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    A basic free mod check list

    thats what I was thinking. but for 2lbs it just might not be worth it being I still have the stock gears
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    A basic free mod check list

    hmmmmmm........I thought that was to be some sort of vibration absorber how much does it weigh anyways?
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    A basic free mod check list

    I've herd against the coolant bypass unless you have the egr blocked off and you have an egr simulator. but I am temted to take the temp before, disconnect it, and take the temp after to see for myself and end all the debates btw, whats the "dog bone"? oh, and for my contrabution...
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    carbon fiber valve covers

    crap, I thought they would be a bit of a challenge
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    carbon fiber valve covers

    I'm not all about blinging out but I thought these would be a nice addition to my engine bay. I can't decide on a color for paint and I don't want the comp valve covers with the big ass "comp cams" logo on it so I thought carbon fiber would be a nice alternitave I did a search and I can't...
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    190 0r 255 fuel pump? Noise issues?

    to add to that, I have seen some pretty powerful nitrous and s/c setups with stock tank, lines, and a 255pump
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    Car gets unstable around 100mph

    try just going through uyour entire front and rear sus to make sure everything is in good shape. espesially balljoints, tie rod ends, and and wheele bearings as mentioned above. if all is tight try adding sfc's and a g-trac bar. that should definatly help. I have the stock tire size and...
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    190 0r 255 fuel pump? Noise issues?

    I would put the 255 in anything. look at it this way, you only have to do it once and don't have to worry about upgradig down the road. I have had a few cars with big feul pumps and my friend old gt vert' had a 255. you just get used to it, and after a while you might begin to think it...
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    looking for advice for my 5.0

    have you tried some basic bolt-ons first to see where that puts you? I have a friend with a 04' 5speed v6(the 3.9L) with some bolt ons. its pretty quick. I beat him, but if I was stock he might of taken me
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    aluminum rim polishig tip

    can I buy this MAAS stuff at a local store like advance auto or pep boys or something or is it only online?
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    cam advance/retard

    can I retard the cam 4degrees just by moving it back a link on the chain or do I have to get an adj. timing chain? what the overall plan was was to do 1.7 RR's on the stock cam and retard it 4degrees. so I get a little more lift and move the power band up. I have heard of a few people doing...
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    Hey, going to be buying a 5.0 got some questions :)

    the price is a bit steep unless that car is perfecly straight and clean inside and out. as far as the transes, don't worry about. I have friends that are runnin high to mid 11's on the stock t-5
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    aluminum rim polishig tip

    3m rubbing compound no joke the rims on my car are american racing 5star. they are at least 10 years old and were never washed by the previouse owner. even after trying a myriad of cleaning agents the rims still looked like s**t and collected dirt very fast. the rear rims were so bad...
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    Installing tb and MAF

    yup, but if your tb is new out of the box you 'should' be ok
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    Installing tb and MAF

    make sure your maf matches your injectors, set your tps to .9-1.0 volts and have a nice day
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    Ever get into trouble with an O/R H or X pipe?

    never had a problem with the sound of any of my cars. my last project was an 85 T/A with a 400sbc, hooker mid lengths, and a single straight pipe out the back door. it was plenty loud. but it had so much low end grunt I could cruse around town barely touching the throttle so unless you were...
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    Blowzilla, Turbo or Centrifugal Supercharger?

    wow, their s**t is hot. I was gonna do a diy but thier "hot side" kit looks so damn hot. and it appears extremely efficient in it hose routing. besides that, if you get the kit it comes with SO MUCH STUFF!!!!!! I could actually save the money I was gonna do on supporting mods ahead of time...
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    215 what

    I like that dyno graph up there. that power curve is about how my car felt when it was stock to. I am very curiouse to see what I put down. I think with my mods my graph would have slightly more of a peak to it. according to the back of my ass dyno I actually feel the motor surge from...
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    215 what

    you can still find stock 5.0's in decent condition, there rare and usually cost a little more than a lightly modded one though I got mine last year with 189,000 miles, it was owned by an older woman since it rolled off the assembly line. when I got it it still had the factory air silencer...
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    Blowzilla, Turbo or Centrifugal Supercharger?

    :D turbo the one thing that the kenn bell has that I like is great low end torq and has my most favorite sound