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    1968 Cougar Over Heating Problem... Suggestions

    remove the rad cap and look at the top of the tubes as was suggested . if any are plugged, the rad is partially plugged but it may still run hot with it cleaned if the engine has been bored out.
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    Question Regarding 66 Fastback

    no idea what you were looking at unless you post the vin.
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    The 68 Fastback Is Mine

    ta radials are the best looking tire but are low performance . if you dont need white letters, there are a few xlnt tires out there . look at goodyear for one . falcon has some also
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    The 68 Fastback Is Mine

    347 stroker with 185 or 195 afr heads and roller cam and eddy air gap intake 3.73 gears overdrive trans 520 front springs 7/8 or 15/16 front sway bar with urethane bushings lower front around 2" from stock 135 lb reverse eye rear springs roller bearing front spring perches export brace...
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    Tuning 65 1bbl 200 I6

    ok, you need to take timing readings at idle and 1000, 1500, 2000, 2400, 3000 rpm. you also need to check the timing while cranking the engine and at idle. surging is often fuel related like too high of a float level or incorrect size jets. post photos of a couple spark plugs and we can...
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    Tuning 65 1bbl 200 I6

    what is wrong with it? does it still have the load o matic carb and distributor?
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    69 390 Advice

    the size of the carb is NOT the cause of your high idle . you could put a 950 on it and have it idle at 700 pm. the 670 is too small for a performance app but will certainly work decent. if it is a vacuum secondary carb, for optimal performance you need to buy additional secondary springs and...
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    1969 Mach 1 Value

    hard to tell but if the engine is good . $16,000 would be a fair deal.
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    Cross Flow Radiator Help

    sure, you can get a universal flexible rad hose the right length with the right size fittings and install that then zip tie it to the lower core support to keep it from flopping around. the chinese stainless flexible ones from auto parts stores work well because they are ore rigid.
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    92 Mustang Gt Build

    lol, he said he wanted to know of a good crate motor . . i posted where he can find one. he said he would "like" it to be 3800.00 but he did not specifically say it needed to be . . he can do what he wants with the info he posted . . he can also buy complete engines from jaspers for less than...
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    92 Mustang Gt Build

    ford racing engines . . 2 year 24,000 mile warrantee
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    65 289 Hipo Motor

    with no carb or exhaust manifolds it might be worth around 6k where im at.
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    393

    you will need to run race gas then
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    393

    260 advertised duration would be a tiny cam and it wouldn't have .600 lift.
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    393

    if it has more around 280 advertised duration, you will need at least 10:1 static compression.
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    Another 302 Build..... Looking For 300+rwhp

    deck the block so the pistons are .003" - .005" below the deck. mill the heads until you have around 9.5 static compression do something about the head for improving flow or buy some eddy street heads and put a set of alexes springs in them. if your gears are 3.00 or numerically lower maybe a...
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    Fox What Color?

    the caddy is very cool . . i was born in lavonia. dont have any great ideas but heres a link to several different colors and combos on fox bodies that might help fox body mustang custom paint photos - Google Search
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    Fox What Color?

    the cost difference in colors isnt that much . . are they charging different prices for different colors?
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    100 Octane Fuel

    are you saying it did not ping in the beginning but it pings now? did you change anything from the beginning? is your weather now noticeably hotter? exactly under what condition does it ping? pull your distributor vacuum line off and rev it to 2000 rpm and tell us what the timing is. drive...
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    Engine Rebuild?

    because you can only bore an engine so far before it is junk and doing this should give you an extra bore . . also, if you ever sell the engine, it will be worth a little more money to a buyer that knows engines because he will know he will be able to get an extra bore out of it. also, the more...