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    Aftermath Of A Blown '97 Cobra Engine

    Hey all, Thought I'd post up pictures from us tearing down my brother's '97 Cobra engine. I think this displays pretty well what happens to a 4.6 without a HCM and also what gunky IMRCs can do. Design Flaw - Ford 4.6 Coolant Flow and IMRCs - Did It Myself
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    Removing Sail Panels On Sn95s

    Hello all, I researched this for about 20-30 minutes beforehand and felt that there was some missing info and a definite lack of pictures on this, so, here's my writeup. Removing Exterior Sail Panels on SN95 Mustang (94-04) - Did It Myself Hope this helps.
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    Dead Gauge Cluster. Bad Ground?

    Hello all, I just got done giving my '94 GT a new clutch and water pump. I got it going this weekend and everything seemed to be going great. About 30 minutes into my first drive after getting the aforementioned work done I heard a little pop sound from the gauge cluster and all of my gauges...
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    Intro - Just Bought A '99 Gt Track Toy

    Hello all, Though I have been and still am a 5.0 guy, I am now on my second 99-04 GT. This car kinda fell into my lap. A friend of a friend had this car since it was about a year old and have put it through its paces as a dual purpose street / track car and onto a full-on track car, which is...
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    Engine Critique Possible Engine Rebuild

    Hey all, I've got the engine from my '93: it has GT40P heads, explorer intake, 70mm TB, 1.7 RRs, and BBK Shorties. Should've been a decent little performer but it never ran right and I laid the car down. I'm now parting it out. I want to try and get the '93 engine rebuilt, possibly with a new...
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    Pic Whoring!

    Hey all, just thought I'd share some pics of me doing the Tail of the Dragon this past weekend! My car is mostly stock, still on the original spark plugs and wires lol. Drove her 500 miles down, romped on it all day, and drove it back. Got about 23.5 mpg going 80 with the ac blowing and the...
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    Can't Make Up My Mind What I Want To Do

    Hey y'all, So I have been out of the game for a little while getting through college and getting a full time job. I had a 93 fox 5.0 5 speed which crumbled to its current hibernation zone in a garage under a tarp with its blown motor and lots of other small issues. I looked all over for a...
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    Question On Moates Qh

    Hello, I am looking into the Moates QH for my 94 GT and had two questions to start off with. If I wanted to use the QH on my car, would I have to purchase an entirely new unit to also tune my brothers 97 Cobra? Or just the new definitions for his ECU? Secondly, how successful have you guys...
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    Getting pretty tired of my fan not turning on...

    Hello, I've got a very bone stock '94 GT 5 speed with 71k miles on it. I've got an issue with the cooling system. The fan rarely seems to turn on by itself. Most of the time, I jump the gun once I see the temp gauge going past halfway and turn the AC on. This always turns the fan on, and then...
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    Bone Stock '03 GT 5 spd. 96k miles. $9500

    Hello all, I'm selling my '03 GT. Here's the link to the autotrader ad I have up. I'm in St. Louis, MO. Cars for Sale: 2003 Ford Mustang GT in SAINT LOUIS, MO 63146: Coupe Details - 300493351 - AutoTrader.com
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    Check out my new '94 GT!

    Hey all, I have finally had a chance to sit down at my computer and post up the '94 GT I just bought. It is BONE STOCK and in very good shape @ just 60k miles(!) The engine bay was a little dirty, but thats about it. I still havent had a chance to detail it but I'll get to it. No interior...
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    Low Coolant Light came on today. Pics

    Greetings, I had a "Low Coolant" light go off yesterday in my new '94 GT. The car is bone stock, I just bought it last week. I am not new to 5.0s - have had a '93 5.0 fox for 6 years and still have it - but I am new to 94/95 SN 5.0s. Anyways, I didnt have time for a lengthly diagnosis so I...
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    Medium-High fan speed (HVAC) doesnt work

    Hey all, The car in question is a bone stock '03 GT 5 speed. 86k miles. The medium-high fan speed blows exactly the same as the medium-low. So essentially ive only got 3 settings for my HVAC. Is this just a fuse or something? TIA
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    My fuel filter changing experience

    Hey all, Just thought I'd get this out on the internet for the next guy with a GT like mine. I changed my fuel filter today and was a little perplexed to not find a schrader valve on my passenger fuel rail. I looked around the search forums and found the link to the guy with the Bullitt...
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    Clutch adjustment question

    Hey all, My brother and I are about done changing his clutch out on his '00 GT. I was just wondering if the stock adjuster thingy needs to be messed with. The old clutch had 156k miles on it; practically down to the rivets. With the stock quadrant adjusted to that, I am a bit concerned that...
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    Would the ecu detect a bad TFI Module/Coil?

    Hey all, Im trying to track down my cars issues. Ever since I did the GT40P/exploder top end swap on my car it hasnt been the animal it should be. Anything above 3000 rpm just feels flat and sluggish. The ecu crapped out on me, and i've replaced that. Now its back up and running, but still...
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    Question on fuel pump / bad ecu

    Hey guys, So ive been reading so many search threads and looking at jrichkers/tmoss/stang+2birds diagrams and help pages that my eyes are glazed over lol. I am among the group of unlucky saps who have had their fuel pump stay on constantly, and those help pages arent as specific for this...
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    Alright folks, I've officially joined the 4.6 crew! PICS!

    Hey everybody, I got a red '03 Mustang GT a few months ago and have been too ashamed of how dirty its been to make a thread. Its been warming up so Ive been able to give her a proper welcome! Interestingly, my brother wrecked his '97 Lincoln Mk VIII, and my dad bought a brand new car and...
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    I am confused and annoyed...Fuel Pump...

    Hey all, Ill try to make this as brief and concise as possible. Before Today A while ago, my '93 LX 5.0 fuel pump would just run constantly when i turned the key to the on position. I had it towed to a shop, and the genius there threw some iso-heet in the gas tank and voila - she fired...
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    Is the IRS from a mark 8 the same as that from a cobra?

    Hey all, My brother just got in a wreck with his 97 mark 8. Naturally, we are trying to get the car back in our garage so that we can salvage the motor and other stuff, but i was wondering about the IRS. I know the car has air ride, whereas cobras have coil springs. Is that an issue, if we...