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    Block Machining Cost?

    cost, like quality varies greatly when it comes to machine work. Check around with the locals to see who they recomend, then call a couple of the shops they recomend and aske how much it will cost. Also, ask if they have tourqe plates for a Ford small block, if they don't-don't bother go...
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    Milky Oil...Lower not sealed?

    Presure test the cooling system with the oil drained, the drain plugs out, and the nose jacked high, if it's the intake you will get water out of the front and the back of the pan, if only comes out the front it could be the front (timing) cover gasket leaking. If after presurizing the system...
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    Help me find this pop in my front end.

    No guarantee this is the problem. My friends '86 and my '90 both did something simular. Only on slow speed turns to the left, typicaly into a parking lot hitting a small transition bump. It was the rack an pinion, the bushing in the end of the rack had worn out and the rack gears were...
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    Shim Cobra brake calipers?

    I now know what the problem is! The reason the axle sticks out further is due to the 31 Spline Eaton differential. Or rather due to the size of the crosspin. One call to Superior axle, and shazam! They knew exacly what it was. The standard car crosspin is 3/4" diameter, where as all of...
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    Ford oil pump design flaw???

    I'll bet I know what that "disk" is... same thing happend to my friends Mustang. The disk was a "punch out blank" from the oil filter. We were puzzeled where it came from for a long time, we knew it couldn't have gotten through the pickup and then we noticed it is the same size (diameter and...
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    Is there such a thing as a "Factory Freak"?

    This was not my "first fast car", and I am sure driving has a lot to do with it, but through 14 years of driving several stock to modified 'Stangs I can tell you none short of a power adder were quicker... or faster on the open Highway. I do agree, without numbers or scientific proof it is...
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    Plugging holes on Heads where Smog Pump Lines connected?

    3 way cats (the type used on Mustangs, factory or aftermarket) require additional oxygen to "catalyze" the fuel, without the air pump they may 'clean' the exhaust, but they act as a filter rather then a combustion unit they were intended to be. And, while we are not required to pass a visual...
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    Is there such a thing as a "Factory Freak"?

    Yes sir, I own one... or at least it was untill the motor blew up at 195,000. due to a missed shift. But, it was a bone stock, air restricter and all '90 LX 5.0, 5spd and smashed every Saleen, Bolt on modded Mustang, Camaro, 80's-90's Corvete, etc.. I ever raced. And I even swaped cars with my...
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    Shim Cobra brake calipers?

    Yeh, i've done Baer brakes and this is always the case... but I have done several GT rear disk swaps never needed to shim them. The M-2300-K instructions say nothing about it either, yet if I don't the caliper brackets rub the rotors and could bend the rotors if I mounted the wheels. I wonder...
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    Plugging holes on Heads where Smog Pump Lines connected?

    Maybe if the cats are real hot, but NO if not. You can pass a sniffer test without cats, with the smog pump. But, without the smog pump it's a lot harder with or without the cats. The smog (air) pump injects air into the cats to burn off the excessive hydrocarbon (unburned fuel). If you remove...
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    Plugging holes on Heads where Smog Pump Lines connected?

    Just did it, 3/4-10 plugs (set screws). This is nearly the same thread pitch and diameter as a 1/2 NPT plug so they should work too. The Ford adapter sleeves down to a 7/16-18 thread, but is drilled through so this will not seal it up. I would suggest using some thread sealer on them just for...
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    Opinions Wanted: Best H/C/I set up w/ STrim?

    185's, with Holley systemax or TFS, and Comp XE268HR. Don't worry about the larger port sizes as the boost will take care of it. Better than choking the boost off and turning it all into heat.
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    Shim Cobra brake calipers?

    ttt
  14. J

    Typhoon Intake?

    Typhoon would be an improvement if only for the fact it does not have the dog legged 1 and 5 runners, but it also has a larger cross sectional area in all the runners = greater flow potential.
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    Shim Cobra brake calipers?

    Shim Cobra brake calipers? Problem found! I’m just finishing up a 8.8 build up with and Eaton differential, superior 31 spline axels, and cobra rear disks… only the caliper brackets are interfering with the rotors, unless I place a .080” thick washer between the mount bracket and the caliper...
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    GM guy here, thinking of a '05, I don't know though, knowing of ford quality....

    Heres my take on Real quality VS abuse. Every auto maker has "Cheap" cars- For Ford the Tempo/Topaz, Escort, etc.. are cheap cars - built cheap to keep them cheap. That deos not make them bad cars, but it does not meen they need less maintainence, usualy it meens they need more, and most...
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    2005 wheels?

    All the '05 wheels look like cr@p.. but if they would just put a wider lip on them they might look OK. The wheel look like they belong on a FWD, what is up with this? Personaly I want to see some Weld's, Bullitt, ans maybe some '99 Cobra wheel on the GT to get an idea what they would look like...
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    GM guy here, thinking of a '05, I don't know though, knowing of ford quality....

    Well here's my history with Fords: Current cars: 1990 5.0 5spd with 420,000 miles (No joke, and it doesn't burn more than a quart of oil between oil changes) on all original running gear (Bought new) runs great 1990 5.0 AOD with 230,000 bought used last year, runs great- trany needs a...
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