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  1. bluestang2.3

    Suspension You Won't Believe This.....

    So: my passenger side ball joint needs to be replaced, after all I do have over 325,000 miles on the bluestang hehe. So I pull it in the garage and proceed to disassemble to front end. With new ball joint in hand I slipped it into place and..... Wait... What did he say? SLIPPED it into place...
  2. bluestang2.3

    Transmission Help Please

    Pretty sure I'm answering my own question, but figured I'd give it a shot anyway. I have a 91 2.3 with the a4ld tranny. The Truckstang is closing in on 320K miles with no rebuild on the motor or the trans. I keep the fluids clean and maintain all regularly. We do tow a boat, a small pop up...
  3. bluestang2.3

    Good news for pre 96 cars in Illinois

    Well they finally did it. After numerous lawsuits, accidents and damaged vehicles, The State of Illinois no longer requires vehicles that aren't OBD II equipped to be dyno tested. In fact, any 95 or earlier doesn't have to be tested at all. I'm not sure how many in Illinois are reading this, but...
  4. bluestang2.3

    40.00 CAI problem??? too much air? not enough fuel??

    An interesting development has occured with the new CAI I installed. I was on the highway and noticed the tranny wasn't going into it's final OD gear (lockup) Since I have 287k on the original engine/trans, I thought, "Well, it's finally going out on me." Wrong. I pulled of to the side to check...
  5. bluestang2.3

    NEW $40.00 CAI for a 2.3 EEC IV

    Hello all fellow 2.3 lovers. I just recently saw this ad in Advance Auto Parts (PDQ) for a universal Cold Air Intake. I just replaced my home built CAI with this one a few days ago and it works great!!! It's quite simple to install and looks and sounds better than the PVC one I made...
  6. bluestang2.3

    Aggrivating ignition problem Please help

    I have a 91 hatchback 2.3 EEC IV, auto trans with 286,000 miles on it. Last month I noticed a problem with my tach and loss of power (like there's a whole lot to begin with) :Þ The tach would register ½ of the actual rpm's, the engine would run rough and there's a definite power loss...