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  1. IH8BOWTIES

    Charging System Light

    Check to see if your headlights flicker also. You could possible have a bad fuse link as well. Two white wires that come off the side of the fuse block on the driver side strut tower that go into the one charging wire (black with red stripe) Also the one the picku speaks of is a smaller wire...
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    4.6 Dohc Build

    I've been doing quite a bit of research on building this engine but one thing I can't seem to get a clear answer on is a good ballpark figure on projected HP. The block is bored .20 over. I've seen the question asked in other forums but the numbers get misinterpreted and everyone is running with...
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    Should I Port And Polish?

    Thanks for the input. It's not a stroker though. It's bored .20 over which which computes to 5.1. I'm thinking this setup should put it the 450 rwhp range. I bought the car with the engine already out and tore apart. The work had already been done so the stock pistons didn't come with it. The...
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    Should I Port And Polish?

    I really didn't think so either but I have some gear head friends that I think are a little old school from carburetor days that talked about fuel puddling. I told them I didn't think that was an issue with fuel injection. I'm definitely going to PnP. I'm just covering my bases. That's good to...
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    Should I Port And Polish?

    I just got a 96 cobra a couple of weeks ago. Car is a roller but I did get the engine and tranny. Engine is tore down, the teksid block has been bored .20 over and the heads have been worked. I'm going with a complete forged rotating assembly and planning on a Kenne Bell 2.1 with about 7 lbs of...
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    Engine New Cams Install Question

    Ok. Your duration is 270 which means if these cams are installed on a 96-98 4.6, you need to notch your pistons to avoid piston to valve interference. 262 cams are the most you can go without notching. Ford used a deeper piston on 99 and up PI equipped engines to keep compression down. That...
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    Engine New Cams Install Question

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    Engine New Cams Install Question

    I have always done mine off the engine. Whole lot easier. With the cams out of the way, a standard valve spring compressor works great which I like best. I'm a little old school. Just remember prior to installing the heads to put your crank timing mark at 6 o'clock and cam timing marks at 12...
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    Stripped Spark Plug Hole

    It appears that one of the pi heads I bought blew a plug at some time. Of course, I didnt bother checking this before possibly wasting a gasket and tty head bolts. Someone must have had this problem before. I've done several of these and this is the first one I've come across. Needless to say...
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    Camber Issues

    Thanks guys. I appreciate the help. I think I will just lower the whole thing anyway. If nothing else, it just looks good.
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    Camber Issues

    Put new ball joints on my 97 GT. Now I'm in a negative camber. Factory camber plates adjust a little but not enough. Everything is stock. No lowering springs, etc. New ball joints should put it back to factory specs right as long as nothing else was messed with right? What else goes bad to cause...
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    Gear swap question

    Yeah FoxRod, the expedition has 3:73's stock. It went from 17" to 20" tires and the slightest hill on the highway sends it right to downshifting and I get 14 mpg on a good day. Sounds crazy but I think the 4:10's will actually improve my mileage on the highway because they should put it back...
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    Gear swap question

    I have a 2004 Expedition (I know, this is a mustang forum. I'm getting there) Anyway, the expy has 3:73 gears. Stock it had 17" wheels and now it has 20". So, I'm going to put 4:10's in the expy. The 3:73's would really wake the 97 pony up going from 3:08's. The question is, they are both 8.8...
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    What the heck is this?

    This thingamajiger. I'm just bought 2 sn95 4.6's and I'm learning alot about them. All I ever had was fox bodys.
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    What the heck is this?

    I'm putting a new door panel on my 96. Upon removal of the old one, I found a small maroon box with 5 wires running into it (or out if your a glass half empty kind of person). Google the part number F3LB-14B118-AA and got nothing. Of course, I'll put it back in the new door panel but I'm really...
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    What's the best fuel pump?

    I bought it from Summit. I wouldn't guess it would be imitation but I guess anything is possible.
  17. IH8BOWTIES

    What's the best fuel pump?

    I have had pretty good luck with the Walbro fuel pump but this one didn't even make it a year. I have always kept the tank over half full but this time it got low (in fact I ran out pulling into the gas station). The pump is now very loud and after about 2 or 3 miles it's starts cutting out like...
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    Rear axle bearing kickin my arse.

    Sound's like 3:55's are a done deal. That's about it for me though. I do like my gas mileage as well. The 92 I had had 3:27's. It got 28mpg on the turnpike at 80mph and I ran in the 13's! I think 3:55's will still give me some decent mpg.
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    Rear axle bearing kickin my arse.

    Yea, I don't have an oxy acetylene rig but I got a friend coming by with one this week. We'll get it out. MFE92, I've heard that trick but it seems that you would have to pull the gears. If I change out my gears, I may do that. Might be looking around for some 3:55's. Car's stock so that should...
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    Rear axle bearing kickin my arse.

    I was told these weren't too hard to pull if you had a puller. I have a puller but it aint coming out. I should have stuck with my original idea and shop for another rear end with 3:55's like I want. I swear doing a rear end swap would be easier than trying to get this bearing out. But since I'm...
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