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  1. I candy

    motor mount recommendations please

    thanks very informative everyone!! because they may be stronger and have a better guarantee i may go with these. but has any one had any clearance inssues with a stock block and system max upper and lower intake with no spacer?? (this is for a 89 vert if it matters with stock k member)...
  2. I candy

    motor mount recommendations please

    i tried searching but only found questions about mount problems but not exactly one that recomends a certain brand over another. i'm ordering from Summitracing.com and putting my order together. I know i want Polyurathane mounts. is one brand or model better than another? what do you...
  3. I candy

    other uses of the turbo?

    car got shreded. i didn't yank nothing cause i didn't know what was what and didn't want to waste money
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    New guy with a few questions

    pick up a copy of muscle mustangs and fast fords June 2010 issue. they have a article of steering with a 01 GT they say is similar to the foxbody. shows where to go to tighten things. maybe that can help. also problem with manual fan switches is that you have to remember to turn them on...
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    other uses of the turbo?

    ahh sorry didn't know that. its from a 89 all i had was the vin. it says its a 2.3 4cyl. but not if its a turbo. but i'm assuming it has to be cause the car has 5lug rear end with disc brakes. and who would do that if it wasn't modified with a turbo??? the car is at the junkyard. and i...
  6. I candy

    other uses of the turbo?

    figure this the the 2.3 forums with turbo. i'm talking stock.
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    other uses of the turbo?

    can you use the turbo from this car on anything else? how much boost does this turbo make? only reason is that i can yank it off at the junk yard. but not sure if its even worth it.
  8. I candy

    how much is this worth?

    1989 stock 5.0 engine and aod trans. still in car. still running. no exhaust headers cause i need it for my swap. has A/C and about 85,000 miles. i'm looking to sell my old engine and transmission but have no idea what its worth. Classified search didn't help me. thanks in advance.
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    swapping a gt bumper

    previous owner said it was 3rd inline in an accident. got hit from behind also but he doesn't know what the damage was since the car was towed from the scene and hasn't seen it since. if you looks closely the radiator is pushed back and that arm that connects to the head pan looks to be off...
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    swapping a gt bumper

    let me know what you guys think worth it or not??? how much you think to repair. cost and time if i did it myself. not to skilled mind you. salvage title. Shot at 2010-05-09 Shot at 2010-05-09 Shot at 2010-05-09 Shot at 2010-05-09 Shot at 2010-05-09 the rear may...
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    AMSOIL Experience

    i also run amsoil in everything. well almost. my wife goes to honda cause of warrenty. and i ran regular oil when i had a coolant leak into my oil just to flush it out. but so far i haven't had any problems with amsoil. as far as being better than other oil i can't say for sure since i don't...
  12. I candy

    1990 lx 5.0 falling on its face

    my 81 6 cyl did something like that cause of a clog catalitic.
  13. I candy

    swapping a gt bumper

    i'm thinking bout picking up a gt with a damaged front bumper. I'm wondering how to change the bumper myself. i tried search and the how too sticky but nothing specific pops up right away. anyone tell me how easy / hard this will be? amount of time it will take. can i do it in my...
  14. I candy

    valve cover fitment

    got off the phone with summit before i saw your post but you are correct. i would need a spacer with high rise covers. yet i'm not sure if they would work anyways. i think the problem with the ford covers in the picture was that the rocker or spring was hitting the indention where the bolt...
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    valve cover fitment

    maybe this is why they have had these plastic ones on By null at 2010-05-03 By null at 2010-05-03 By null at 2010-05-03 not like i know why it says hartman inside the cover and it has a compcam sticker on the top. this is the heads themselves. part number. By null at...
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    valve cover fitment

    so i got an engine that i know nothing about the specs but it runs. It has a system max II on it. with holly heads and unknown cams, roller rockers and unknown springs. this is my problem I need new valve covers cause it has some plastic ones that are cracked on the bolt hole and leaking...
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    how much should I pay?

    i've decided what to do with the doner car i got. and just have this question left. I found out that the bottom end of the car was not worked on. So i decided to just have the shop swap the parts. I don't have the time, tools, or place to do it myself. how much should i be paying the...
  18. I candy

    pulling an engine from a wreck what type of HP to expect?

    i found out today that the bottom end was not done. i'm goin to just pull the top and trans plant it.
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    3rd option of mine

    i'm not trying to clutter the boards sorry. just that i'm looking for a different answer in this thread. anyways can close this one cause i figured out what i'm going to do. thanks for the imput. a swap into a 4 banger is just not worth it. cause i won't beable to do it myself.
  20. I candy

    3rd option of mine

    yes i do cause i like to keep each topic on its own course. and then i can formulate my own course of action.