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  1. CruzNlife1

    I got a dremel, I got a dremel, I got a dremel, hey hey hey hey....

    Ditto, I have a cordless one.... When I take my nitro cars racing it's lifesaver, stripped out screws etc... I just put on a thin cutting disc and make a groove and grab it with a flathead screwdriver.... On my friends truck two of the clips were stuck in his u-joint slot thing (What the clip...
  2. CruzNlife1

    GOT MY T3 TODAY !! Bunch of questions and pics

    Heres the big list to date.... Block: Dipped, honed, milled, New brass freeze plugs, new aux. shaft bearings, all holes retapped, cleaned again in soapy water, primerd, painted, new oil pump, cleaned out pickup, fel-pro rubber oil pan gasket, fel-pro front main seal kit, new water pump, rebuilt...
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    GOT MY T3 TODAY !! Bunch of questions and pics

    Here's the other two really quick.... You can see the rest of everything.... The rail was dirty in these pics and that's the old regulator on there... You can see my autometer oil pressure sending unit.... Oh and that oil cap don't even look at it, I've got a nice billet cap to put on there...
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    GOT MY T3 TODAY !! Bunch of questions and pics

    On that turbo I dont' know how it works, but it definitly has a wastegate, I applied 15 pounds of air to that hose, and heard it open, when I pulled the air away i can hear it snap shut.... After 3 cracked turbo heads in a row, I gave up..... Yes It's an N/A Head, off of a wrecked 90...
  5. CruzNlife1

    Why am I having such a hard time setting up a radio?

    Amp behind there with 2 square connectors is premium sound.... You need the wiring kit for the premium sound version of your car. They sell it at wal-mart... Just match the colors to the wiring kit to your headunit, and plug into the 2 little square connectors. Enjoy
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    GOT MY T3 TODAY !! Bunch of questions and pics

    But I can still use these housings, correct ?? Will this spool faster than the bigger turbo ?? I'm want quickest spool possible for driveability and my bigger tires, but wanted something better than the IHI... I'm hoping this will be a happy medium, but if much more gain is to be had, I guess I...
  7. CruzNlife1

    GOT MY T3 TODAY !! Bunch of questions and pics

    Hows this for more picsm I just snapped a bunch of the exhaust from every angle I could think of.... Enjoy stinger.... First pic is the latest pic of my motor as of today....
  8. CruzNlife1

    EEC Relay Location

    Well I know for sure, the wire that activates that relay is in the loom of wires going into that black box on the strut tower, go to the junkyard and pull another one from a wrecked car, and see what happens....
  9. CruzNlife1

    Bosch Plugs

    actually with other factors the same, an upgraded ignition won't do a damn thing for power.... And you are just using tune up parts, Aftermarket ignitions, are like, ignition controllers (MSD 6A Etc.) Distributors, Coils, etc....
  10. CruzNlife1

    Done!

    My stock ranger tranny whined in OD. ALL THE TIME, VERY AGGRIVATING, drained the watery black fluid out and put in Mobil 1 SYN. Atf (5 bucks a bottle, OUCH!) Anyways whine is gone, and tranny is noticeably easier to shift....
  11. CruzNlife1

    GOT MY T3 TODAY !! Bunch of questions and pics

    Okay, here goes.... Was browsing the yard today and came across three lovely 5 cylinder mercedes benz, turbo diesel, cars.... Went looking, still no T3 from a Gas car.... Heres where it gets interesting. I spin all three turbos by hand, all have a little play, one turbo (IN A VERY NICE...
  12. CruzNlife1

    EEC Relay Location

    It's in the box on the passenger strut tower, but why may I ask do you need to get to that relay ?? If your car runs, than it is working fine.... And would have nothing to do with fuel pump problems...
  13. CruzNlife1

    Bosch Plugs

    just go get some autolites or some motorcraft plugs (Their the same plug) No platinum, nothing, just a standard plug....
  14. CruzNlife1

    ?turbo=flamable?

    mine in my truck is a tiny little plain red one, it sits in front of my shifter under the dash, out of the way and easy to get too, that's all I really care about.... Never had to use it, YET, but the turboswap is coming up in a couple weeks lol....
  15. CruzNlife1

    Officially gave up on Advance Auto Parts yesterday....

    Me and my buddy had to replace a caliper on his 95 F-150.... So we go in there, and the little teenies behind the counter are giggling about something, ALL THEY ARE are cashiers, that is all they have in that store now.... Soo.... We walk up to the counter, and I quote everything here, these are...
  16. CruzNlife1

    Need a GOOOOD COMPLETE T3... Can anyone help me out here ???

    Cool, I've gone out on a limb for others... You help me out, and one day in the future you may need my help.... Thanks !! :nice:
  17. CruzNlife1

    Slept in the Stang last night....

    slept in my truck many times.... Mostly in the bed, we'd go out hunting and fishing, camping etc.... I lay a sleeping back in the bad of my truck, it's actually very very comfortable, me and the little woman sleep back there with no problem... little squeeky in the middle of the night if things...
  18. CruzNlife1

    IRCM "Black box"

    in your 91 the fuel pump relay is right under the driver seat.... Should be the same on the 93 as well....