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    Buying a car with salvage title

    I feel the same way for my ragtop as you do for the notch. I have put much more money into my stang than I can ever get on resale but it dont matter. I get so much more out of it then I could ever put into it. Sure I could buy a really nice stang for about half the money I put into mine but...
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    speed density question

    I am planning on leaving my cam and heads alone and just going with 1.7 Cobra RR, new valve springs, a Cobra intake with a 65mm TB and leaving the injectors at 19 lbs. Any thoughts?? Yes, I am still SD.
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    seatbelt question

    I also need some ideas on upgrading my stock seat belts that probably need replacing cause of age. I might want something that works with a non-competition rollbar.
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    exhaust question

    Not sure it makes that much difference but either way you are going to make a lot of noise.
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    Retorque on the lower intake

    They must use a special torque wrench that loosens as well as tightens in one operation. Always wondered how those tire shops get the torque right like that!! Ever try and rotate tires from a tire shop and need a 6 ft extension on the rachet handle????? And they say they have no problems ever...
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    Leakdown Test Results - Engine Guys Please Read

    I can bless those readings. They look fine to me. BTW I am no motor man by a long ways!! I have always heard the 10% rule from best to worst cylinders.
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    Buying a car with salvage title

    I use to buy them for the City of Corona (CHP speced mustang automatic). Let me know if you can tell the difference. I always liked mine better cause it was a ragtop. I tell you one thing they lasted good and when Police had their fill of them we put them in or basic fleet for years after.
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    how short will first gear be??

    Michael, with the new tranny and the 2.95 first gear and .625 5th gear it is now registering about (stock tach is not well indexed) 2600 rpms at 80 mph. Does that sound better? I am running 245/45/16 tires but I did have my new Mororsports 140 mph speedo calibrated with that tire/wheel combo...
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    Buying a car with salvage title

    I stand corrected and thanks for the info. It looks like a good process but what type of title to you get? If it is revived not salvaged you may have a problem selling it because it will still raise questions just like the savaged title does. And what is the difference between a salvaged...
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    Buying a car with salvage title

    In Calif it is the kiss of death. For a race/parts car no one really cares. For a street car they are real hard to sell and fetch maybe half value if you are lucky. You will have to sell the car to someone that either knows cars real well or someone who is looking for a real bargain. If...
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    What does gear whine sound like?

    And if it is from the rear gear it goes up and down with revs when it is in gear too. It is the type of thing that is very intuitive. I put new gears in and sudenly I hear this really loud bad noise. And I ask the shop what is up and he says my used gears are junk. When I had another shop...
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    California smog test advice

    I pass everytime in Rivrside County. I have JBA's shorties, Cobra intake with 65mm ford TB, K&N flat pannel air filter, cobra RR, pullies, and catted Bassani X pipes going into stock mufflers. Have gears but that dont count. Only thing without a carb number is my ignition module. Every other...
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    Best fitting catted X-pipe for Fox?

    Bassani gets my vote cause I have had mine since March of 99 and love it. Cost me $370 shipped to my door from Need For Speed in Fl. Fitment was and is great. I took it off when I did my tranny and it looks as good now as it did new. The clamping system holds strong over time. Oh yes, and...
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    new speedometer?

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    King Cobra Clutch by LUK

    I am so happy with my new King Cobra clutch from Astro Performance Wharehouse. Not sure if it will grip 400 rear tire HP (claimed) but it sure has enough for my street car. And the pedal effort is half the amount of my old clutch factory GT clutch. I did a complete clutch job which included...
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    new speedometer?

    I got my old 85 mph speedo that I stuck on a Saleen face on it and you can have it real cheap like $50 plus my cost to ship from Calif. It works fine but I went the eBay route and got a Motorsports 140 mph one for like $100 and it is very accurate. BTW you will have to have it recalibrated for...
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    how short will first gear be??

    NO it reads 3000 rpm's maybe it has the wrong speedo gear but it reads 3000 rpm's at 60 mph! Lets back up, I think it read 3000 rpms's at 70 ph where it use to read arount 2000 rpm's! That sounds right dont it?? Nobody goes 60 mph on the freeways here I would have been run over!! :spot...
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    Thoughts on the FRPP King Cobra clutch?

    Mine should be all done by Monday! New LUK KC clutch, rebuilt tranny with 2.95 gear set and a new firewall click clutch cable adjustor along with new poly tranny mount and crossmemeber bushing kits. It will be hard for me to lay off the power for a month or so.
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    best type of distributors???

    I would say to stick with the stock ignition system unless you have a good performance reason to make a change. Brand loyalty is pretty high but the two biggest sellers is MSD and Crane. If you do go with a high perfromance ignition setup go all the way not just replace a coil or distributor...
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    New Tires for my Pony Wheels - SIZE?

    Never seen an 8" Pony wheel and I looked real hard. All are 7" wide and would not work for my 245/45/16 tires. I did put on 245/50/16 and they worked for me real well. It may be pushing it but I found that the stiff sidewalled Yoko tires worked real well. Now that I have Cobra R wheels that...
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