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  1. slo65

    some advice on where to go from here....

    tb? whats the opening on the explorer intake? also i recently went back to the stock airbox (when i did the mass air conversion) i used to have an in the engine bay cai (noob mistake) with a metal tube :rlaugh: yes i'm an idiot, i'll see if that'll pickup a mph or so, but yea still stock tb on...
  2. slo65

    some advice on where to go from here....

    et street radials.... they're only 235's.... so not the widest, track lock was just rebuilt, its fine, i actually cut the 1.80 on the worn out track lock, thats how i know it can go lower, but it seems like the car bogs a little, i leave the line about 4k, feathering, but i still get a slight...
  3. slo65

    some advice on where to go from here....

    friend has 4.10's in his lx, he has to shift to 4th before the finish line, i cross in 3rd bout 5500 or so :D well it is my daily driver, i'm 18 dont make much money, so gas is kind of a concern... if i can i want to keep it all motor, i was actually in the hunt for 12's on stock motor, but i...
  4. slo65

    some advice on where to go from here....

    welp, i'll start off with the car 88Gt, pullies, bbk shortys, catted h pipe, flowmasters, king cobra clutch, mgw shifter, 3.73 gears my best with that stuff was a 8.70 in the 1/8th (et streets) more recently, explorer intake installed, along with full length sfc's and lca's went to...
  5. slo65

    bad 5.0 wreck on rt 13

    damn that sucks, i'm 18, have had the car for a year and a half or so, i dont really feel the need to go over 80mph i get my fix at the track, plus my car's effing slow it takes a while to get there
  6. slo65

    who has had a muffler shop weld in their subframe connectors?

    i paid 50 i believe, no problems here
  7. slo65

    vid of my first 1/4 mile pass

    both me and donny (super sloth guy) havent had any problem launching at 4k+ with them, both on stock axles, both with recently rebuilt diff's, he has a ram clutch i think, i have a king cobra, nice run donny :nice:
  8. slo65

    No Traction just Fog

    stock suspension worked for me then again i dont have any power!!!!!!!!!! weeeeeeeeeeee
  9. slo65

    Owned The Car Show!

    bob the bulider > matt the builder
  10. slo65

    explorer intake installed, now problems

    ok well i know i have a leak to find, but tested the alternator, it's fried, so ordered one from work, i love ordering stuff from work, guy delivered the alternator 15 minutes later, so its on the car and i'm happy :) for now at least
  11. slo65

    explorer intake installed, now problems

    ok i have a 88 Gt speed density, installed the explorer upper/lower today, now besides the lack of power (i suspect timing) there's a problem with charging, usually cruising on the freeway/around town it'd be about 13 (volts?) now it's right around 10 at all times, at idle around 8.... why would...
  12. slo65

    Placed 3rd in the local show...very pleased

    wouldnt happen to be the queen mary mustang show you're talking about is it
  13. slo65

    coolant loss...

    i noticed a slow leak, i'd have to top up coolant once a week or so, then while on the freeway my water pump went out, coolant went everywhere, towed it home, replaced the water pump/gasket/thermastat/radiator cap, no problems so far
  14. slo65

    Freaking awesome..... funny story!

    girls drive now? soon they'll be voting..... that's such crap....
  15. slo65

    so car over heated, i need help asap

    well thanks everybody, finally got it done, just in time for work tomorrow morning (or perhaps a party tonight) it wasnt too bad, i knew it was the seal, but i figured since everything was out, i replaced the water pump, thermastat etc etc, i'm gonna flush the coolant at work tomorrow morning...
  16. slo65

    so car over heated, i need help asap

    ok old pumps off, installed new thermastat and all that jive, now one last question, do i put rtv on both sides of the gasket :confused: or just on the side that goes to the pump, not on the block side? hmm thanks guys :flag:
  17. slo65

    so car over heated, i need help asap

    well i just pressure tested it, u know there's like holes in the water pump, well its pouring from the bottom of the water pump, like bad... looks like i gotta replace the water pump?
  18. slo65

    so car over heated, i need help asap

    last time i checked, like i said, this just happened all of a sudden, i work at an oil change place so all my fluids are always kept topped up, i think i'm gonna borrow the ol moms car and get a pressure tester from work i'd say around 30k on the water pump