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    86vs87-93 lower intake...any difference

    cool, thanks guys!!! i know the HO intake sucks, but some people have had great success porting them so i like stock and smog legal so thats what i'm going to do, also its free:) :D
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    86vs87-93 lower intake...any difference

    cool thanks! i was just wondering if the ports were smaller cause if they are i would assume the wall thickness of the ports are thinner thereby limiting the amount i could port out due to the less total mass so if they are the same than out comes the grinder and out comes the welder, and...
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    86vs87-93 lower intake...any difference

    i just got a free 1986 5.0 lower intake and am wondering if it is worth porting or are the ports smaller than the 87-93 intake manifolds that i have on my GT right now??
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    X-pipe or H-pipe?

    i went to an x pipe from a chep h pipe and i swear i picked up a bit of mid range, quieter but sounds much better imo
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    air vs. cold air

    i fixed most of my hunting idle by going to a march ram air system over a big cone filter under the hood, i think the fan was blowing hot air on the maf and causing it to freak out, i see cheap as crap cold air kits on ebay for 20$ by the hundred, get one of those and put your cone K&N filter on...
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    Thumpage...!

    thumper is the coolest most honest dude i have dealt with, i went back and forth on it for a long time before i decided to port my own stuff just for the fun of it even if its a bit slower just cause i'm that kind of guy thumper, power and valanko are all making stock valved e7's flow better...
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    Will 20W 50 oil hurt?

    i changed over to 20w50 redline synthetic cause i have always run their stuff and love it, i gteched it before and after and was pretty hard to tell but i would say i gained a few hundredths in the 1/4 according to the gtech for whatever its worth, my oil pressure is nice and good now but it...
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    replacing front brake lines???

    did you have to use a flare wrench or did you just use open end wrenches?? thanks for your time! :D
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    replacing front brake lines???

    cool bro, thanks for the tip, the part i'm afraid of rounding tho is the head on the hard line. when you replace this bad boy did you have to remove the little C clips that are on the lines? they look impossible to remove, but it looks like they are just there to keep the line atached to the...
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    replacing front brake lines???

    2 quick questions: 1. i'm trying to replace the front brake lines on my 89 GT with stainless earls ones and i cant get them off? are they reverse thread? everytime i lean on the part where the steel line goes into the back of the bracket underneath the fender and joins with the rubber part...
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    high flow cat ????'s

    maybe someone can recomment what the cheapest muffler around is that flows equal to my flowmaster 2 chambers??
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    high flow cat ????'s

    so my 1990 5.0 GT stang is too damn loud and has no cats on it which is illegal in California and wondering two things: 1. will putting high flow cats quiet my car down a noticable amount? right now i have the stock catback on and would like to put my mandrel 2.5 flowmaster setup back on but...
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    good budget gasket for nitrous?

    up, i'm going to buy the ones out of summit for 60$ unless someone can explain to me that these pep boys cheapies are just as good and half as much, i know its only like a 30$ difference but why waste a dime?:) :canada:
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    good budget gasket for nitrous?

    i'm going to be using the stock E&TE iron heads, so does that mean i can use these 15$ a piece gaskets and be fine up to a 125 shot?? and what do you mean: "the pep boys cheapies are best" does that mean they have held the best for you?? under what conditions/compression/nitrous/boost?? if so...
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    UPR shifter?

    i got one and its sick, feels just like the steeda one, had to play with the centering deal on it to make it go in reverse but it wasn't too hard and for 99$ its a straight steal, feels super solid and 3rd gear comes pretty naturually i generally really like upr stuff,
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    good budget gasket for nitrous?

    thanks! i guess i'll use the felpro ones and save 10$ to boot, sweeeeeet thanks everybody
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    good budget gasket for nitrous?

    i was always told that rtv is the way to go when sealing a lower intake and to not use the cork ends?!?! i dont know tho, i have a thermostat gasket right here and am not about to pinch 7$ if it means i got to take the lower off even once, so thanks for the tip :nice: by the way,, what do...
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    good budget gasket for nitrous?

    coudl someone recommend a good but cheap gasket set that i can safely spray a 100-125 shot on, i will be using stock ported heads and arp head bolts as well if that helps and dont plan to rev past 5900rpm would stock replacements be enough for this? i have reusable header and valve cover...
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    1100$ Rip Off!!!!

    well, i guess paypal wont give my credit card company any money so they have to pursue it with this a$$hole's bank and if they cant get the money then i'm screwed, this is pretty ****ed up for sure and i will fight it to the end, that list of organizations is awesome too! thanks stangnet, this...
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    My motor takes its last breath....

    when it comes to cheap, you cant beat the pick n pull, these motors are generally so strong you can get a used one with some miles and it will run forever, try and get one off an aod car cause they aren't as beet on usually, you should be able to get a longblock for WAY under 500$ thats in real...