The rag joint looked ok in the picture. You have a tilt column right? Wasn't there an issue with that?
I think I'll do that and just hope it fixes it. I've only driven the car a grand total of maybe 15 miles since I've gotten it. It's possible the off-center steering wheel is unrelated to the other problems (if they're problems at all) and I just didn't notice them until now.Loosen the bolt holding the steering wheel on and see if there is any way to straighten the wheel and then tighten the bolt.
Would it help if I got a pre-filter?First,you'll get alot of flack for running that open air filter. It can cause idle issues,
I think from the box, yours may be different, but BBK makes a cold air that gets the filter into the fenderwell and out of the hot air on the engine bay: https://lmr.com/item/BBK-1557K/1986...MI2dONnofG6AIVFYzICh3GYwaiEAQYAiABEgJ8bfD_BwE
They do, I cheaped out a little bit and got the open one. I probably can't return it now that I've installed it, right?
What do you guys think of this?
https://lmr.com/item/MCH-1410/1986-93-Mustang-March-Ram-Air-Kit
It's a little different from the bbk kit, and it looks pretty cool. I'd be a little worried about puddles, though.
The consensus on here is going to be that the best air intake is the stock one, with the silencer removed from the fenderwell. I have the BBK because it was mostly there when I bought it (I had to add the adapter piece to get it set up right). If my original that I got with the car was in better shape, I would have put that back. But, yeah, I do think the chrome looks cool !
+1 my guess is they unhooked the steering shaft maybe to install the header...Find out from your mechanic if he took the steering loose from the rack. It is splined and may have jumped a few teeth,
+1 my guess is they unhooked the steering shaft maybe to install the header...
Few things,
Just use the new intake since you can't return it. It'll be fine I've driven with an open filter in the engine bay for years back during the highschool days. It's just not ideal if your looking for the most out of your setup and some people have pointed to cool fan wash causing erratic idle issues. Obviously you'll notice that if it's a problem and if it is just make a shield or purchase one to block the air from the cooling fan from hitting the filter.
As far as the march ram air kit you posted about, skip it.. the filter and box is really good but the scoop mounts low under the bumper and although it is fully functional and works it picks up every piece of dirt and leaves possible. Plus you wouldn't really see the power increase from ram air until after speeds of 80mph or more which you don't strike me as a person at the track every weekend. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Concerning your steering issue i'm assuming the car tracks fine so most likely they shop had to disconnect your steering shaft from the steering rack to install that driver side equal length header of yours. They most likely reconnected it a tooth off as it's splined. You would need to loosen the bolt and enjoy the pleasures of backing that bis off the pinon and turn the wheel to the correct position then tap it back down onto the splines and tighten bolt... but I would just take it back to the shop who did the header install and explain the issue and that it wasn't an issue until the header was installed. They should take care of it if they are a reputable shop
If it's possible it skipped a spline the locking bolt would need to be loose and even at that point I don't think it's possible but their have been stranger things to happen. Eitherway you are going to have to clean that shaft and both sides of it and inspect the area. See if the locking bolt is loose or not in and make sure the steering shaft is fully seated on to the steering rack spline area. Rule that whole scenario out then move on to next possibility is what I would do.
That could be a ct but yours is pretty good too!!It looks completely normal to me.
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