Search results

  1. 8

    what type of gas should i be using???

    cool! ima put 87 in it and if it pings im advancing the timing. its like the prices just went down! haha thanks all
  2. 8

    what type of gas should i be using???

    with the price of gas going up...i am wondering if I should be or can be running on 87 or 89. I usually put 91 in my 88 5.0, and have been as long as i have had it. I bought it from my friend and he said he always put 91, so i did the same. It has a stock fuel pump and stock injectors, a 70 mm...
  3. 8

    is my TPS sensor bad or going bad ?

    id say yes to those symptoms, except turning off the car and restarting it doesnt always get it to go away, but often makes it better or more tolerable to drive. and i also just bought a code reader (digital) for 35 bucks so I should be getting it in the mail this week some time hopefully.
  4. 8

    is my TPS sensor bad or going bad ?

    yes, i cleaned the throttle body the other day when i was tuning up the car. it looked good and opened and closed nicely with no hang ups. the tps went up to 4.30 maybe higher but it looked as if it was working cool. where are the engine harness connectors? why would it be them? i have scanned...
  5. 8

    is my TPS sensor bad or going bad ?

    sometimes when i start my 88 5.0 sitck, it will run way to fast. around 2 rpm...when usually it is around 1. it is tuned correctly because I just set the timing and fuel the other day, and it was running good after i did that. I also cleaned the IAC. the problem seemed to go away. but still...
  6. 8

    autometer oil pressure and air fuel gauge install...need help

    hmm... maybe ill just leave them for show for now... i would only hook them up b/c they are already there...i really want a boost gauge instead :D but i dont think i will have a supercharger for a while
  7. 8

    autometer oil pressure and air fuel gauge install...need help

    it is mechanical. you say i can order the stuff i need from summit?
  8. 8

    autometer oil pressure and air fuel gauge install...need help

    when it comes to hooking up aftermarket gauges, im not good. haha or at least havent had that much experience. My 88 5.0 came with a dual pillar gauge set up. One is a Air Fuel, the other is a Oil Pressure. Niether of them are hooked up and I think the previous owner just had them there for...
  9. 8

    are my cats clogged/need to be replaced?

    do u think they just went bad because of the age and milage? is it more common for the front two, to go first? i dont want to get new ones and mess them up.
  10. 8

    are my cats clogged/need to be replaced?

    thanks for the tip. i think i am going to leave it parked until i get it fixed. i think im either going to get a bassani x with cats or a off road.
  11. 8

    are my cats clogged/need to be replaced?

    i was just talking to my brother and he pointed out that I dont have any air going them. what i mean is, i have GT40 heads and the stock smog stuff doesnt hook up to the back of them, so I just have the air routed down to the h pipe, but it is after the first two cats. It is both sides that is...
  12. 8

    are my cats clogged/need to be replaced?

    yeah i have noticed a power loss. i used to have a off road h pipe on it but i replaced it for the h pipe, so i could pass smog. it passed too just a couple months ago. but the h pipe i used was stock and had 108K on it and did sit outside for a while.
  13. 8

    are my cats clogged/need to be replaced?

    I noticed a popping/ rattling noise in my car, which seemed to be the exhaust, I thought it was hitting something... but then I noticed my front 2 cats were glowing orange/red. I have a 88 5.0, and I have the stock h pipe set up on it, with the 4 cats. The rear ones looked normal, but the front...
  14. 8

    88 5.0 having running problems. fast idle

    we set the timing to about 10*, adjusted the tps as close as we could get it to specs. cleaning the iac made the most difference. The car idled normal after I cleaned it out. It didnt look that bad but I guess it makes the difference. as I was making some adjustments I dropped my screwdriver and...
  15. 8

    88 5.0 having running problems. fast idle

    my brother and i are looking at the car right now and it is sucking alot of air through the cold air intake. the idle is high still. what should i set the timing to? i have a e 303 cam/ gt 40 heads /edlebrock intake. i am going to check the tps sensor right now.
  16. 8

    88 5.0 having running problems. fast idle

    whats the tps supposed to be at?
  17. 8

    88 5.0 having running problems. fast idle

    i have been driving my 88 5.0 for a while and it was running fine. I went to start it the other day and it was idling over 2000 rpms, when usually its around 1000 and runs normal. i checked out the engine and i cant find anything wrong. we checked the timing and it was fine. anyone know what...
  18. 8

    question about smog pump and connections with GT40 heads

    cool thanks for the info. everyone.
  19. 8

    question about smog pump and connections with GT40 heads

    The car in question is a 88 5.0. I bought my car with GT40 heads. The smog pump is still hooked up to the belt so it runs when the car runs, but none of the connections from the smog pump are hooked up. So it is just pumping air out. I have most of the connections that it is missing from a conv...
  20. 8

    trying to diagnose ticking noise on 88 5.0 coupe

    i am trying to diagnose the ticking noise that my 88 5.0 5spd coupe is making. the car runs great and is reliable and a daily driver, but it has a ticking noise. i am pretty sure it is not an exhaust leak. i sometimes hear it on start up and it comes and goes depending on rpm. and varies...
Top Bottom
Back
Forums
Menu