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    what head gasket do i need

    hey all, i'm getting ready to reasamble the block i bought, i changed the cam(f303) the heads are gt40 cast iron, i'm going to do some minor porting to them, my friend said that i should get thinner gaskets to bring my compresion up, what are my options ? i don't know if it matters but is going...
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    plastic gauge questions

    hey all, i just got my block last week, everything looks good, but to make sure i want to check the rods with the plastic gauge stuff. where do i get it, and what numbers will i be looking at for a healthy crank... thanks javier
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    gt-40 / gt-40p specs needed

    hey guys, i'm getting an engine from a 94/95 gt low miles with gt-40 or 40p head, i'll know on saturday. i'm only paying 500 for it, i have this program that u can input the head specs and stuff and gives you an estimated HP/TQ graph, I was wondering if anybody had any specs on flow and...
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    fuel pressure regulator question

    in spring i'm swaping my efi 86 gt to carb. i have a 600 cfm edelbrock carb a performer intake i need a regulator, since i'm using my stock pump, i understand i need something with a return line or a 3 port reg. will this mallory work? MAA 4207...
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    need 2nd opinion

    need 2nd opinion please... will this work on a stock set of heads, the seller says yes, but i have to make sure, he sent me a 2nd chance offer, before i buy it i need to know if i am not making a mistake. thanks javier http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300075746447
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    before and after

    i got these for 20 bucks on ebay, tires are shot, but i'll get some tires by spring. right now is sitting on 245's 45's 16 all the way around, i haven't driven it since i put the rims last night, so i'm guessing is going to sit a bit lower. for 20 bucks sure beat the hell out of the 10...
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    photoshop help

    photoshop gurus or anyone better than me... can change my 10 holes for the turbine rims. and maybe black... or charcoal... thanks javier302 here is my project..
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    going carburator by spring...

    ok, it's for sure that i'm going carb by spring, i have a list of things that i want to get so i don't have to spend all the money at once, anyways, questions are where to get affordable parts, i have the carburator already, my friend who's helping me with the swap has an extra distributor, so i...
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    Hp/tq increase question

    i was wondering if there is a way to calculate hp/tq gains by mods for example, i'm getting a set of mac equal length with an off road h and mac mufflers, i kinda want to know what hp/tq will be getting out of these on a stock 302 and another question, what #'s will i be looking at if i switch...
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    Brake Proportioning Valve question

    ok, after i did my brakes, and bled them, they worked fine for a day or 2, then i realize that when i open the reservior the small part (rear brakes) was half empty, i found that on the front of the Brake Proportioning Valve there is a small leak on the front nut.... where can i get just that...
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    another question about my car

    ok, i'm going to try to explain this the best i can... i took my car for a ride (86 5sp) at first it reacted fine, the one wheel peel off and even chirp in 2nd (only 2:73's or 3:08's), after a little while, when u punch it, it wouldn't react the same, like it was been held up, and then after 3k...
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    me again, vacum question

    anyone know where can i get a vacum diagram, as i said before my project car wasn't idleing too good, and we found that cyl. 3 and 4 wire were backwards, it's running a bit better, so i took the upper intake off to check if any injectors were disconected from last week when i clean the tb and...
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    how to check injectors?

    ok, since my car still running rough, after i found that the wires from cyl. 3 and 4 were backwards, i'm going to take the intake off and check injectors to make sure is not a fuel problem... i have a tester, i just don't know what ohms or what else i'll be looking for thanks javier
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    newbie, what do i need to switch to carb.

    me again, i just got my 86 gt 5 speed, and talking to a couple of ppl, they have told me to get intake and carb and switch over, since i don't have mass air ( don't remember what i have, something with density) anyways, do i have to change the ecu? what am i looking for as far as intake and...
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    need help asap...

    i was cleaning my car (inside) i removed the center console, the shifter boot, the 4 bolts that hold the other boot, the 4 t-30 that hold the shifter and the other 4 bolts that looks like a reservoir, it has very little pink liquid, it is suposse to be full??? if so, what goes in there ???
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    intake manifold question

    i just bought on ebay stock upper and lower intake manifold (5 bucks plushipping), i was thinking about getting a dremel and try to make all the holes bigger (bore) and if i mess it up, i still have mine to put back, will this give me any prformance? how much should i take off? anyone tried...
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    newbie with some questions...

    hey all, i just got an 86 gt v8 5 speed, car is rough, but with some time and money i'll have her fixed up and ready by spring. car runs, i'm doing some tune up, i bought a new coil, plugs, wire, etc... the car is primer gray, so i'm not worry about paint yet. i also got some weather strip...