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    I have a throttle body question

    its the decaying idle rate clean your maf wires this will help especially if you just cleaned your K&N or have cleaned it with out cleaning the maf also, the oil gets on the maf wires and messes the idle. on a side note unless you have bolt ons your TB may actually be costing you a little...
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    3.8 V6 Clutch size???

    if you have a v6 you have an 11 inch clutch
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    3.8 V6 Clutch size???

    11 inch gt clutches are not compatable go to www.gefracing.com and buy an oem clutch they are cheap and good and take my advise (ive been though clutch issues... definatly do this) buy a fork arm, throw out bearing, pilot bearing, pivot ball stud, clutch disk, clutch pressure plate, clutch...
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    Exhaust Talk

    nothing will sound great on a v6, just cut off the Y pipe, the part where the pipes merge into one single pipe, cut before they merge but AFTER THE CATS and have an exhaust shop custom fab a mandrel bent exhaust 2.25 stainless steel pipe system or buy a gt take off and have them fab a connection...
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    2001-up center console in 96?

    yes they will work perfectly fine, there will be a color difference but thats the only difference as far as looks go.
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    Let me know what you think.....

    they are not nearly as bad as some rims out there just not exactly my style
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    scratch removers

    rubbing compound is the best you will get, use only 3m perfect it II clear coat safe, dont expect it to macially disappear because it wont, have the area painted or just live with the results you get, dont compount to much.... just 3-5 times~ over the area follow up with alot of waxing.
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    mustang's clutch sucks?

    the 99+ clutches are good clutches and are cheap to replace, the issue is in the throw out bearings (not clutch just the bearing that goes on the fork arm) its POS mine has went out 4 times.... in a year.... ford cant install throw out bearings ..... definatly buy a 99+ they are a second...
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    Pro Turbo Kits (PTK)

    they are ok~ there are better kits out there than have been fabed up, i have pics to numerous turbo jobs a good shop can fab one up for you with pics im sure. I would build the motor first, with a built 4.2 with low compression ready for a turbo expect to run low 13s with a manual~ then when...
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    supercharged 2.8L V6

    i think its a 3.8 i dont belive they have 2.8s... and its not hard to run circles around cars that usually run 15.0s.... (i know notch backs and well taken care of fox bodies can do better... just speaking on average)
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    17" rubbers

    www.tirerack.com i got 275/40/17 yokahoma avs es100 tires for 129 each for a standard 245/45/17 it would be much less... dont get riped off locally, add 40 bucks to the price for shipping~ dont buy KUMO TIRES they are cheap and are good for the price but look like CRAP buy yokahoma's you...
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    Opinions on a new 98 front end

    i would get a cobra front and then put the roush cobra version bottom valences on it, it would look pretty nice after that. you can get a cobra front for pretty darn cheap....
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    Next performance mod

    well if you want a motor mod you are out of options unless you want cai, exhaust, or a udp the only thing left thats is in your price range is ported upper and lower intakes.... these are really good and should pick you up 10-15rwhp and tq i would guestimate more along the lines of 10rwhp and...
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    Home-Made CAI

    its not a bad idea really one of the only home made type setups you can really do for your car that is worth doing, you can also put some breathers on the car to keep oil out of the upper intake, but you will get a smell now and then.... so that may not be somewhere you want to go. you wont...
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    Another new member

    the only reason an X would be helpful is to keep some backpressure there... its not needed just run a pipe on each side it will sound alot better at idle with no H pipe.
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    Should there be a V6 column?

    in the last 6 years there have been MAJOR advancements in the v6 world now you can get just about anything you want..... its all out there you just have to know where to look for it. There are still many things lacking once more than a couple v6s start to break into the 10s we will get more...
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    how much power would i need

    most turbo civics i see run 14.3s ive or take a couple tenths. with a v6 you need to build the motor and put in a manual tranny, if you launch hard 12s are in it :)
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    Transmission trouble

    well if its the clutch the rpms will jump up or rise and you wont go much of anywhere and other issues such as that, if its the tranny.... then simply replace it you can get a brand new tranny for 800 bucks... NEVER REBUILD its just a nightmare..... you pay as much as a new tranny would be only...
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    Should there be a V6 column?

    once their is enough following and enough money to be made by putting v6 sections in the mags they will but as of now there is simply not enough money to be made, you only see the occasional bit of info and thats pretty darn good.... there is just not enough interest as of yet.
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    How do you increase MPG?

    i can get 22mpg with my mods.... the best way to gain mpg is cai, exhaust, udp and keep your car inspected and up to date, also they say fully synth oil helps boost gas milage.