Driveway Longtube Install Progress plus more...

[what9612]

i bought a pair of used mac longtubes with a brand new mid pipe for $380 shipped. the longtubes were way more rusted than they looked on the pic, so i had them sandblasted and threw some header paint on them.(prolly wont last but o well)
i got a couple little projects goin on so i got some random pics
this morning using the fnsweet guide i jus started tearin my car apart by myself.

heres some pics

how i got them
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a little sand blasting
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right before starting

video before taking car apart
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03/04 cobra intercooler pump swap

subframes(only tacked in)
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tearin crap apart
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i work really messy lol
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changin out shocks/struts and also adding a trans cooler

 

[mustang50v8]

damn dude...you do work in the driveway.

 

[LaserSVT]

Sweet! So whats up with that Fox Hatchback?

 

[02nightmaregt]

Pimpin bro! Do work! So whats up with the sfc's?

 

[what9612]

that would be my dads car. it has full race suspension, a detroit locker with 4.11 gears and and roll cage. then he lost interest so its one mean sounding and looking 225 hp fox

 

[what9612]

the sfc's......... theres no level ground where i live, so this guy i work with his son has an auto class at school. so i dropped the car off for them to weld it on and it got bolted on and tacked but there welder broke down. so now i have to wait for my dad to come finish the job.

 

[02nightmaregt]

Oh damn that sucks.

 

[LaserSVT]

Pimpin bro! Do work! So whats up with the sfc's?

I was trying to be polite and not bring thoes up

Glad thats not the way you were planning on leaving them

 

[bwahl602]

i would ceramic coat the headers... they are gonna rust again

 

[02nightmaregt]

I was trying to be polite and not bring thoes up

Glad thats not the way you were planning on leaving them

Oh i figured he wasn't gonna leave them like that, thats why i asked

 

[04GTMustang]

hey man let me know how much more of a difference those long tubes make. I have heard from other people that longtubes dont do much on a kenne bell car. I just wanna know if thats true or not before i go spending 800 dollars on slp longtubes lol.

your brave to do that in the driveway lol. I have access to a shop with a lift on quantico.

 

[CobraRed_96_GT]

Nice man, good stuff to see!
Good idea in the trans cooler!
Where you taking the temp from?

 

[what9612]

Nice man, good stuff to see!
Good idea in the trans cooler!
Where you taking the temp from?

I have no clue... where should I?

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[CobraRed_96_GT]

I have no clue... where should I?

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Should? You should take the pan off, clean it, drill a hole, the tig weld the sensor in the flat corner so that you're measuring the fluid that the trans is picking up and using. That's what I did. But it may not be worth it for you.
Most put a T fitting in the return like from the cooler to see how much its cooled.
If you do it in the line to the cooler you get a better idea of how hot the fluid's getting that your trans is using but it'll look artificially high (hottest the fluid gets) and vary greatly as soon as you get on the trans for awhile. The return makes it look artificially low and measures the temp of the coolest the fluid will ever be, even after the route back as its dumped into the pan it warms up before use as it mixes with the pan fluid.

 

[what9612]

shes out
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[02nightmaregt]

hey man let me know how much more of a difference those long tubes make. I have heard from other people that longtubes dont do much on a kenne bell car. I just wanna know if thats true or not before i go spending 800 dollars on slp longtubes lol.

your brave to do that in the driveway lol. I have access to a shop with a lift on quantico.

:OT: i know but real quick question. Does Quantico charge to use thier shop? Camp lejeune does, and that sucks ball.

OP: I'll bet there's all kinds of room up under that hooker now, eh?

 

[what9612]

im boltin the headers up right now........it was jus snowin 10 minutes ago lol this state sux.

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

im boltin the headers up right now........it was jus snowin 10 minutes ago lol this state sux.

I didn't even notice you live in Warren. I work in Warren. Dude....today was nuts. It was snowing like crazy. I took my car to work and I was kinda pist. Then the sun came out and everything cleared up nice...still a little chilly...but nice.

 

[Tim2002GT]

Nice work man! I will probably be doing LT's in my driveway too!

it was jus snowin 10 minutes ago lol this state sux.

Screw that! You sir, are a trooper!

 

[what9612]

Nice work man! I will probably be doing LT's in my driveway too!

DOOOOOO IT!!!! its honestly not that bad. if u have ever done a brake job, changed shocks and struts, combine those and add a few steps.