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  1. 90_Red_LX

    Intake

    I don't have a stock intake or a pic, but I have a black eddy rpm intake with black stock covers and it looks good. If I remember to snap a pic I'll post it up.
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    Ok...What broke?? (clutch)

    TOB usually makes a chirpingish noise when you release or add pressure on it (ie mashing/letting out on clutch.) Your problem is most likely the quadrant*. An aftermarket quadrant won't break on you either. Don't even consider another stock plastic one for a second. And a OEM ford cable is...
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    need your guys opinion on a few things..

    Just go with a sedate sounding cam and paint your intake black. Other than the noise mine makes it's hard as crap to see the ally heads and the eddy intake doesn't stick out at all bein a sorta dull black.
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    Paint on my Intake?

    I painted my intake over a year ago and the paint heat wise has held up fine. I've chipped it, and it's sort of dulled due to a lack of clear, but I like the look.
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    clicked off a new best

    SFCS, adjustable struts up front, shocks out back, some control arms, and a set of welds with et streets and skinnies are next on my mod list. Then I'll need a new tranny and it's time for some spray lol.
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    clicked off a new best

    Ran a 12.6 at 110mph. Setup is a 306 with afr 165s, degreed FTI cam, eddy rpm intake, supporting bolt ons with 10:1 comp. Rest of mods in sig. Stock suspension minus kyb struts and shocks. Tires were 245/50/16 all season falken 512s. 2.0 60, with 2nd breaking loose almost completely...
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    advantages/disadvantages of X pipe?

    I like my x-pipe basically because noone around here runs the same exhaust setup that I do, let alone through a h/c/i.
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    Intake swap - time and difficulty?

    First time took me a couple days mostly due to having to wait to get fittings or crap like that b/c I bought a used intake to get my vaccuum fittings. I could do the swap in 2-3 hours easy now if everything was laid out waiting.
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    Please educate a 5.0 noob... how much power can I make?

    I will 4th Ed Curtis. I probably wasted a lot of his time asking questions and not putting up money, but the man really knows his stuff and has done me extremely well. He went the extra mile for me, such as when I lost a head bolt washer and he had it there for me for the weekend. He also...
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    Pace Car phootshot PICS!

    Car look sick and you picked some kickass backgrounds. For some reason imo it just flows great with the car.
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    Please educate a 5.0 noob... how much power can I make?

    Personally if your looking for 400hp you won't get it with gt40p and explorer intake stuff. I assume since it's a track car you'll want to stay N/A. Personally I would do a 347 stroker with afr 185 heads, custom cam, and a decent intake. This should give you 400hp easy without sacrificing a...
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    project suggestions, drag, street ... both?

    Healthy 408 with a power adder of your choice or even N/A would be absolutely sick in a 86 coupe.
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    Stroker questions for night owls- HELP!

    You really need to take your time putting your engine together and be sure everything is right. I had the shop do my bottom half and I done my top half in just a few days, but I put several hours a day into it. All it takes is a screwup leaving a bolt untorqued or something simple like that...
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    How to replace oil pump?

    I really reccommend yanking the motor and taking a glance at the health of your bottom end. I snapped a shaft when the pump locked up, I pulled the motor for a check and was very surprised when I saw the bearings. Considering it never knocked or anything, the top end just clacked a little from...
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    Spec 1 clutch??

    My stage 1 is a good clutch if it would stop damn chattering. It performs very well at the strip, the 1 slips enough to give a street tired 5.0 fox a hell of a holeshot when done correctly. Not sure if some oil got on the clutch or if the flywheel wasn't resurfaced or if it's in the clutch itself.
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    Build your 5.0

    Good point. The stock suspension is good enough for a street tired h/c/i, you just have to relearn it. SFC's would be the only thing I'd add at this point other than stickys and skinnies, traction wise.
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    gto? do i stand a chance?

    I took a 6.0 gto out on the highway one night with a 10:1 306 with h/c/i, 3.73s and bolt ons.
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    Confused 'Vette

    If I'm not mistaken a company actually done that to a few for the corvettes 50th?? anniversary.
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    test & tune times

    Try launching at 3-3500rpm and slip the clutch as your rolling in the throttle. I can cut 1.9x's-2.0s all day on cheap street tires doing that on a not so sticky track with stock suspension. You'll just have to get the feel of how much throttle and clutch slip to give it.
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    Safety inspection question

    Yes they do check for converters here in NC, and I'm 99% sure they would in every other state. If your lucky you might get an inspector who doesn't care. Personally though I will not pass a car without converters unless I know who they are, and even then I don't like it. I already have a 150...