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    Tell me about DECH's - ALSO POST PICS OF NICE/YOUR FAV FOX STANGS

    Also, DECH is a/was a Canadian company. Yes, they went out of business, but they went out quite a while back. Say 5 years ago if not more. You can visit some Canadian stang sites online and ask around. I know some members on www.gtamc.com were selling used DECH kits for a couple hundred...
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    mysterious connectors in trunk...

    I think the other one may be for the automatic trunk/hatch release found inside the glove compartment. I think it was an option. That plug may have fit inside a mechanism to trigger the release of the trunk clasp. Do you have a yellow trunk release button in your glovebox? If so, does it...
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    steam cleaning carpet?

    I'd try the shampoo'er first before you spend all that time and money swapping out the rug. I've done many of my families cars with a grocery store rented easy-off shampoo machine. I get the smaller one with the attachment for upholstery and do both the seats and the carpets. As the...
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    Gauges in kmhr?

    If you're talking about whiteface guage overlays in km/hr, MAC sells whiteface overlays that have the outside radius in MPH and the smaller inside radius as km/hr. I installed a set of MAC whiteface overlays in my 1990 back in June. They are pretty good and you can see the km/hr clearly...
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    Motor Mounts

    The basic block is the same, however, everything in the block is bored out differently and the manifold is different.
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    Power Steering Went Out!

    Yeah, it's possible for your pump to just give up like that. Usually if you have a leak, you can prolong fixing the problem as long as you keep topping up the reservior, maybe even help it with some Valvoline Max Life with stop leak. But with your situation, no fluids getting pumped into...
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    Cracks on interior plastic pieces....

    Replace the entire center piece from the rear right up to the radio. Ford Plastic is crap and due to sun, heat and age, makes them brittle. I've been to many a junkyard and seen lot's of good interior piece in good shape so you should have no problem finding a replacement.
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    Car going into "default"?

    Yep, sounds like your stock computer is having problems adjusting to all your modifications like your cam. Now your computer is always having to adjust itself and now you are experiencing the dreaded "hunting idle". Maybe you need to get the car dyno'd and have an aftermarket chip installed...
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    Lifespan of 5.0L engine?

    Just keep in mind that it is an 1989 5.0. We're talking about a 16 year old (Classic after 15!) car here made by Ford during a period where they (Ford) were stingy, cutting manufacturing costs, cutting corners, etc etc etc..... Don't expect the car to run like a 2004 Honda. You're going to...
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    Car going into "default"?

    When did the cam go in? Sounds like the cam set-up and running rich has finally caught up to you. When the car runs rich, you've got some major carbon buildup going on. Eventually over time everything inside your manifold get's fouled up with carbon build-up hence, explains your bad idle...
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    Lifespan of 5.0L engine?

    Funny with foxbody 5.0's is, one should be more concerned with the shape of the body rather than the engine. I know one guy went 400,000km on his stock engine and it was still going! I don't see too many mint bodies these days on these year of car. Most are in very good condition to chewed...
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    Car going into "default"?

    Sounds like you are running rich. After all, you mentioned in your post you bypassed all the smog equipment. Your idle below 1000RPM's is correct. Should be somwhere between 700-900 RPM's. You running an aftermarket high degree cam in there?
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    Do high performance cat converters really rob any power?

    Here's what I understand. The Mustang came with 4 cats. If an emissions cop knows this and looks under the car and sees only 2, they fail you on the visual even though 95% of the time you'd actually pass the smog test on just 2. He said he had long-tubes. Well with long tubes the cats...
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    Do high performance cat converters really rob any power?

    I would not think that high powered cats would rob you of any additional hp gains. In fact, most any vehicle requires at least some backpressure for the engine to run at optimum. High powered cats are on the cusp of "lot's of free flow with just enough back pressure......................" I...
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    Warped Door Panel Fix?

    I agree, moisture is what gave you the problem in the first place, so to steam them just compounds the problem. You'll either have to fabricate yourself new panels or look for a set at a junkyard god willing you can find the correct colour. Best to get any kind from the junkyard and...
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    first year for airbag, and ABS?

    I don't like air bags, especially on an old Ford. Mines a 1990. A couple of times I've been tempted to just take the wheel cover off and disconnecting the air bag from the sensors. Problem is I believe the "AIR BAG" idiot light will stay on all the time and I'm not to interested in taking...
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    Installing Subframe conn on 87 Convertable

    You can weld them in yourself, just make sure your car is properly supported before you tack them on. If you have the car in the air, you have to make sure your frame is straight as if all 4 wheels were on the ground. I've heard of some guys putting their foxbodies up on a lift, welding the...
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    Is this blow by?

    I'm pretty sure blow-by is diagnosed by looking at the oil. I think a sign of blow-by is tiny black particles present in the oil?
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    1993 lx 5.0 Notch for $17,300.00!!!

    Looking at the picture of the open door jam, there looks to be a plastic plug which to me indicates he's had this car rust proofed.
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    Anyone here have a billet fuel door on their Foxbody?

    Great photo! Thanks. This helps alot. My car is a high gloss black so I'm wondering if it would work for me. I've spoken to a bunch of other Foxbody enthusiates and they're not too thrilled with the look either.
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