I run a 70mm mac. Only does it around 2500rpm or so. And you can buy the t body and egr spacer for what most of the other companys sell just the t body for.
They use the same bushings in the twin I beam setup on the trucks. At work we order the moog replacements. I knock them out with a air hammer. And use a ball joint press to press them back in.
How many miles on the motor? Ford does not use a very good valve stem seal from the factory. I would check the compression, if the compression checks out good. I would try a set of valve stem seals.
My notch was wrecked when I got it. The lower part of the support was bent but the top was fine. I just cut it off flat with the frame, plated it, and bent a pieace of roll bar tubing and welded it on.
I know what you mean about puting one together so you know what all is done to the car.
I'm going to have a progress thread here in a few week on my car.
To get a t5 to hold any kind of power it needs to be shimmed up.
Kevins89: where do you live? There is a guy that live about a mile up the road from my house that builts t5's and knows how to shim them up. I have one of his t5z in my car now. Still works as good as the day it was bought. It...
I would take the 10grand and go buy another car that somebody has allready fully built.
There are some really good deals out there right now.
About three weeks ago this guy came up to me at the store and was talking to me about mustang. Said he has a 93Gt that has been cloned into a...