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    who runs a short belt at the track?

    I know that the routing of the belt will be fine with what you want to do, but I don't think the tensioner is at the right angle to run just those three pulleys. The way it is, I don't believe that it will put enough tension on the belt to sping the water pump. I am not positive, but I believe I...
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    pro 5.0 problems

    Is it possible that you lost that little plastic piece when you pulled out your old shifter? There should be a plastic piece in the tranny where the ball of the shifter goes is. If you lost that, then putting it all the way in gear with the shifter will still allow it to move around some since...
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    Changing Oil, Simple quick Q

    I personally use 10w-40, but others use 5w-30, 10w-30, 20w-50, and so on. That would be personal preference, and dependant upon what your engine likes. If you have a slight leak with 5w-30, changing to a thicker weight might temporarily help out a bit(not really recommended though). As for...
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    DO-It Yourself Headers Install!!!!!

    Ehh, the article was ok. First thing you should address is the title of the article. You are installing headers, not heads. Second, you may not have had any smog equipment on, but you should probably mention that you have to remove some to gain access to the passenger side header. Third, it was...
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    people who know cams, come on in

    Sounds like it should be a pretty good match, but then again, you are only taking our advice. Me not being a cam designer should show you that I am just making a good guess as to what will work well. The 114 LSA should have pretty good idle characteristics teamed up with the 220/226 duration...
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    Torque Boxes... battle boxes.. questions.

    Bolting them in would give more support, but its like subframes, you will still be able to get some flex in them I believe. Welding them will strengthen them a lot.
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    dyno numbers are in

    Wow, those are impressive numbers, especially since everything is box stock on it, and you don't even have a big cam in there to take advantage of all that air flow. Congrats on that! Post next time you are going to go down again. Hopefully my car will be done by then, and I can get some numbers...
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    people who know cams, come on in

    The general rule of thumb is that lower duration + high lift is good for a daily driven street car. Depending on what heads you got(which ones by the way?) and the intake you have, should give you some sort of idea on the numbers for the cam. Obviously you don't want to get heads that flow a...
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    New and first time dyno numbers...n/a and 100 shot...check it out

    Hey BlownStangGT, how far would you say that place is from Shippensburg? I want to get my car dynoed after I throw in the cam, heads, and intake. Shouldn't be too long from now. Oh yeah, real nice numbers, that is a damn large amount of torque.
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    Difference between 2:73s and 4:10s

    That's awesome. I went from 15.5@92 with 2.73's to 14.5@96 with just the addition of 3.73's, pullies, and a pro 5.0! Should be pretty well into the 13's right now, just haven't been able to run it yet.
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    how much did you guys spend?

    $300 for FMS gears plus install. So I guess it would be $120 for labor then.
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    New times for new combo. If anyone gives a ^&@^

    Oh man those times are sweet. Makes me realize that I need to learn how to drive better. I am hoping for 13's on street tires right now. Still have some time to learn though. Keep up the good work, and let us know how the carb install goes.
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    Failed my vehicle inspection....

    :shrug:
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    Failed my vehicle inspection....

    I am going to get the inner and outer bearings, as well as seals. Is that all that I need? Oh yeah, Auto Zone said they carry the Timken's.
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    Failed my vehicle inspection....

    I was thinking that too. So I am going to have to dish out 50 bucks for that, and then another 20 for an inspection. Damn. I wasn't sure whether different bearings were necessary for the lowered stance/cent of gravity. What is a good brand for wheel bearings, and for packing grease?
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    Bolt on 5.0?

    It does. The 2003 cobra is referring to his polished wheels I believe. With the mods in your sig, I would also say somewhere in the ballpark of 240 or so to the wheels. I believe your stock heads(if I didn't miss anything) are holding you back with your combo. Add a decent set, and I would say...
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    Failed my vehicle inspection....

    I got my car inspected yesterday...........and failed :nonono: . It actually failed for two reasons. 1) Exhaust leak at the drivers side collector. This is because I had to install the damn stock h-pipe the other day to pass emissions, and the flange didn't seal right. I didn't have time to fix...
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    roller rockers

    No, the rockers get covered with oil anyway. They need to be lubricated because they are moving while the engine is running. The baffle is just there to prevent a possible occurance of oil going up the oil fill tube. edit: If you want to get taller valve covers you can, but there is no need...
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    roller rockers

    I have heard people question that, but have never seen that happen before. I helped my friend install them on his car, and when you would open up the oil fill cap, you could see the rockers moving, but no oil was spraying up into the tube. I am not sure how much more oil pressure there is in the...
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    Piston to Valve Clearance Question

    That is an assumption that cannot be made. When the valves are at max lift, the piston is way down in its stroke, creating no problems at all. It is between 30 degrees BTDC and 30 degrees ATDC where you will experience your problems. Max lift does not matter there, so you cannot assume that just...
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