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New to the forum, bought a '93 Notch..

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notchback1993

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SteedaGT9150 said:
leave the rims on it.
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I think they look good, but i need to run a spacer to clear the quads and to me it sticks out to far. I took the spacer and quads off and it looks better, but just a little too wide for my taste. The rears are 275/40's. My plan was to sell these and get a set of 17" chrome pony reps, staggered.
 

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Shaolin Crane said:
Ive gone both routes recently, we media blasted the porsche and i stripped the 88. I agree with jesse, dont media blast the car unless you have it on a rotisserie and completely torn down.
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Thanks for the advice. The paint work is going to be near show quality, about 4 weeks from start to finish. I think the painter is going to sand the sides and roof, just the removable parts will get soda blasted due to the large amount of crazing from the GA sun..
 

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LarsD said:
That's a fine looking notch. I agree with the above posters, leave the Saleens on it, they look nice.

Oh, and just so you are aware, be easy on the tune with that S/C, 93 was the first year for cast pistons, unlike the previous years that came with forged from the factory.
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Thanks for the heads up, i did not know that about the heads on the '93.
 

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fiveohwblow said:
Hope those caps answers help. Pretty standard stuff.
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Perfect!! Thank you.. Any good online places to pick up the injectors? Any brand better than others? I looked at the the usual stang websites and didn't see any 42 pound injectors.
 

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Cobra912 said:
get someone who knows what they are doing tune it and for the love of god don't beat on it till you do

the black blower kit is sweet BTW
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Thanks. Went through this before with other cars so i'll keep out of it until i get it tuned. There's a goos shop a few miles away. I like to do all the wrenching myself and go to the pros for the tune.
I had the 3.73 on my '91 AOD and i pretty much lost overdrive. it reved so high on the highway. I guess that's not an issue with the manual?
 

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Bryan83taco said:
That's a good looking coupe. The saleen's looks great on it but I understand if your going 5 lug and want rid of them. I've read on here that power pipes are good for another 10hp. Something like that, please don't quote me. I was also looking at the anniversary black Vortech kit, it looks very nice. Good luck, that will be a fun project. It's a nice clean start too.
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Thanks Man, I am very excited to get started on this one. Yeah, the black kit is sweet, it will look pretty nice under the hood. Plus, I think Vortech is only making 100 of these. How sweet would it be if i got #93!! I just gotta get rid of the Lightning so i can free up some floor space.
 

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dont touch it, its perfect !!! you'll just screw it up.
 

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notchback1993 said:
Perfect!! Thank you.. Any good online places to pick up the injectors? Any brand better than others? I looked at the the usual stang websites and didn't see any 42 pound injectors.
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They are everywhere really, just gotta hit the right sights. I haven't purchased injectors in a couple years as my combo is dialed in, but if you wanted Ford Racing injectors usually www.buyfordracing.com has them for a good price, or just go to good old summitracing.com and look there. Either will do you will
 

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S&B said:
dont touch it, its perfect !!! you'll just screw it up.
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Nice! You sound like my wife, and she's usually right!
 

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fiveohwblow said:
They are everywhere really, just gotta hit the right sights. I haven't purchased injectors in a couple years as my combo is dialed in, but if you wanted Ford Racing injectors usually Ford Racing Parts for Less - BuyFordRacing.com has them for a good price, or just go to good old summitracing.com and look there. Either will do you will
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Thank you...
 

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im just giving you crap, the older I get the more I appriciate a completly stock mustang with a/c and pony's .

Nothing wrong with hoped up car
 

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S&B said:
im just giving you crap, the older I get the more I appriciate a completly stock mustang with a/c and pony's .

Nothing wrong with hoped up car
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I know it, i feel the same way.. That was my plan, but i saw the black Vortech and it started to snowball from there. Besides what i bought so far, i plan to keep the motor stock. I need to find a way to hide the gauges somewhere they can bee seen by me. I don't care for the a-pillar's anymore.
 

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Nice car
 

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3800 is a steeeeaaaal.
 

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MAC'n89Blckstng said:
3800 is a steeeeaaaal.
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that's what i thought too. He is one of the best shops in Charlotte, been in business since the early 80's and does some really high end cars. They are going to take their time though, about 4 weeks.
 

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I like it That is one clean car!!!! Very Nice find!!!
 

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After seeing all of the replies and doing some thinking.. I have decided to keep her stock, except for the rims and flowmasters already installed. I am still going to get the paint done, but I'm going to keep it stock, not even a CAI. She won't be the fastest one on the street, but stock notches are becoming harder to find and this one deserves better

I appreciate everyone's honesty. I'll upload some "before and after pics" after the paint is done.

Thanks..
 

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Didn't you already order the supercharger though?
 

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Eh stock is cool for a low mileage fox. But not too fun. Tasteful mods here and there are the best way to go IMO. Just save the parts for when you want to go back to stock.
 

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Bryan83taco said:
Eh stock is cool for a low mileage fox. But not too fun. Tasteful mods here and there are the best way to go IMO. Just save the parts for when you want to go back to stock.
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Agreed. This is what I have done.
 
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