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  1. maxine-70

    Please help on getting GT40 irons prepped.....

    i only bowl ported mine, smoothing out the transitions from the rough casting to the machined throat of the valve opening. i did not port my runners or gasket match. modern heads are made with swirl effect designed into them, and its best to leave that alone unless youre a pro and have a serious...
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    8.8 swap: how much can 28 spline axles take?

    the 8.8 28 spline unit will handle more than the c4 will be capable of itself. i make it no secret that ford automatics suck in my opinion, particularly the c4, which was the worst of the worst. sure, they can be made to handle the power, but not cheaply. fords rear axle reputation was far...
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    convertible lowering springs

    i want to lower my convertible 86 GT, but some springs say not for convertible. im sure they will fit but just will lower the car more than advertised due to the extra weight of the convertible. i want to go about 1" overall. any suggestions?
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    speedo pinion question

    im getting ready to do a rear gear swap on my 86 GT. it has 3.27's now and im wanting to put in the 3.90 motive gears. the one little snag im finding is that since ford never made a 3.90 gear (unless you go way back to the 9" 3.89), im not finding speedo pinion gears to match this rear gear...