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  1. mc0311grunt

    proper bushing name?

    get rid of that 7.5 and get an 8.8 or a 9 inch
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    Sticky Cooling Problem

    what fan is on there? What radiator? Thermostat on right(little hole to the top)?
  3. mc0311grunt

    terminator 86 Stang

    :flag:I just picked up a terminator motor for wicked cheap at an auction. It came with the computer, harness, and motor mounts. I am going to put it in my 86 Mustang 5.0. I already got a 96 K member. What parts can I put on while the engine is still out of the car?
  4. mc0311grunt

    pro's & con's

    4 banger t-5 are weaker than the 5.0 t5. You will just tear up the tranny. Save yourself the trouble and get the t5 out of a 5.0
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    Help with Erratic Gauges and Backfire

    your volts seem kind of low. My 86 did the same thing when my alternator went out. Check the alternator. If you have the stock gauges then the would act nuts with power coming in and out.time to convert to an sn95 130 amp
  6. mc0311grunt

    performance parts 4.6 Terminator

    I picked up a supercharged 4.6(terminator) at an auction for dirt cheap. Motor has 32,xxx miles on it and came with the computer and harness. I am putting it in my 86 Mustang GT. What performance parts are out there that are good? What would be the best auto tranny to put behind the motor? Any...
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    Engine in 86 GT

    this is going to be a homebuilt special 4 runner. Just something the ball and chain can beat up on off road. Plus being that I am a licensed smog tech there is no problem registering it. I figured I would use bronco tranny and running gear. Ain't too hard to weld some motor mounts and stuff. Got...
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    Engine in 86 GT

    got a 96 k member from the junkyard today. It is in good shape. Having it media blasted and powder coated to keep it clean. I am trying to find out which automatic will be able to bolt right up to this motor? I am thinking C4. I got the 302 out today. Didn't take pics of that cuz everybody knows...
  9. mc0311grunt

    Engine in 86 GT

    I'll make a progress thread and take plenty of pics. I am sure there are plenty of other people out there thinking of doing the swap.
  10. mc0311grunt

    Engine in 86 GT

    I picked up a supercharged 4.6(terminator motor) today for 3800 at an auction. How hard would it be to put in a fox body? Does anybody make adapters or am I going to have to fab my own? Any help would be useful:shrug:
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    Rocker arm issues

    thanks for the help:nice:
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    Rocker arm issues

    no I haven't tried driving the car. Just trying to get it to run correctly. I figured I did it wrong but I am on a budget so I have to keep the stockers for a while
  13. mc0311grunt

    Rocker arm issues

    I picked up an 86 gt today. It is all stock. The kid who had it before me took the intake off and the valve covers to "adjust the valves." Now I torqued them down to 25 ftlb. I didn't go the firing order tightening route. I just started tightening them. Now it idles rough as hell. Can somebody...
  14. mc0311grunt

    cooling issues

    YEAH i AM THINKING CLOGGED RADIATOR. i WILL SEE THIS WEEKEND. ALSO WHICH TEMP SHOULD THE CAR BE AT WHEN WARMED UP?
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    cooling issues

    I got ford Contour electric fans on my 86 Stang. When I am in traffic the car runs cool(160-170 degrees). When I am on the freeway moving at 65mph the car doesn't cool as easy and the fans almost constantly stay on. Any ideas on what it could be? I have the fan wired to a toggle switch. Yeah I...
  16. mc0311grunt

    I got a ticket/advice?

    I've had plenty of speeding tickets. Trust everybody in here. SLOW DOWN and take it to the track. I get Ricers revving me all the time and I let it go. Ain't worth it. If you know you were in the wrong just face it and learn from it. Just cuz a car can do 140mph doesn't me you have to do it on a...
  17. mc0311grunt

    Stang vs weed wacker

    So i pulled up to a light to and I hear a weed wacker coming(Civic). He pulls next to me and very annoyingly starts revving his motor. I look to my right and see a wonderful Charger on black steel rims with lights under his grill. I revv mine a little so this kid thinks he has a race. Light...
  18. mc0311grunt

    hp gains

    how much hp/tq would I gain by putting on explorer heads and intake ove my stock 200hp? I am trying to get power for cheap. Explorer parts seem like the way to go:flag:
  19. mc0311grunt

    Explorer GT 40 help!!

    I am hearing a lot about putting explorer intake and heads on mustangs. I got an 86 Gt (i know it is a bastard mustang). What would I need to put explorer heads and intake on my car. Any info would help. What would I need to do the switch. I got an Exploder given to me(has a 5.0). The kid...
  20. mc0311grunt

    Oil Leak Mystery!?!?

    oil pan gasket? Rear main seal
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