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    UPR X-Pipe ... smog tube?

    '89 5.0 5spd I plan on keeping the smog pump and plumbing on the car ... but running the UPR o/r X. My question is: There isn't a smog tube on the X to mount my hose onto :scratch: Do I just cap off the tube as it comes down under the firewall? What affect, if any, does this have...
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    Subframe Connectors

    I'm going to be farting around in the garage tonight after work, so if I get the time, I will snap a couple of pics of my GW set for you so you can see where they mount exactly.
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    Subframe Connectors

    The GW subframes require a lot less welding (can save labor cost if a shop welds them in for you). As far as better I can't say because I haven't own a pair of MM to be able to compare. Both companies are good and I've never heard any complaints about either brand .... only that the MM's...
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    $200 Gear Install ... should I just pay it?

    Thanks for all the help fellers :nice: The last thing I want to touch on is price ... I don't think I could trust taking my car to a shop that only charged 100 bucks to install a set of gears in an 8.8 ... Do they know what they're getting into? I don't want the glue-sniffer putting...
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    $200 Gear Install ... should I just pay it?

    Ahhh, I forgot about that one, holy crap :barf:
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    $200 Gear Install ... should I just pay it?

    :scratch: Hmmm, so Gigi's Gyro Hut and Gears wouldn't be a good place to take 'er. :shrug: The place I would go is good ... but you never know. How do you propose I make sure they do it right ? ... show up with the Godfather :shrug:
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    $200 Gear Install ... should I just pay it?

    Thanks ... agree. Saving the 200 bucks is nice ... but I think my biggest concern is how skilled is the stooge that would be working on my car ?????????? Does he REALLY know wtf he's doing ????????? You know how some shop guys are. :nonono: They act like you're a damn idiot because you...
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    $200 Gear Install ... should I just pay it?

    I have a 7-tooth drive T-5 ... it takes the 20-black driven gear ... already got one :nice:
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    $200 Gear Install ... should I just pay it?

    Too late. I am very mechanically inclined. I'm not scared to do the work. I just don't wanted to try my "back-yard install" and then end up having to take it to someone anyways. I bought the car bone stock so I could be the guy that molests it. I wanted a clean base to start from not a...
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    $200 Gear Install ... should I just pay it?

    Thanks :nice: I have a micrometer to do that with. I just hope the gear cut and pitch circle on both the ring and pinion will work this way without whining. How many times have you honestly done the swap? 50/50 just isn't good enough odds or worth the headache .. do you think :(
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    $200 Gear Install ... should I just pay it?

    I'll still use the trac-lok until it goes t.u. .... See this is what I've heard. yes, no, yes, no, yes, no :bang: :bang:
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    Subframe Connectors

    3rd vote for GW subframes ... Ditto on the seat supports as well. Whatever weld in brand you buy, make sure to get full lengths. More area along the subframe that is supported the more rigidity you'll have in the chassis. I wouldn't get anything too fancy (expensive) if you are planning...
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    $200 Gear Install ... should I just pay it?

    I hear you. For the money it's worth having someone else do the labor for sure ... I think my biggest concern is my luck, lol ... I'd end up getting "the bonehead guy" doing the work and not check it because, who cares, it's not his car type-a-thing. :nonono: .... or do it incorrectly and...
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    $200 Gear Install ... should I just pay it?

    I picked up the Ratech $80 install kit and a set of FRPP 3.55's for my 12K actual mile '89 Notch. I've never done a swap myself due to a lack of instruments to check the work. I've heard a few guys say that with the Ford made gear sets, its as easy as just reusing the factory shims ...
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    Who has AFR 165's and a 10:5:1 compression 306 or there about? Daily driver?

    :Word: ... with the +.030" bores you raise compression. C o m p r e s s i o n -is- c o m p r e ssing the air & fuel mixture from the bottom of the cylinder stroke up to the top of the stroke and cramming that increased cylinder volume (.628 liter vs .618 liters) into the same...
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    official afr 165 vs trick flow twisted wedge poll

    Based on all the relative testing I've read I'm not able to vote yet because I don't know the rest of the combo crapola AFR - TW 1.90" - 2.02" valve .750" - .625" deck thickness $1400 - $1100 :scratch: :shrug:
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    3.08's to 3.73's How big of a difference is it?

    :scratch: Maybe it's already been done and that's why we still have people stuck in the 70's :)
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    347, which heads?

    Shhhhh, we have to whisper around this "bigger is always better" crowd ...
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    3.08's to 3.73's How big of a difference is it?

    :hail2: Exactly ...... A description like you put up is only obtained through multiple experiences. A lack of "normal use" in 1st & 5th gear with 3.55's+ is the reason why the T5Z has the taller 2.95 1st gear and .63 5th gear ratio ... to get "normal" use of shift points back with the gear...
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    Will 18x9's fit on a fox or stay 17x9??

    I bring this post back to life!! Allah-kazam! It's hard to tell because the wheel center on the white notch is dark ... and at this point, with only 2 posts to his credit, I don't think he'll answer. F'in tard :rolleyes: With a 24mm offset and the way the rear looks tucked I would guess...
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