Ok need your help once again Stangnet! So I got my car about a month ago. 1992 SSP Mustang coupe 5.0 5spd. The motor is stock, save for a E cam and a cone filter. It has stock headers with flowmaster 40s.
Last week the car was running great. Decided to take it to the track for test adn tune just for a base time. I turned the timing up to 12. Ran the tank down to about 1/4 - 1/8th tank of gas put in some 110 cam II. The car ran pretty good. No traction off the line and high in the RPMs I think I was hearing some pinging but I don't believe the timing was set to high. So I only make two passes and decide to quit for the night and check the timing when I got home. At this point the car is running good other than the pinging when I'm really on it. The car sat as I watched the other cars run.
So there is where it goes bad. I drive it home and start to get on it just a little bit and I have zero power past 3500 rpm. its like I am running out of fuel or something. I then filled it up with regular fuel (93 octane) and still the samething.
Today I pull the fuel filter, on a hunch, as I ran the tank low. The fuel filter doesn't look terribly old. I dump the contents and out comes milky white stuff. This stuff dries into a fine white powder, WTF?! So I replace the filter. Drive the car runs great. I double check the timing, it is 12. All good, decide to drive the car around alittle more and here we go again no power past 3500 rpm.
I haven't pulled the filter back out, but I can only assume it is clogged up again. So I am thinking I am gonna have to remove the tank and wash it out. I can only assume the filter sock on the pump is also clogged. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. I am also thinking I wanna replace the fuel pump. Not sure what to put in.
Last week the car was running great. Decided to take it to the track for test adn tune just for a base time. I turned the timing up to 12. Ran the tank down to about 1/4 - 1/8th tank of gas put in some 110 cam II. The car ran pretty good. No traction off the line and high in the RPMs I think I was hearing some pinging but I don't believe the timing was set to high. So I only make two passes and decide to quit for the night and check the timing when I got home. At this point the car is running good other than the pinging when I'm really on it. The car sat as I watched the other cars run.
So there is where it goes bad. I drive it home and start to get on it just a little bit and I have zero power past 3500 rpm. its like I am running out of fuel or something. I then filled it up with regular fuel (93 octane) and still the samething.
Today I pull the fuel filter, on a hunch, as I ran the tank low. The fuel filter doesn't look terribly old. I dump the contents and out comes milky white stuff. This stuff dries into a fine white powder, WTF?! So I replace the filter. Drive the car runs great. I double check the timing, it is 12. All good, decide to drive the car around alittle more and here we go again no power past 3500 rpm.
I haven't pulled the filter back out, but I can only assume it is clogged up again. So I am thinking I am gonna have to remove the tank and wash it out. I can only assume the filter sock on the pump is also clogged. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. I am also thinking I wanna replace the fuel pump. Not sure what to put in.