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    Engine Rocker arm

    Yeah its Flotek heads
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    Flo-Tec Thumper heads

    I bought a pair of flotek heads not the thumpr heads but the cheaper ones. The guides and valves were dry no lubrication. Also the heads came scratched up so I had to get them milled. The other problem I had was that when I was checking the pushrod length every single valve stem was a different...
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    Engine Rocker arm

    Here’s what I’m getting.
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    Engine Rocker arm

    I'm a decent mechanic but I lack knowledge when it comes to valvetrain. I installed aluminum heads onto my 351, Windsor. I'm checking for push rod length and with this angle of the rocker arm I get the best sweep on the valve stem. The rocker arm looks like its at a bad angle and I'm worried...
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    Engine Overheating issues

    I would defiantly guess your water pump is standard rotation not reverse. My dad had the same issue
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    Engine surging idle

    I have a 82 mustang I just installed the motor and transmission from a 1990 crown vic. Everything is stock except for a long tube headers, dual plane intake manifold and a 2 barrel 500cfm holley carburetor that I took off my truck which has a 390fe motor. My truck ran good with the carburetor...
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    transmission cooling lines

    I figured it would be better to use steel line over the rubber. Thanks guys.
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    transmission cooling lines

    I think I may have a dumb question but here I go. I putting a 1982 mustang together with stock 5.0 and AOD nothing special. Question is I need transmission lines can I buy some rubber tranny hoses at the local parts store? Or do I need to find some hard lines instead?
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    Electrical Tfi distributior carburetor

    I have 82 mustang with a 302 from the wrecking yard and it came with a TFI distributor. Motor came from a Lincoln. When I bought my car ten years ago allot of the wiring had been cut. I used a hei distributor with the previous motor which I don’t have any more. Question is can I make the TFI...
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    Transmission swap

    It’s so confusing because I’ve read allot of posts about this. Some say exactly what you’re saying but then others say the bell housing will work.
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    Overheating problem help

    Maybe the temp gauge is off. It happened to me I went to harbor freight and bought a cheap infrared laser thermometer for $20. Found out if wasn’t running Hot.
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    Transmission swap

    I have a 3.8 transmission T5 and a 1989 5.0 engine for my fox body. So what I’ve read the 3.8 bell housing and transmission will fit but I need a truck flywheel 11 inch. Proper balance of course. My question is what clutch and starter do I use?
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    Limited Slip

    It's for my f150 it's a open diff. My mustang is a limited slip though.
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    Foxbody Won't Start After 15-20 Minutes Of Being Used!!

    Had the same issue it was just a bad starter.
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    Limited Slip

    I have a open differential 8.8 I would like to know if I could install a limited slip in it? Not sure if I would use a rebuilt one or new. If I can is it easy to do?
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    Ignition Cylinder Lock Replacement

    I have a early 80's mustang. When I bought my car it didn't come with keys that work for the doors or ignition. How do I replace them with out a key?
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    Transmission Bad Need To Replace

    Well after further investigation it isn't a 1985 it's actually a 1992 year. I did some research on the web how to identify a T5.
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    Transmission Bad Need To Replace

    So I can swap the input shafts?
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    460 Rockers

    I have bought used 460 big block rocker arms from my junk yard pick n pull. I installed them on my mustang with e7 heads. They bolted on fine the engine ran good but I actually lost horse power. I was curious so I tried it.