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Build Thread My Never Ending 89 Notch Thread

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TOOLOW91

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Thanks so much guys I really appreciate all the compliments it' means a lot


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so?....whats next...lol
 

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smkshw said:
so?....whats next...lol
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Pull upper intake . Re torque heads like nick suggested . Change the oil . Make sure I don't have a loose rocker or exhaust leak . Swap injectors and meter for the 60s and prob go to the dyno .


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still have some more beer nights with the beast i c!....im going to have a few with mine coming up soon also..lol
 
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So the other day I never mentioned cuz I wanted to check it out I heard a tapping . Sure enough I had a rocker back off . Re adjusted it today . Then adressed my belt that I tore a rib off of . After that was done I Re torqued heads per nicks recommendation . Drained oil . Put in the brad penn. fired the bitch up and no more tap ! So if the weather clears up I may try and put some miles on it . Few small things like a vac hose to replace . An inner tie rod and that's prob it . Then tune time


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TOOLOW91

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Small update. Took the car for a ride pretty humid out car ran like 184-190 which i am cool with considering the sweat running down my face is an indication of the humidity. Put 15 bucks in it . Cruised maybe a mile or 2 possibly 3. AFR is decent 13.6-15.2 and usually hovering right in the 14.2-14.6 Car felt like it was breaking up a little bit at part throttle cruise but nothing serious it cleared up. Got it through 1-4 no boost obviously but brought it to around 2500-3200 rpm engine is nice and smooth not like before.

The down shifts or coming off the pedal it wants to stall. Only issues i had was i smelt a burning smell which may just be the Remanence of the zip tie end that melted on the header. But i am going to go over everything to be sure because last year i had the alt nut back off and the stud melt to a crisp. Need to get some quarter inch vac line for the regulator. Have a small oil leak at the blower return. Want to just go over the exhaust hardware and trans mounts once over again. I may give it another small ride after all this . If all is well and i keep getting more confident in it being ready- Ill swap injectors and meter and make my apt with all out and let him have at it with the car.
 
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The stalling on downshifts may be as simple as the idle being too low, i used to have to have it set at 900-1000rpm to get it to not do that. the new setup can idle 750-850 without skipping a beat.
 

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Chuckman said:
The stalling on downshifts may be as simple as the idle being too low, i used to have to have it set at 900-1000rpm to get it to not do that. the new setup can idle 750-850 without skipping a beat.
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I agree but the idle is already and has always been around 900-950 . There is a lot more going on with this motor and the cam specs are a bit wilder then the tfs1 that was originally in this thing . It's deff going for the tune as soon as I finish ironing out the other small stuff


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Vss hooked up correctly? That came up with someone else recently. Maybe @RacEoHolic330
 

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Vss hooked up correctly? That came up with someone else recently. Maybe @RacEoHolic330
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Vss goes into the speedo gear like it always has but I didn't think it played a part in this esp with the stock ecu and a Pms . I thought it was there mainly for the cruise control function . I could be wrong . I know that is an issue on coyote swaps as I dealt with it on my buddies


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I just reread your original post and misunderstood. I don't think it's the VSS. It plays a role in keeping the vehicle from stalling when you are coming to a stop
 

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I just reread your original post and misunderstood. I don't think it's the VSS. It plays a role in keeping the vehicle from stalling when you are coming to a stop
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Me neither I know sometimes I type so fast to get an update in before work or something sometimes it can be mis interpreted . Either way I think I am close I just need some time to go over the car again and make sure all is well .


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Did you have any clearance problems with those Ford racing valve covers? I bought some Panhandle Performance valve covers from someone on a Facebook page and they clear the rockers but they're too tall and I'd need an inch or inch and a quarter spacer, but I'd rather just get valve covers that fit right lol.
 

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Did you have any clearance problems with those Ford racing valve covers? I bought some Panhandle Performance valve covers from someone on a Facebook page and they clear the rockers but they're too tall and I'd need an inch or inch and a quarter spacer, but I'd rather just get valve covers that fit right lol.
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I had the intake on the car with those with no spacer and it just rested on the driver side but fit . Now it has a 3/8 spacer and fits no issue. I also have the mc machine throttle cable bracket which I highly recommend


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TOOLOW91 said:
I had the intake on the car with those with no spacer and it just rested on the driver side but fit . Now it has a 3/8 spacer and fits no issue. I also have the mc machine throttle cable bracket which I highly recommend


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Does the mc machine throttle cable bracket have a lower profile? Thats where the issue was on mine.
 

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Does the mc machine throttle cable bracket have a lower profile? Thats where the issue was on mine.
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Yes it does . Before my stock one I had hacked up to fit


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TOOLOW91 said:
Yes it does . Before my stock one I had hacked up to fit


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Awesome, I'll look into that then. Thanks
 

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TOOLOW91 said:
Yes it does . Before my stock one I had hacked up to fit


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I just ordered one. I don't have tall valve covers but it looks cool so I gotta have it.
 

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stangboy said:
I just ordered one. I don't have tall valve covers but it looks cool so I gotta have it.
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MUCH cleaner .


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