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  1. 88GTtom

    back from the dead

    bought myself an 07 gt. love the car, have loudmouths and cai with tunes coming in the mail soon. good to be back
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    One header tube glowing?

    more timing requires more fuel. if your talking about cold start ups, dont worry... i have that same problem to. car runs like crap when first fired up. it will even out when she gets warm. dont turn that fuel pressure down. good luck
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    One header tube glowing?

    the more my timing is turned down, the more my cats glow. is the tubing on the #3 header go up and then down and back? maybe fuel is getting stuck in their... i have my timing at 14 degrees right now, i just fixed my idle problems so im turning it back up to 18 degrees. try more timing, but be...
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    Rear main seal, should I replace it or leave it alone?

    i say if go with your gut feeling when you look at it. if you dont care about changing it again down the line, then do it. as another point tho, almost everyone has a rear main leak, so maybe you should concider yourself lucky and not ***** with it. i had mine changed and it still leaks, not as...
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    Which intake is better?

    put the heads on first. i did your route once and really dident like the result. i wish i had done the heads first.
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    orion h2 subs

    dude, what amp are you going to be running, those h2's take a LOT of watts to get them moving. 2000 watts rms, 1200 watts to each is what most people say is the least you should put in them. i would get some different subs, or try a one sub setup. maybe one 15" h2 in a custome ported encloser...
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    pinging,studder,miss fire etc. *help*

    bump that timing.. anyways, maybe you are running rich. thats a big fuel pump for a mostly stock motor. All i know is that my car runs like a$$ when i start it in the morning. I just got done tuning it and it runs a lot better now. what does your car idle at when it is at normal operating temp?
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    Big Problems - help please - can't get it running right

    is your maf calibrated for those injectors?
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    Timing Problems

    advancing your timimg should raise your overall idle. what does it go to after you bump the timing? maybe after bumping the timing, you should lower your idle a little bit, turning the screw( next to the throttle linkage on the throttle body) counter clock wise. dont forget to disconnect the IAC...
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    Need help building a custom sub box for gt hatchback....

    i had a costom box made to fit under the cargo cover. You would never know their was one orion hcca 12 under it with a hcca 275g4 amp powering 1200 watts at 12 volts. Its a ported encloser. I believe jl's need sealed enclosures. My setup pounded real hard. the box angled down like the cargo...
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    car's running too hot

    stock is 193, i think mine still has the stock. i have an electric fan, i have the fan off when driving, she runs around 193-197 ish. when i put the fan on, she goes down to about 185. I dont think their is anything wrong running that high
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    popping/sputtering?

    my car acts the same way when first started in the morning or when she is cold. from my reading it is because of the cam... i messed with the tps a little bit ago, its at about .97, i know at .99 the spudering/poping isnt so bad. mine only does it at low rpm's, once i get to about 1800, it...
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    5.0 front brake upgrade kits?

    i know in the jegs catalog, a company sells a rear disk brake kit for like 730 dollars. comes with a new master cylinder to.
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    Timing Spout HELP Have Searched

    not to sure if i am right... but you might want to think about pulling the distributor out and putting it back in to have the slack back. you will then have to set top dead center ( by turning the crank by hand) or set it at 14-14 degrees and then realign your rotor to #1. Do a search and try to...
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    Hot start issue..

    tfi modual... its on the distributer. sounds like that is the problem.
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    Timing Spout HELP Have Searched

    make sure you drive the car for a bit to get her nice and warm before you attempt to do anything to the timing. when i fire her up she runs like ass. if i check timing it is way down. when she warms up, the timing will go up. Point being, i am not to sure if you warmed her up before you tried to...
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    Is this right???

    i had my trany filled with just about 3 quarts 2 days ago.
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    FAILED EMISSIONS! Have a few questions...

    not to sure about your state, but mine does a visual inspection. They look under the car to make sure the car has them, then they throw her on the dino and sniff. Put the stock h pipe on, make sure your smog pump in on and works, make sure all vacume lines for smog are hooked up as well as the...
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    turn signal problems.....

    correct, remove like he said, takes a minute. mine was fastened to something so it wouldent move. cant remember what it looked like, but it should stand out. i would go buy one, they cant be more then 10 dollars. then look for the old one, or just go ahead and look for it... borrow a friends to...
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    King Cobra Clutch Hold Up?

    get a new pilot bearing to, i have also read to get a better throw out bearing retainer... i dident, but i dident know untill today after i got the car back... summit racing sells one for 40 dollars p# sum-700103