• Mustang Forums
  • 1979 - 1995 (Fox, SN95.0, & 2.3L) -General/Talk-

Nick's "lvndpst" Restoration (and Slight Modification) Thread

  • Thread starter Thread starter 95BlueStallion
  • Start date Start date Nov 27, 2016
Prev
  • 1
  • …
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • …
  • 99
Next
First Prev 78 of 99 Next Last

CarMichael Angelo

my rearend will smell so minty fresh,
15 Year Member
Nov 29, 1999
10,641
8,909
234
Birmingham, al
Apr 14, 2019
#1,541
  • Apr 14, 2019
  • #1,541
95BlueStallion said:
Yeah, so I want nothing to do with the tuning aspect. It’s why I chose Micro over Megasquirt. Once he has it dialed in I plan to leave it and just drive the car. I can already tell it’ll be pretty quick. Good enough for a driver. I have no real need for that.
Click to expand...
Just so you know, " livin n the past" .......I'm copying, and saving every statement you make as to how you're " planning to leave it and just drive it".

I don't know for sure,...correct me if I'm wrong.....

But.....

Did this car come with a Cobra front bumper, a 347, and SN95 brakes when you got it?

You have by example, NOT left anything alone...( you have in fact made it much nicer) That said,..you're lying to yourself if you think that. ( you aren't fooling anybody else)
There will be a power adder in your future, just as surely as there is 7 more pounds of boost in mine.. Don't cheat yourself by limiting your options.

And they say the Bible was the greatest story ever told....
 
Reactions: General karthief

95BlueStallion

My assy trans to myself
15 Year Member
Feb 22, 2007
5,126
3,091
214
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Apr 14, 2019
#1,542
  • Apr 14, 2019
  • #1,542
CarMichael Angelo said:
Just so you know, " livin n the past" .......I'm copying, and saving every statement you make as to how you're " planning to leave it and just drive it".

I don't know for sure,...correct me if I'm wrong.....

But.....

Did this car come with a Cobra front bumper, a 347, and SN95 brakes when you got it?

You have by example, NOT left anything alone...( you have in fact made it much nicer) That said,..you're lying to yourself if you think that. ( you aren't fooling anybody else)
There will be a power adder in your future, just as surely as there is 7 more pounds of boost in mine.. Don't cheat yourself by limiting your options.

And they say the Bible was the greatest story ever told....
Click to expand...

That’s all true and fair, but in the power department I am good to go. As you stated before, a power adder would require a different cam. I’m not about to tear into this engine again. My tinkering desires can be filled with restoring the interior, including dynamat all over. I have several projects left to do aside from the engine, like a transmission that I don’t need to worry about grenading.
 

a91what

SendMeUrDataLog
10 Year Member
Apr 6, 2011
10,739
6,720
214
Hillsborough county
Apr 14, 2019
#1,543
  • Apr 14, 2019
  • #1,543
so how did your tuning session go? ya did say it was this weekend right?
 

95BlueStallion

My assy trans to myself
15 Year Member
Feb 22, 2007
5,126
3,091
214
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Apr 14, 2019
#1,544
  • Apr 14, 2019
  • #1,544
It went well. He came back today, we sorted out cold starting. Drove around and did wide open pulls in every gear. Also worked on idle when cruising and then pushing in the clutch. The car pulls hard, and we aren’t yet done. It’s just safe for now. He plans to come back again to continue to optimize everything.
 
Reactions: RaggedGT and General karthief

95BlueStallion

My assy trans to myself
15 Year Member
Feb 22, 2007
5,126
3,091
214
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Apr 14, 2019
#1,545
  • Apr 14, 2019
  • #1,545
First off, tuner says ditch the air silencer. I say ok.



He is also trying to convince me to upgrade to a better intake and bigger throttle body. Says I am probably leaving 25-30 hp on the table by using my GT40 tubular/70 mm TB combo. Now I know I can sell the tubular and pick up a Trickflow and have money left over, but I like my tubular intake...

At the same time I am thinking about how I’ve been telling Mike that once this engine is dialed in I am not going any further. So then I start thinking I should optimize what I have.

Thoughts?
 

