finally got to the track......pretty dissapointed....

Foxfan88

My Grandpa has great wood.

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Missouri!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
not montana

also i dont think its elevation
there was a newer vette that ran 13.8 stock
there was a mild 5.0 that ran 14s
there was civics running low 14s

 

Foxfan88

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Oh and i might as well add this....
The day we went racing, earlier that day, i went to a mustang shop like 50 miles away to get a battery tray, my car didnt have one.....
They had a battery sitting on a board. Well i got the tray in, now the battery was too tall, NOW I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY....

So i take the tray out and try to start the car, it will turn on but when i try and start it, boom all power is lost.


So what happens later is the start solenoid starts ticking but wont engage the starter.

So i buy a new solenoid, didnt get a new battery yet, trying to isolate this problem....

the solenoid fixes it, i pull the car back in the driveway. Put a new battery that fits in. Well later i start it, the car starts but the starter wont disengage, so we had to HURRY and get those battery cables off that we tightened really good. The starter motor was sitting there turning the motor for what seemed like 2 mins...

So we put the OLD solenoid back since the new one was FRIED in and now it works....

WTF??
i am selling this POS.

 

Foxfan88

My Grandpa has great wood.

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#43

• Jun 26, 2005

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Now it seems like my car is making that noise all the time, not as loud but i can hear it.... Maybe its my head playing with me, since i know how much of a POS i bought...

 

willys1

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#44

• Jun 26, 2005

• #44

When exactly did you buy this car?

 

Foxfan88

My Grandpa has great wood.

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#45

• Jun 26, 2005

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about 2 months ago...

 

willys1

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#46

• Jun 26, 2005

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You mite try askin the guy for your money back.Or you can take him to small claims court under the "Lemon Law"...Your in a tuff spot,I dont know what to tell ya..You would probably win in small claims court,then you can try again.(But bring the next one too a mechanic before you buy it )

 

Sgt.5point0

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#47

• Jun 26, 2005

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Since it sounds like its all jimmy rigged maybe you should think about going carbed? Who the hell knows what the previous owner messed up if the injectors need a fusebox?? You could get the bottom end gone through, change to carb, and put in some nice Autometer gauges that you can wire yourself. Oh yes, goto a T-5 too. I think you did get a bum deal on your fox but if you want to keep it I'd say this is what I would do to bypass all the junk the previous owner did. My 2 cents.

 

vikingpower

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#48

• Jun 26, 2005

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At this point you'd be better off keeping it and fixing it, because you aint gonna be able to sell it, you might be able to give it away though. I say go **** the guys **** up that sold you this car he deserves it. dont get mad, get even!

 

Foxfan88

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#49

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Why wouldnt i be able to sell it??
The car runs perfectly except that it will knock under HEAVY ABUSE, not like you romp on it once and it does it. Took the car continous running at the track twice, without cooling down..... before it did it....

 

Foxfan88

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plus i got my ass kicked by a civic tonight....
and all that carb swap stuff, probably not in my budget...

 

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#51

• Jun 27, 2005

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Er, odds are the next owner will notice it, too. You can't own a 5.0 and not abuse it / floor it at all. It's unheard of! You'll be buried with this one, amigo.

 

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mercurycapri

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#52

• Sep 10, 2006

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Find yourself a Crown Victoria with the 351 windsor and slap it in there. Go carburator and you would atleast get 14 MPG. You dont need a oil pan conversion kit because the oil pan fits in the fox body.

 

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mercurycapri

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#53

• Sep 10, 2006

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Find yourself a 80's Crown Victoria with the 351 windsor and slap it in there. Go carburator and you would atleast get 14 MPG. You dont need a oil pan conversion kit because the oil pan fits in the fox body.

 

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BadAndy

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if you have a rod knock it will keep making more noise and the oil press will act funny, my wife has an 89 AOD mustang when it was bone stock it hardly went into the high 15,s we added 410 gears, under drive pullies, 2400 lockup converter ,dragradials ,off road h pipe and flowmasters and went back to the dragstrip--14.10, then added edle heads, cobra intake, shortie headers, [still stock cam ]larger mass air and throttle body then it went 13.30

 

stang8urimport

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#55

• Sep 10, 2006

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...This one sure is back from the dead....

 

Curse

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• Sep 10, 2006

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PoopDawg said:

...This one sure is back from the dead....

Click to expand...

I read the title and though FoxFan88 had taken his car back to the track for his 12sec run.

 

Foxfan88

My Grandpa has great wood.

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#57

• Sep 10, 2006

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wow it still exists

 

Foxfan88

My Grandpa has great wood.

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#58

• Sep 10, 2006

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and i found myself laughing at myself. i didnt know anything about cars then.

i had my car for 2 months when i posted that.

 

gcwh02

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wow holy sht, i read the first post and was like wtf.. Did foxfan get a new car Then i clicked to 3rd page

 

mob

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#60

• Sep 10, 2006

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haha I did the same thing curse, i was like ah hes disapointed with his new motor something must be up, i looked at the times and saw 16 at 84mph i was like WHAT?!?! haha then I saw the date...