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  1. stephen4785

    Whats the voltage suppost to be at the ballast risistor?

    Well It had the pink wire inbetween the ignition and red/green wire that goes to the ballast.Do you have to have that pink wire or can you just run a straight wire from the ignition switch to the ballast?
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    Whats the voltage suppost to be at the ballast risistor?

    My car wouldnt start yesterday and I chased it down to the control module.Iv got a mallory unilite comp9000 distributor and promaster coil.How muich voltage is suppost to be at the ignition switch side of the ballast risistor and how much of a drop should there be on the coil side?
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    Any gains in running an ignition box?

    Im thinking about eventually running an ignition box for my Mallory Promaster coil and Mallory Unilite Comp9000 dstributor.Would there be any gains If I do run the box?What would they be and is it worth the cost?
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    Well the mustang ran for 2 days straight.Now it wont start?

    Just got the stang running sunday.Drove around all day sun and mon.Got out to day to tighten the exhasut up.Tried to start it up and nothing.Its getting fuel but no spark.Got 6-7v on the ignition switch side.Ran a jumper lead to the ballast and tried to start it.Nothing.Voltage at the coil was...
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    Yeeeeeeeeesssssss got it back on the road!

    Got the stang back on the road today.Got it running last night and driveable today.I bought the car from a friend of a friend about 5-6 months ago.I ended up having to replace the short block assembley and a bunch of other crap that the previous owner had done.Ill try to post some pics but my...
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    DFW cop shot and killed another wounded.

    Today 2 police officers where investigating a van that had been running in the Walmart parking lot fro 2 days.As the officers approached a man inside shot one officer fataly wounding him as the officer approched the van from the back.The man them shot at the other officer and wounded him.The had...
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    How many of us build there own car parts?

    As I filp through catalogs and website I cant help but think "What the hell""?Most of this stuff looks pretty easy to fabricate yourself.Like the Monte Carlo bar.Looks simple enough(although for only 20-25$ Ill just be buying one).For instance these $1000-$2000-$3000 axle kits/disc brake kits/...
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    underhood roots style blower??????

    Iv got a hemi manual that has a picture of this guys carbed hemi with a 8-71 blower under the hood.He stuck the blower infront of the motor and connected it directly to his crank.Then ran individual tubes from the bottom of the blower to the intake.Looks pretty nifty.Ill try to post a pic of...
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    what will it take to beat a 01 WS6?

    No I have a 302 not a 289.The motor isnt stock.And yeah unfortuneatly the intake is just a performer.
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    valve adjustment

    Im putting the motor back together in my 65 stang with a 302.Its got hyd lifters.I know the proper way is to position the valves to where there seated then tighten the rocker untill you cant turn the pushrod anymore then give it a half a turn.I did this in my stang and I tightened a few of them...
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    valve adjustment?

    Im putting the motor back together in my 65 stang with a 302.Its got hyd lifters.I know the proper way is to position the valves to where there seated then tighten the rocker untill you cant turn the pushrod anymore then give it a half a turn.I did this in my stang and I tightened a few of them...
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    what will it take to beat a 01 WS6?

    yeah I love the LS1 but I dont like my g/f gloating about her faster car.I guess i shoot myself in the foot though.I talk her into buying performance stuff and teach her about cars.The she buys the new parts and I put them on.I plan on a full exhaust,AFR heads,roller cam,roller rockers,stall...
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    firing order with com cams 280H?

    Iv got a 65 stang and I put in a compcam 280H cam.Does this cam change my firing oreder or is it the same as the stock firing order?
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    drove the stang for the first time since before spring

    I cant wait untill mine gets back on the road.I bought it in Feb,installed the "rebuilt" motor that was hand honed with an electric drill to .060, drove it 3 days then had to pull the motor out again because it was smoking.Now it been suppost to have been done in a couple of weeks for the last...
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    what will it take to beat a 01 WS6?

    Ive got a 65 Stang coupe and my girlfriend has got a 2001 WS6 6 speed with a MTI airlid,and exhaust dumped past the cats.My stang has some work to it but not alot of high performance stuff.Ive got flat top hyp. pistons,280H comp cams(and yeah i know thats to much cam for the motor but it was a...
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    how do you get the crud out of the cowl?

    Iv got a 65 coupe amd theres a bunch of leaves, bugs and stuff around both my cowl vents.How do you get that crud out?
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    anyone with nitrous on their classic got pics?

    Iv heard alot of good reviews about the TNT systmes on mulitple web forums.Although Iv never tried them out.Im planning on putting one of there setups on my car.Just be sure you dont skimp on the saftey equipment for any nos system you get.