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    need some belt help

    for stock pulleys on a fox 5L with the smog pump deleted (not around the pulley at all, not just the delete bracket) uses an 87" belt... i have underdrives on mine and i use an 83.5" belt i dont know how you guys are using sub-80" belts... please elaborate...
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    driveline vibration

    for $65, id change the balancer... i just went through this in my 94 GT w/ 3.73's... changed the u-joints, the pilot & throw-out bearings, etc... no change... put on a new balancer, and the friggin thing runs so smooth it, you cant even tell its running (aside from the full BBK exhaust) :P...
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    Gutting Factory Cats/H-Pipe??

    yeah, i thought about cutting them open and welding them back, but that's a long process times four... argh! oh well... im open to suggestions still....
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    Gutting Factory Cats/H-Pipe??

    have an 86 lincoln mark vii LSC, modest bolt-ons, just needs a decent exhaust... i have mac 1-5/8'' headers and flowmaster mufflers, i just need an h pipe that will flow and help sound... i wnat to smash all the crap out of my cats and just reuse the factory hpipe (its in perfect shape). anyone...
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    TPS Questions

    instead of unplugging my computer, can i disconnect the terminals for 15 or so minutes? i really dont want to dig around and mess with the PCM...
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    TPS Questions

    This is the piece I speak of.... Caspers Electronics 102014 Caspers Electronics TPS Throttle Enhancer
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    TPS Questions

    I have an '86 Lincoln Mark VII LSC- 5L HO/AOD billet underdrives 3.08 gears (stock for now) MAC 1 5/8" shorties gutted h-pipe flows (40 series with turn-downs) 17" Bullitt wheels coil spring converted (no more leaky air bags) pro comp upper & lower intakes 70mm EGR Delete 2" spacer...
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    97 3.8L swap to 95 5.0L

    ok, so i have a 97 3.8L/T5 and my good friend has an entire engine out of a 95 GT for sale. the 5L has EVERYTHING (intakes, manifolds, front accessories, and even the engine harness) so i want to swap it for my sluggish 3.8L. being that the 5L has all the necessary wiring and what-not, what...
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    97 3.8L swap to 95 5.0L

    does anyone know if i really have to change out the dash harness for one from a 94/95?
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    97 3.8L swap to 95 5.0L

    i know a 94/95 mustang would have come with a 5L. ive done this many times before., just never keeping one fuelie. i usually carbureted my swaps. this is my girlfriends car, so driveability is NUMBER ONE! dont wanna hear her bitch about it. i just wanted to know if i would have to swap anything...
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    97 3.8L swap to 95 5.0L

    ok, so i have a 97 3.8L/T5 and my good friend has an entire engine out of a 95 GT for sale. the 5L has EVERYTHING (intakes, manifolds, front accessories, and even the engine harness) so i want to swap it for my sluggish 3.8L. being that the 5L has all the necessary wiring and what-not, what...
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    does anyone know?

    does anyone know where i can find out info about the 3.8L? specifically, i have a 200 motor in my 97 car and the replacement engine has a one piece balancer/crank pulley and i was wondering if i could simply swap out that crap for my old balancer and underdrive pulley. i have posted this...
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    stallin when under a load?

    id spend the forty bucks on a fuel pressure regulator. the key on the cam, if it was messed up, wouldnt turn the sprocket, thus leaving the valvetrain stuck in one poisition, and since it idles fine, thats ruled out. my 97 3.8L 5spd ran ten times better with improved fuel economy after i...
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    harmonic balancers/underdrive pulleys

    i have a 97 mustang 3.8 and have done a lot of work to it. i ordered a set of underdrive pulleys for it about a year ago and its been nothing but problems since. the car has had the engine replaced, and much to my dismay, it was replaced with a 2000 reman ford engine. my question is what...
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    Crank Pulley/Balancer Removal

    help!! losing power...... ;( so, i got a balancer from a 94-98 mustang from the junkyard and swapped it out for the one piece design on my car. can i use a 94-98 balancer on a 2000 engine? i had the motor swapped, as earlier stated, and they put in a 2000 motor, with the detuned splitport...
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    3.8L t5 wanting to swap in 5L t5 trans??

    i am looking to upgrade my 97 v6/5spd pony to a v8 trans. i know all in all they are virtually the same, but there are technical differences. if people use the 4 cyl T5's in v8 applications for harder (and less safe) launches, i know that it is not impossible to use a v8 tranny in my v6...
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    3.8L T5 to 5L T5 swap

    but isnt the input shaft a different length from the v6 to the v8 t5? if the 1.) outside diameter of the input shaft will fit into my existing pilot bearing and 2.) the lenght is the same if i use my parts (bearing retainer, clutch and bell) then 3.) nothing else critical is...
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    3.8L T5 to 5L T5

    does anyone know?
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    3.8L T5 to 5L T5 swap

    no? :shrug:anyone.................. anyone....................?:shrug:
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    3.8L T5 to 5L T5 swap

    i am looking to upgrade my 97 v6/5spd pony to a v8 trans. i know all in all they are virtually the same, but there are technical differences. if people use the 4 cyl T5's in v8 applications for harder (and less safe) launches, i know that it is not impossible to use a v8 tranny in my v6...