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  1. 5.0fox

    What to do in the U-district?

    So I just got out of a 2 year relationship with a girl and am getting ready to go out on a little date with an old friend. Shes currently attending UW and lives in the u-district. Shes super focused on school and will not drink at this time so rule out the pubs! What else is there to do? I...
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    Carb swap wiring issues!

    So Im doing a carb conversion on my 87 5.0 liter after drivability issues got so bad I couldnt drive it anymore and ran out of ideas trying to get it to run right. So it came to the point i needed to swap to a carb. Ive been reffering to fletchs carb conversion article through the whole...
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    carb throttle cable bracket???

    Im just finishing up my efi to carb swap I picked up a new throttle cable for an 85gt and got it all in but now i need a throttle cable bracket. Im running a rpm airgap manifold with a modded 3310. Where can I get an oem ford bracket or even an aftermarket bracket that doesnt fit under the...
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    broken head bolt HELP!

    I have a broken headbolt sticking about 1/2 inch above the deck. Its on the drivers side in the lower row so its one that goes into coolant. I allready tried heating it up and grabbing it with some visegrips but couldnt budge it. Is my only option to drill it out? WHat have you guys done...
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    Help me fix and make $50!

    Ok heres the deal. Im having problems with my car and really want to fix it. Im tired of diagnosing and am ready to start throwing parts at it. Tell me what to buy and if it fixes the problem I will send you $50 with paypal or possibly a MO. Heres the problem. Car runs great until it gets up...
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    codes wont show??? am I doing this right?

    Ok so the problem with my car is that it wont start when hot. I messed around with some things then decided to pull the codes to see if there was anything wrong. Ive never had to do this before so I searched and found jrichkers post explaining how to do it. I made a jumper wire and plugged it...
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    running fine then wouldnt restart

    Came home from my ol ladys house this mornign and stopped by the post office to check my mail(about25 miles). SHut her down then run inside and come back out like a minute later. Hop in turn the key pump primes fine and I crank it for like 1 sec and it starts to run but dies right away. So I...
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    Head swap time! What am I forgetting?

    Time to put on my Edelbrock performers and getting ready to order up all the other stuff. Allready got stage 8 header bolts and header gaskets. Plans are to order up Arp headbolts, Edelbrocks tb to plenum gaskets, Intake manifold gaskets, and head gaskets. Is there anything else I need? also...
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    How do I make these fit!!!

    I got a really nice set of valve covers for really cheap and wanna make them fit. They are fabbed aluminum with a billet rail and no holes in them. I picked up a Breather setup and drilled one for it. then I go to install them and realize the metal hardlines for the fuel rail feed wont clear...
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    my portland swap meet find!

    SO I was wondering around at the portland swap meet amazed at how much ford stuff wasnt there. I did happen to find a pretty nice set of used performer heads with roller rockers for a mere 400 bucks! They are the 2.02 intake version! I also picked up a working msd 6a for 40 bucks. Heres some...
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    Any dune riders in here?

    Who here rides the oregon or washington dunes? What do you ride? If theres enough people would you be interested in a stangnet dune trip? I ride a z400/470 with a hotrods 5mill stroker crank and a 12-1 cp piston, yoshi cams and rs3 exhaust, kibblewhite valves, advantage cycle porting, 39mm...
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    What Pistons to buy??? HELP!

    After about 200k on the stock bores its tarting to use a little oil.... So I plan to build a 10:1 306 with my spair shortblock. Im running heads with 60cc chambers. Im looking for a forged piston that is readily available and would hold up to a little spray in the future. Whats available and...
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    New combo! need input?!?!

    So I placed an order for my dss shortblock. Its a 347 bullet with the level 20 block upgrade. I plan to run a comp 282xe cam, afr 185's, a performer prm intake, 30 lb injectors and all the usual boltons. Does this seem like a good combo? Is there anything wrong with it? Any suggestions on ways...
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    new suspension what will it 60'

    Last fall I was at the track with all stock supension and bfg radial T/A's and I pulled a 2.2 60' time and ran a 13.35@105. Over the winter I have added Tubular control arms, eibach drag springs, lakewood 50/50's, adjustable pinion snubber, subframe connectors, poly bushings everywhere, Strang...
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    Battery in hatch HELP!

    So I really wanna get the ugly battery into my hatch area so its not cluttering up under my hood. I go to the track and need to keep it nhra legal so what steps will I have to take to ensure I pass tech? I heard I will need a metal box is this correct? I have a optima dry cell if that makes a...
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    portland swap meet april 7-9!

    Ok the huge auto swap meet is this weekend. who else is going? are you buying or selling? what are you looking for?
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    drag struts vs adjustable struts?

    ok its time for me to purchase new struts and i dont have any idea what to buy? Do the adjustable struts work as well as dedicated drag struts at the track? Can drag struts even be run on the street? Ive heard they are hard to handle but i allready have skinnies and no front swaybar. Help me out...
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    front end rebuild help!

    Ok guys im looking to rebuild my frontend and want to replace everything that can wear out while im in there. This is what i ahve so far: 90/10 lakewood struts eibach drag springs balljoints urethane control arm bushings ss braided brakelines brakepads and rotors Is there anything im...
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    s-trim gains?

    Well I know someone with a s-trim kit for sale and was wondering what kinda horsepower and E.T. gains I could expect with this? would 30 pound injectors be enough for running less then 10 psi? thx in advance
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    what size slick?

    so im looking at buying some slicks and i wanna know what size will fit my 10holes the best? i have no quadshocks and i ve allready adjusted (read hammered) the fenderwell. what can i fit without having rubbing issues? thx in advance