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    Wgt difference hatch vs. notch 5.0

    my bone stock 91 gt 5spd was 3180 me out of it. that was at the DOT truck weight stations you see on the side of the road. This is with spare tire, ponys, ac, smog everything that came on the car from the factory.
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    First time at track .Help.

    what track in NC are you going to?
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    hughes torque converters

    mine is an 8" setup for a glide and a brake for about 5500rpm, what you are looking at is probably some kind of street converter. Their stuff is as good as anybody elses. I also have and ati, and coan converter, they are all the same quality.
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    hughes torque converters

    i have one in my dragster. Its a good piece but not cheap.
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    Forged internals question

    rods are forged
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    time slip & next mod advice please!

    better tires and dump it off the line. Your 60' isn't that great, i can pull that with my 2.73 gear with regular radials.
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    bad oil leak at high rpms

    sounds like pcv problems. you are building a lot of crankcase pressure and it has to go somewhere.
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    How to take out factory radio?

    I used finish nails in each one of the holes.
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    why get rid of EGR???

    Stang8URMPRT, why would it need an injector, since you said the egr valve was already used to pull fuel from the exhaust? Does the exhaust not spit out enough unburned fuel already? That must be what that wet stuff is coming out of my tailpipe in the morning, unburned fuel for the egr valve...
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    why get rid of EGR???

    Stang8URMPRT, so why didn't they just call it the gr (gasoline recirculation) valve according to your logic? lol
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    why get rid of EGR???

    at part throttle (lean mixtures) combustion temps can get up to 2000+degrees. WHen this happens NOx (nitrogen oxide) emission increase significantly. To help lower the temps. and NOx emissions, exhaust gas is recirculated back into the intake to cool down things. Exhaust is used because it is...
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    Anyone run a Comp Cams XE270HR?

    114lsa is going to make it idle better and pull more vacuum (being more friendly to the computer) it will make the power band wider and decrease your dynamic compression ratio.
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    Idle adjustment

    i can unplug my iac at idle and it will idle perfect, don't know if this will tell you anything. but my car is also completely stock.
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    I have searched the thread for my answer about gears.

    i would get the richmond gears. Because i believe ( i am sure somebody will let me know if i am wrong) the fms gears don't have the pinion depth engraved on them. They just go by the master housing depth method. So the installation will be more accurate if you put them in to the exact depth...
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    Replacing Clutch

    its not that big of a deal. I have always done it by myself. Unless you are a 50lb manboy, and you can't bench 75lbs (the trans. weight) you will be alright by yourself.
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    leaky power rack, any of those seal conditioners actually work?

    i used the lucas oil version on a toyota with 225,000 miles. It worked great and stopped the leak. It was a pretty decent leak too.
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    Ford t-5 the same as chevy t-5?

    inside guts are, outside is a little different
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    broke rocker arm

    stock cam and valvesprings
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    How did you get your drive shaft bolts off?

    just took my driveshaft out last night. 12point, 12mm half inch drive on the old impact wrench and they fell out like butter!