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    Electrical Drainage?!

    If you do not start/drive it much, buy a battery tender and forget about it. If you do have a drain, you will need to pull one fuse at a time to isolate it, also check the fuse links on the starter solenoid and see if you can narrow it down from there, I just went through all this and had a...
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    Which head bolts enter a water passage?

    If the headbolts are not arps or the equivalent, they should be. Matt
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    pushrod recommendation

    Are you asking if you can get away with stock pushrod length or use the stock pushrods? Length is determined by measuring at least 2x using an adjustable pushrod and a pair of lifters made into solids. I would use a new set of either hardened or chrome moly(my preference) as you are...
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    Rebuild Question

    1000ish is about right, I did that to an 89 block and it stayed standard bore and I re-used the forged pistons and replaced everything else. It is for sale in the classifieds for (you guessed it) 1000 dollars. Only difference is that mine is a complete motor redone heads and all. I am not...
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    critique my engine build

    For porting gt-40s I'd use thumper for sure, I'd recommend having a cam/springs/lifter package from someone like Jay Allen who will make it based on your goals, Ed Curtis could do it, so could Mark McKowen. Matt
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    FRPP or Melling Pump, Opinions

    There have been a few duds out of melling before, not unusual considering the amount of pumps they do but I would go for a ported one, and also the upgraded oil pump shaft. Matt
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    confused about engines

    It was raced, thats one strike He said roller heads, he does not know much about engines, strike two He says the cam lobe has been wiped (see strike two) strike three Some people love those style of mustangs, if the body/interior are not trashed and you can buy it cheap(needs a motor...
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    hci installed, need tuning help!

    How did you check the pushrod length? Get a FPR. Check koeo and koer codes. Matt
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    DAN CARLSON REALSPEED TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE

    With no power tools it takes me less than an hour to get upper/lower/fuel rails/ijectors/cai/maf/valve covers off, another hour to adjust the valve lash, and an a little more than an hour to button it up. I think it is not smart to push the hp limit on a stock 5.0 block, they are proven to fail...
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    push rod length?

    I also run windsor juniors and 1.6 roller on an uncut block, my pushrod length worked out to be longer than stock. Just goes to show you HAVE to measure because you need to know your geometry is right. Matt
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    Spark plug gapping and size windsor jr head

    I think an autolite 24 or 25 should do, I think I gapped mine at .050. Matt
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    fuel injector?

    Run a cylinder balance test and see which cylinder comes up short if any. Lets say cylinder 5 came up as weak, swap that injector with one from the other bank of the motor and see what another balance test shows. If the lean code moves from one side of the motor to the other and the weak...
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    Car shuts off when trying to do KOER test.

    Couldn't hurt to run a cylinder balance test, I'd also be interested in what kind of vacumn from a manifold source you are pulling. Matt
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    Fuel Rail Help.

    Usually there is crap in there as mentioned earlier which prevents you from getting the fitting all the way in, I twist it back and forth abit and usually it goes in and you can separate the fittings. Matt
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    Lights dimming at take off

    Did you add a 4 guage ground? How are the rest of the grounds? Have you had the alternators output checked? Matt
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    heads/cam/intake

    Not sure why you want to stay SD if you have the parts to go mass air already, I'm no crystal ball reader but after you get your parts installed(by the way if you have not installed a cam before you might consider getting someone to help you degree it)I predict a wicked surging idle and...
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    Battery drain, help please

    I had a similar issue, I think the best thing you could do is replace the fuse in the dvom, then take a picture of how you had it setup when you ran the test and post it. Part of my issue was that I had the dvom set up incorrectly, the other portion was bad grounds, and bad wiring(non-ford)from...
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    Electric fan wiring???

    Not sure why you need an lcd to tell when it is on, you will hear it for sure. Matt
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    When to rebuild the bottom end?

    Can't do those in the car, if I were in your shoes I would pick up a used roller motor(they are cheap used) and go through it completely so when the time comes, you can drop a nice stroker motor in there over a weekend. You could also buy a shortblcok ready to go from fordstrokers.com or...
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    My 5.0 will only run in open loop...

    For sure koeo and koer tests, cylinder balance test, thorough check of all the critical grounds(ecu, 02 harness, strap from engine to firewall, battery ground) these need to be clean and shiny or you get hard to diagnose troubles. post up the codes when you are done Matt
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