Like I said, I do not claim to be an authority in this area. I have never had to do it. I've only bled the master and calipers. Perhaps you've got the stuff to get it done. I simply want to point that that as a more likely area to have a dealer focus on than the fuse block or hydraboost if it...
I would absolutely re-bleed the brakes before I did anything else. I will also note that (although I have never had to try) some people believe the ABS block cannot be bled properly unless the dealer does it.
Mushy brake pedal SCREAMS air in the lines.
I never said I wasn't conformist. I could be Joe Everyman, but that doesn't change the fact that you've got a problem with the fact that someone doesn't like your exhaust. Who cares? Does it really matter?
Frankly, I don't think I could get through the day without a heart attack if I got...
BTW- A well-built 5.4 will make power without a blower. Here is Boss330's combo:
Boss 330 (520/440 STD*) 5.4L, Ported '00R's/Cams/PSR/RG. N/A HP Champion.
Pipe down NewBee. Every redneck DOES have flowmasters. That doesn't make you a redneck, but it DOES make you conformist. Some people want to be different, and that doesn't make you a lesser person.
As to answering the mans question, there are no big advantages to going with a full catback on...
I can't decide if there are more active header threads or timing adjuster threads.
Hooker, SHM, Kooks, and BBK are all respected headers. MAC is a cheaper and less respected option. Your exhaust doesn't care one way or another which one you use, although you will need to chop up that X-pipe...
Jesus Christ.
If your budget is so tight that you can't come off some money for headers, how EXACTLY are you going to finance a headswap???? What is your contingency plan if you or your shop mis-times the cams and you bend some valves? What would you do if a tech accidentally dropped a...
Yes. The exhaust needs a set of flow tubes. They are basically adapters that go from one size to another. I have a 2.5" Dr. Gas X-pipe feeding the stock 2.25" exhaust on my car.
Engine swaps aren't ever cheap or easy. Its an ENGINE SWAP. That having been said, a 4V swap is about as cheap and easy as it gets. You can get complete engines for less than 3k, and you aren't exactly breaking new ground. Hell, there is a website dedicate to EXACTLY this swap...
You have the stupidest dealer on earth. Do not ever return for any reason to a place that would try to pass that line. There is a big difference between the dogbone and a driveshaft loop.
Save your money. There is no perfect car. People can and do go broke trying to chase the dream of the perfect pony. The Mach is probably one of the best factory Mustangs ever made, and I think you can get comparable performance out of either car.
StangLou- there is no header so good at scavenging that it will rip oil past the valve seals. The problems were specifically related to MAC L/Ts (surprise) and several 4V engines boroscoped after using the MAC headers showed evidence of weld slag being introduced into the cylinders through the...
Jayson, how bout just lurking the forums or doing a few searches before posting threads covering ground that has been trampled to dust by thousands of Mustang owners?
Its bad enough to only want low-hanging fruit, but its damned annoying to ask others to pick it for you. No flame intended...
Carrier bearings vote here. I just had mine replaced with some new gears at T&J. The car is about 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times more fun to drive with a quite drivetrain.
Here's a fact regarding economics. MAC isn't some big company like Wal-Mart leveraging enormous economies of scale in order to beat competitors prices. They sell stuff cheap by making it cheap. Some of it works. Some of it doesn't. I think their older 5.0 stuff is decent, and I know some of...
I sent this T/A to Cali03Boss. As I recall, the newer bolt is longer to clear the additional thickness introduced by the T/A. Somehow I managed to get the wrong one in the mail.
Make sure the float in the overflow bottle isn't stuck and is moving freely. The light will go off on its own if the sender is giving an accurate level. No need for computer antics.