Need some assistance...

Hello. I'm am new here and I think it's great that they have these forums to help people out with their issues on their Mustangs.

First off, I've owned 3 fox body Mustangs so I know the basics about my car. My problem is that I've never really worked on my car by myself and I'm just learning right now.

I've owned my current 87 Mustang for over 4 years and I've had some basic mods done to it..(gears, exhaust, etc.) It's been in my garage for over a year and I finally took it out yesterday and got it running again.

I got an oil change, radiator flush, power steering flush, and the rear end serviced. It's running okay right now but I know it can run a lot better.

Currently it feels like the engine is just not running smooth. I know this is partly because I have 3 plug wires that do not match my other plug wires because my headers burnt through the plug wire boots which caused me to replace with temporary wires. Do you know where I can get something to protect the boots on the wire as opposed to going with header wrap?? Or does header wrap work pretty well. I didn't go with the ceramic headers unfortunately because of price.

Also, do you recommend getting a better ignition system?? I've heard good things about MSD and Mallory. Is there an ignitions system that you would recommend?

Sorry for all the dumb questions. I just want to learn how to do this myself as opposed to paying other people to do it. I love my car and I want to restore it. I just need a little help.

Sorry about that. Must of typed it wrong.

So should I just get the MSD package that has everything in it including cap/rotor and plugs?? The reason why I asked is because it costs 600 bucks for the whole set up.

Or am I better off getting everything individually? If so, can you recommend some good quality plug wires, cap/rotor?

What do you suggest I have the timing set as??

Also I've never heard of sea foam going in the intake. What does that entail?

I know this is a dumb question. Where is the fuel filter located?? Again, sorry for the ignorance.

So the regular cap/rotor from autozone is good enough?? Do they typically stock the autolite 25's or do you think I'll have to order them?

Jaymac,

Where do I get those heat sleeves that you are using??? Those look like it would work perfectly for my Header set up.

So when I get new spark plug wires, should I get a 90 degree set?? Is this what you are using??

Thanks for all your help guys. I'm just glad people are so willing to help out. I'll post pics up of my pony soon. I think you'll like her. She's definitely unique when it comes to looks.

I'm going to get all that stuff you guys recommend this weekend. I'll let you know how my results are.

Also, when should I do a mass air conversion?? Should I wait till I start modifying my engine or do you think it will help with my current set up??