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  1. Ray III

    Raised compression, now motor wants 20 deg spark advance to idle, whats with that?

    I was told that the amount of advance I had dialed in was gonna melt a hole through a piston whether it idled good or no. So I turned it back to 12. It surged like nuts for a bit and then smoothed out, it doesn't idle perfectly smooth but it is ok. Figure the computer will get a bit more used...
  2. Ray III

    Milling Question

    Damn dude... Got Displacement? :p
  3. Ray III

    Milling Question

    First off the pre 91 motors had 9.0:1 compression to begin with, and the 91+ had 9.5:1. SO you must work off whichever you have. .040" milled off for .7 to 1 point of compression sounds WAY off. On my 89 motor, I shaved .060", and from my calculations that much only took it to 9.7:1. The 91+...
  4. Ray III

    Raised compression, now motor wants 20 deg spark advance to idle, whats with that?

    Yeah but I don't have a mess is the thing. Certainly not the first motor I rebuilt. The last motor I did that had timing belts, I didn't pay attention to timing marks and got the cams 180 off which was discovered AFTER it had been shoehorned into a FWD pos dodge... :nonono: So you can be sure...
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    Raised compression, now motor wants 20 deg spark advance to idle, whats with that?

    FINALLY got my car back together. While I was rebuilding the 2.3 I had .060" taken off the head which I figure raised my compression ratio from 9:1 to 9.7:1. I got it started once yesterday then the starter took a dump :bang: so I didn't get around to tuning it till tonight anyways I put...
  6. Ray III

    Pleaz help me

    THUD
  7. Ray III

    2.3 n/a mustang goes 120mph!

    Yo, I caught a ride on an electric scooter once, it had the 16 volt upgrade and bumped up the tire air pressure, nothing else, made about 3hp to the rear wheel. We were headin down the interstate and hit a flat stretch and passed a cop and well let's just say he was after us like a tick on a...
  8. Ray III

    Leather interior rare?

    you can get some kit from 50resto.com to re-upholster your clotch GT seats in leather... for about $700. I'll be looking out for factory leather seats. What I wanna do is get some dye, and dye the outer portion of the seats (bolsters) black, and do the center part in tan. That would look...
  9. Ray III

    5.0L V8 vs Rx-8?

    I can twist the frame of my car with the parking brake and the almighty 2.3L Hi-Po :owned:
  10. Ray III

    5.0L V8 vs Rx-8?

    I love driving down twisty roads. I usually have to drive ~25% slower with a mustang than I would with most other cars though. Of course I love fox mustangs so when I get my hands on a good project car I will be fiddling with the suspension some. Is it true the Mustang II had double wishbone...
  11. Ray III

    Help: My N/A 2.3L is dangerously slow - What are some cheap mods?

    BZZZZZZTT Running fuel that does not ping as easily will allow you to advance ignition timing.
  12. Ray III

    2.3 to 2.3 dual plug swap, help

    Don't use that damned dual plug head. Keep the one off your old car and just stick in the roller cam and followers, will make more power. I don't see why you need to pay for a head job if you swap them? Just a head gasket and cam seal... (Just to throw this out there, put the seal in first...
  13. Ray III

    IMHO: Notes from an American Car Hating 39 year old First Wave Punk Rocker. (Long)

    When you say the new Thunderbird looked great that should be our first clue not to take you seriously. :p
  14. Ray III

    Snap-on 40th anniversary Mustang Tool Box

    I'm sure... let's see some ID! :p
  15. Ray III

    5.0L V8 vs Rx-8?

    sounds like fun where do I sign up? :D
  16. Ray III

    Cervini Eleanor

    HELL of a lot better than Ford's design. Except the trash on the hood and side exhaust has gotta go. I like the pics on this page even better. Round turn signals > slits Only thing better is the original concept...
  17. Ray III

    Snap-on 40th anniversary Mustang Tool Box

    hmmmm you posted the same thing in copacabana. SPAM?
  18. Ray III

    I think I over oiled my filter...

    well look at the element, does it have oil and crud on it? I tink you can clean it w/ qtip and alky but dont quote me on that
  19. Ray III

    Leaky header make this sound??

    Blue loctite is better for header bolts.
  20. Ray III

    Key Chime

    heh that's why I like hearing that chime even though it's annoying on new cars. When you hear it dinging that tells you that at least ONE thing isn't broken. :p
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