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fiveohGT

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Where should i be shifting when racing. Just got a shift light need to know what pill to set it at. My car is mostly stock (all the bolt ons) though i will have h/c/i done by the end of sept.
 

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Assuming you have a 87-93 5.0...I would shift around 54-5500...seemed to work best for me...and I have most of the bolt-ons also...working on my FTI h/c/i intake right now...so you'll know what I'm going through here in a couple months
 
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Set it at 5600 and go for it
 

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really depends on your mods and how they were set up (degree cam, etc). need more info, IMHO.
 
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