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  1. rancorkeeper

    Please Please Please Please Be Happening.

    https://www.autoblog.com/2018/01/11/ford-bullitt-mustang-naias-detroit-auto-show/ I just talked to my dealer today & plan to put a deposit down if it becomes reality.
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    Progress Thread Miss Molly

    I like it. The 402 in my 1970 Monte Carlo was yellow (not as bright, tho), so I think it can be a sharp look. But it will show dirt/grease immediately & is a pain to keep clean in a daily driver. In Japan & Thailand, yes, but in Western European culture, yellow is historically used to...
  3. rancorkeeper

    Intermittent Vibration During Acceleration

    Considering you just did the u-joints, that would be my suggestion on the first place to check. They could be bad or you could have some loose bolts on one or both ends of the driveshaft connections.
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    Steering Wheel

    No difference I've ever noticed when I've seen them at shows, but I don't own a Terminator, so I can't say for sure. I do know they have the same pony logo & cruise control buttons.
  5. rancorkeeper

    Downside Of High Compression Ratio

    What the others are trying to say without being quite this explicit: what you described in your post is to change the timing (advance to provide more power with 93 octane gas). This is not the same as changing the combustion ratio. To do that, you would need to either change the size of your...
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    Is It 5 Or 6 Quarts? 1999 Mustang Gt

    This was a popular topic for new owners back in 2001. Ford & Honda both started calling for 5w-20 in their engines that year because there were finally enough oil manufacturers who were producing a 5w-20 that met the necessary specifications. Both manufacturers could have listed it for use a...
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    Newbie Saying Hello

    Hi & welcome! Other than the usual suspension upgrades you would add to any unibody track car, I think you'll find the '97 Cobra to be a solid car. Stock brakes are decent size; they're vented from the factory & the fronts are twin piston. The only things I'd personally look at before...
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    Is It 5 Or 6 Quarts? 1999 Mustang Gt

    You're refering to TSB 03-8-3 APR 03 Engine - Oil Level Indicator Markings which states: "Ensure the vehicle is sitting on level ground. Set the park brake and ensure the transmission selector is in PARK position, or in FIRST gear on manuals. The engine must be OFF. The best time for...
  9. rancorkeeper

    My First Mustang

    Congrats on your first Stang. Great price, too. :cheers:
  10. rancorkeeper

    Bullitt Suspension Build Expectation

    That's because the S197 is a three link system, unlike the SN95 which is a four link (technically, it's a triangulated four link). I think most automotive engineers would say a panhard bar is a necessity with a three link, but you'll find some disagreement on whether it helps a four link with...
  11. rancorkeeper

    Leaking Gas And Water!!

    This could very likely be the culprit - it was a common problem on 90-96 GM B-bodies & they would get a strong gas smell inside the cabin.
  12. rancorkeeper

    Mark 8 Cobra Build

    Really? Guess I never noticed that on the mod motors before the New Edge Mustangs came out.
  13. rancorkeeper

    Port Matching Bullitt Intake And Heads.

    Technically, port matching is done to both the intake & the head at the same time, hence the "match." Otherwise, it's just porting individual openings. You could do a search over at the Bullitt site, but my guess is a port match on the Bullitt intake won't yield much because it flowed pretty...
  14. rancorkeeper

    Mark 8 Cobra Build

    Agree on the Cobra B heads, but you'll also want the Cobra intake cams (I'm pretty sure only exhaust is the same), particularly with the Cobra heads because the intake ports flow considerably more than the Mark heads, even the 97-98 4v motors. Also, get the CObra fuel rail if you can, because...
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    Bullitt Suspension Build Expectation

    Great link. I'd be interested to see the writer of the article debate a Ford engineer as to how their panhard bar doesn't actually misalign the roll center that was engineered into the car with the factory four link uca design. From what I've heard during my autocrossing days, a lot of SN95...
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    Bullitt Suspension Build Expectation

    I've always thought they were kind of pointless on an SN95 because of the upper control arm design. I'm not sure it's much of an upgrade, but others may disagree.
  17. rancorkeeper

    I Want A New Driver

    You probably know this, but doesn't hurt to mention just in case - the Bullitt is 5-speed only.
  18. rancorkeeper

    90’ Grand Marquis 5.0 Build

    In a word, no. It's a non-HO motor - I believe they were rated around 150hp & 270tq. Much better stock V8 options out there if you're looking for a pushrod motor to do an engine swap.
  19. rancorkeeper

    Help Ole Rusty !

    Taking a 6 cylinder that's maybe a mid-16s car & getting to mid 11s will cost you tens of thousands of dollars if you aren't supplying any of the labor. As you add power, you will need to upgrade every component of the car: brakes, suspension, transmission, rear end, cooling, wiring/ecm, roll...
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    Bullitt Suspension Build Expectation

    The stock subframes are a weaker link than the shocks - they aren't welded. I agree with the previous poster as well; get a strut tower brace.
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