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    EFI Fuel Tank Mod

    Unfortunately, contrary to one or more other posts here, just adding an in-line pump and a return line is NOT the only considerations involved. Late-model cars with in-tank fuel pumps also have baffling that helps prevent fuel starvation that can occur on turns/acceleration/decelleration...
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    302 Build Ideas

    I'm not quite sure where you are getting this information. I'm pretty sure that Ford changed the 302/5.0L crankshafts in 1980 and went with a hollow crank (someone here please correct me), which required the use of a 50-oz imbalance as opposed to the 28-oz imbalance previously used. The...
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    Radiator temperture split

    I'm not sure why the temperature differential would even matter . . . so long as the engine temperature is kept below the boiling point. That's important, because when it boils, it produces steam, which actually is releasing heat energy, and steam does not have the capacity to transfer the...
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    Tire Age: Safety Hazard - Excessive Paranoia - or Sales Promo

    LOL!! Too funny!! :rlaugh:
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    '68 Will Not Start - No Lights, Not Cranking

    It is possible that you have a misconception of what cables are positive and negative. For the record, the positive side goes to the solenoid on the fender apron, and the negative side goes to the engine block. The cable that goes from the solenoid to the starter is ALSO a positive cable...
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    Tire Age: Safety Hazard - Excessive Paranoia - or Sales Promo

    A tire that has been mounted and endured the heat/cool cycles will always be more worn than one that's been sitting on a shelf, and again, I re-iterate that the article is implying that a tire that has been sitting on a shelf for a number of years is unsafe. One more time, I call BS on that...
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    Tire Age: Safety Hazard - Excessive Paranoia - or Sales Promo

    I think there are a lot of people missing the point--brand new tires sitting on a shelf don't rot, at least, not in our lifetime. Sure, a tire will age when mounted on a wheel, installed on a car, and then driven. That's because there are many heat cycles that occur, and of course, exposure...
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    Push botton start

    Sorry, but my statement wasn't aimed at you, it was aimed at the manufacturers who started this whole trend. Unfortunately, those who are not aware of the history of pushbutton start are the ones who think it's "new" and "cool". It was a smart idea to create an ignition switch with the...
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    T&L Engines F-up...

    Yep, if you ask a Texan, everything IS better in the Great State of Texas, but we're just biased that way . . . :D SURELY--in California, the land of "Car Mecca", you have to know SOMEONE who has some room that could help you out . . . right? I mean, in the L.A. Metro area alone, there...
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    Push botton start

    I really don't understand why anybody would want to do this; this was standard on ALL vehicles back in the '40's and '50's, until someone got the bright idea of creating an ignition switch that could go to a "start" position, and eliminate the button (or foot pedal, as the case may be). Looks...
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    Tire Age: Safety Hazard - Excessive Paranoia - or Sales Promo

    I couldn't agree more, and the notion that a new tire has a "shelf life" is as stupid as a bottle of water with shelf life (and yes, they have a date printed on them, believe it or not)! This sort of issue has gotten WAAAAYYYY out of hand. Some of this stuff is just plain ridiculous. The...
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    T&L Engines F-up...

    Really? A year waiting for someone to build an engine for you? There are tons of reputable, reliable engine builders out there that can build these engines in a LOT shorter timeframe, and then again, there's always the option to build it yourself. If you build it yourself, as I'm doing...
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    05 gt 4.6 engine into 68 mustang help

    I don't mean any disrespect, but if you believe that the transmission attached to that engine is the "stock C4", this might be a little too much of a project for your skillset . . . As has been posted in another thread, you will need EVERYTHING from the other car. This is *NOT* just a simple...
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    05 3v 4.6L conversion

    It sounds like you have a basic misunderstanding of how these camshafts work. There are three lobes per cylinder, and each one of them ALWAYS opens a valve--i.e.: each intake lobe opens an intake valve, and the exhaust lobe opens the exhaust valve. There is no circumstance where both...
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    Have no idea why car won't run right

    There are quite a few possibilities . . . bad coil in the HEI, not enough voltage to it (HEI's require a full 12 volts, and the wire that goes to the coil on standard ignitions is a resistor wire that does NOT deliver a full 12 volts), cracked HEI cap, bad rotor, bad module, etc.
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    05 3v 4.6L conversion

    Well, sorta . . . the 05's and 06's, and possibly the 07's used the same type of plug the original 5.4 3V engines used, but they changed and went to a long reach plug that had threads the entire length instead of just at the top. They're all still "unusual", but there are indeed differences.
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    05 3v 4.6L conversion

    Some advice regarding FRPP kits--the standalone EFI wiring harness I purchased for my conversion to EFI on my 5.0 in my '70 Mustang was outsourced to a 3rd-party, TWO MAN OPERATION (dunne-rite.com, if you're interested). I had a problem with my A/C at the beginning of the summer--the...
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    CPRstreetmachines 1969 Turbo'd Pro-Touring GT2 build

    Would it be possible for you to post more pictures of the AJE K-member installation, including the suspension?
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    Have no idea why car won't run right

    I didn't say he didn't have punctuation (please re-read my post), I said that I didn't read through it because it was too difficult to read due to the fact that it looked like just a long run on sentence. I wasn't trying to give him a hard time, either, I was just offering constructive...
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    Have no idea why car won't run right

    I didn't read the entire first post, because it was too difficult to read . . . though there was punctuation, it looked like a very long run-on sentence. Don't take this wrong, but it might be a good idea to place a line in between your sentences to make your posts easier to read. Nearly...
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