General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
20+ Year Stangneter
Aug 25, 2016
27,915
10,563
203
polk county florida
Apr 14, 2019
#1,546
  • Apr 14, 2019
  • #1,546
Everybody has a trick flow intake, not everybody has a tubular intake and that 25-30 hp is likely to be in the upper rpm range and may sacrifice some torque down low where you need it on the street.
besides the tubular intake just looks so cool!
just my opinion and not based on any real world mechanical experience.
 
Reactions: stanglx2002

a91what

SendMeUrDataLog
10 Year Member
Apr 6, 2011
10,739
6,720
214
Hillsborough county
Apr 14, 2019
#1,547
  • Apr 14, 2019
  • #1,547
Hellz no man leave that right there!!! The lower is the restriction on that manifold not the upper, If the lower has not been ported you should send it off to tmoss for porting. he will find you that 20hp your missing
 

95BlueStallion

My assy trans to myself
15 Year Member
Feb 22, 2007
5,126
3,091
214
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Apr 14, 2019
#1,548
  • Apr 14, 2019
  • #1,548
a91what said:
Hellz no man leave that right there!!! The lower is the restriction on that manifold not the upper, If the lower has not been ported you should send it off to tmoss for porting. he will find you that 20hp your missing
Click to expand...


I actually ported the lower already based off pictures a member sent me of their T Moss ported GT40 lower. I’m sure it could be done a bit better by a professional, but I think I did relatively well with it. Only the dyno will tell for sure though, which I will be doing in the next couple months.
 
Reactions: Davedacarpainter

General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
20+ Year Stangneter
Aug 25, 2016
27,915
10,563
203
polk county florida
Apr 14, 2019
#1,549
  • Apr 14, 2019
  • #1,549
I was not going to tell him that in case I ever meet him on the street.
mine is ported.
Ok, but can your tb whistle dixie while shifting to third gear?
 
Reactions: 1990slow50H and RaggedGT

95BlueStallion

My assy trans to myself
15 Year Member
Feb 22, 2007
5,126
3,091
214
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Apr 14, 2019
#1,550
  • Apr 14, 2019
  • #1,550
One last thing learned today. When my speedo says 65 mph, I am doing 68 mph due to my wheel/tire choice. Secondly, when my factory tach says 7000 rpm, it really means 6200.
 

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell
Mod Dude
Feb 18, 2001
43,249
17,934
224
Massachusetts
Apr 15, 2019
#1,551
  • Apr 15, 2019
  • #1,551
Tach has adjustment pots. You just really need a frequency generator to do it correctly.

https://www.stangnet.com/mustang-fo...brate-a-stock-fox-tach-to-be-accurate.805785/
 

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell
Mod Dude
Feb 18, 2001
43,249
17,934
224
Massachusetts
Apr 15, 2019
#1,552
  • Apr 15, 2019
  • #1,552
And I also say keep the tubular. I know I'll be leaving hp on the table with my explorer, but it's all top end power
 
Last edited: Apr 15, 2019
Reactions: 95BlueStallion

95BlueStallion

My assy trans to myself
15 Year Member
Feb 22, 2007
5,126
3,091
214
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Apr 15, 2019
#1,553
  • Apr 15, 2019
  • #1,553
Mustang5L5 said:
Tach has adjustment pots. You just really need a frequency generator to do it correctly.

https://www.stangnet.com/mustang-fo...brate-a-stock-fox-tach-to-be-accurate.805785/
Click to expand...

Sounds like you have to pick whether it’s accurate up high, or down low, not really through full sweep. That said I will most likely eventually upgrade gauges. Another project to keep me from adding a blower @CarMichael Angelo .
 

CarMichael Angelo

my rearend will smell so minty fresh,
15 Year Member
Nov 29, 1999
10,641
8,909
234
Birmingham, al
Apr 15, 2019
#1,554
  • Apr 15, 2019
  • #1,554
95BlueStallion said:
Sounds like you have to pick whether it’s accurate up high, or down low, not really through full sweep. That said I will most likely eventually upgrade gauges. Another project to keep me from adding a blower @CarMichael Angelo .
Click to expand...
It's only a matter of time...
 

CarMichael Angelo

my rearend will smell so minty fresh,
15 Year Member
Nov 29, 1999
10,641
8,909
234
Birmingham, al
Apr 15, 2019
#1,555
  • Apr 15, 2019
  • #1,555
As to your previous intake thread, I'd have to say you do you. I woulda put the ITB's on my engine even if I KNEW I was restricting the engine power potential,..but in my case it's typically the opposite outcome with that type of induction.
 

