 35s as far as moving thru the streets I feel like it’s good. It’s when I’m in the dirt and whoops I am bogged down.
I just want a bit more bottom end and torque to get me thru whoops.
I tried to jump devil slide in ocotillo and lost a lot of power thru the whoops.
If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough!
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SteveG
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Bronco Info: Wilson: 96, Stretched 17.5", coil-overs / Bypasses, 4-link, a fridge and all the amenities :)
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Re: Need more power

Post by SteveG »

I put AFR heads on Wilson and they made a really noticeable difference. A good exhaust system (custom by Magnaflow) also helped ton. To be fair, the previous system was cobbled together and pretty crappy.
Sho nuff,
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