95BlueStallion

My assy trans to myself
15 Year Member
Feb 22, 2007
5,126
3,091
214
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Apr 15, 2019
#1,556
  • Apr 15, 2019
  • #1,556
Yeah, I think I’m going to leave it alone. I don’t have the time to deal with buying, selling and swapping sh*t out. My wife has been very considerate with the time I’ve been in the garage the last couple weeks. No sense in ruining that over 20 high RPM horsepower that my tach can’t even register. We’ll dial it in with the silencer and MAF removed.
 

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell
Mod Dude
Feb 18, 2001
43,249
17,934
224
Massachusetts
Apr 15, 2019
#1,557
  • Apr 15, 2019
  • #1,557
95BlueStallion said:
Sounds like you have to pick whether it’s accurate up high, or down low, not really through full sweep. .
Click to expand...

That's why I installed a small Autometer pen-type shift light in my car. Could care less about shifting at an optimum RPM, but when I see that bright yellow light set at 5200RPM come on, I know it's time to shift.

Now that the MS will do a shift light, I can yank that stuff out.
 
Last edited: Apr 15, 2019

95BlueStallion

My assy trans to myself
15 Year Member
Feb 22, 2007
5,126
3,091
214
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Apr 15, 2019
#1,558
  • Apr 15, 2019
  • #1,558
Gotta be honest, taking the car up to 7000 on the factory tach was both awesome and scary. It’s hard to learn you can trust the engine when you’ve never had a “built” engine before. Tuner says a Woody built fully forged internals engine is safe up to 7200 if I wanted. But I don’t want. I don’t want to phuck it up. 6200-6500 feels pretty great to me. Can’t wait to get it on a dyno and See the graph.
 

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell
Mod Dude
Feb 18, 2001
43,249
17,934
224
Massachusetts
Apr 15, 2019
#1,559
  • Apr 15, 2019
  • #1,559
When you going to the dyno?
 

95BlueStallion

My assy trans to myself
15 Year Member
Feb 22, 2007
5,126
3,091
214
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Apr 15, 2019
#1,560
  • Apr 15, 2019
  • #1,560
Tuner has a buddy with a dyno and claims he can get me one or two free pulls. Just gotta get the car dialed in and set up a time.
 
Prev
  • 1
  • …
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • …
  • 99
Next
First Prev 78 of 99 Next Last
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

R
What's it Worth? 1997 Cobra, a ton of mods and restoration
  • riored97snake
  • Jun 18, 2026
  • What is it Worth?!?!?
Replies
2
Views
156
What is it Worth?!?!? Jun 21, 2026
riored97snake
R
B
Where to go from here on my build…
  • B0udreaux
  • Jul 14, 2026
  • 1979 - 1995 (Fox, SN95.0, & 2.3L) -General/Talk-
Replies
8
Views
153
1979 - 1995 (Fox, SN95.0, & 2.3L) -General/Talk- Saturday at 8:05 PM
AeroCoupe
O
SOLD FS: 18" FR500 chrome wheels and Toyo tires
  • optionizerSS
  • May 21, 2026
  • Other Classifieds
Replies
1
Views
104
Other Classifieds Jun 2, 2026
optionizerSS
O
H
Strange steering/brake issue
  • Haxmaster
  • Jun 2, 2026
  • SN95 4.6L Mustang Tech
Replies
1
Views
80
SN95 4.6L Mustang Tech Jun 3, 2026
squeak93
Rear Disc and Rims Offsets
  • TripleYellow
  • Nov 11, 2025
  • 1979 - 1995 (Fox, SN95.0, & 2.3L) -General/Talk-
Replies
19
Views
1K
1979 - 1995 (Fox, SN95.0, & 2.3L) -General/Talk- Jan 9, 2026
TripleYellow
Share:
Bluesky Email Share Link
  • Mustang Forums
  • 1979 - 1995 (Fox, SN95.0, & 2.3L) -General/Talk-
Menu
Log in

Register

  • Forums
  • What's new
  • Media
  • Resources
  • Contact
  • Sponsor
X

Privacy & Transparency

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

  • Personalized ads and content
  • Content measurement and audience insights

Do you accept cookies and these technologies?

X

Privacy & Transparency

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

  • Personalized ads and content
  • Content measurement and audience insights

Do you accept cookies and these technologies?