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  1. poboys 94

    Anyone riding on orange Koni STR.Ts?

    Greetings all, I am in need of replacing my struts and shocks and my car is lowered and am thinking of getting the Koni STR.s package from American Muscle or whoever has them at a good price. Was hoping for some pros/cons from anyone that has them or heard good/bad on the product?
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    Need A Little Help With T-5 Clutch/ Cable

    Hi fellas..My 95 vert has clutch issues.. Car shifted nicely for 1 year. TO bearing went bad so I replaced it. I also installed a new shifter, FWA and aluminum quadrant at the same time. I started noticing that I had to adjust the cable more and more frequently until I reached the maximum. The...
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    Scored Some Gt40ps. Need Some Diy Direction Please.

    Hello all, need some advice for my cheap junkyard budget head build. My initial plan is to clean them up, do some port work to them, lap the valves install stiffer drop in spring kit from Alex's and run em..Can I check them accurately for cracks myself using metal shavings from a brake lathe...
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    Weird -no Start-no Fuel-code 542 Little Help Please..

    First and foremost Happy Holidays to all !! I had my 95 vert all tucked under the car cover to hibernate until spring but the unseasonably warm December weather here in Missouri was too tempting so I removed the car cover and used her instead of the Explorer to do some Christmas shopping this...
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    Engine Noise Sounds Like I Have A Vortex Wth?

    The noise is a whirring / whistle like a SC..I peaked under the hood and I noticed the crank dampner is whobbling..I don't remember that making this type of racket on my 94 when it went bad..My other guess is perhaps the throw out bearing..the previous owner had a new clutch installed, but gave...
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    Help..taillights And Cobra Intake Questions.

    I have done a search about taillights but most threads are opinion based and nothing technical..I brought my 95 vert from a previous owner who converted to the 4.6 style tails..I want to stay loyal to the year of car I got, so I scored some horizontals off E-bay and spent a tedious afternoon...
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    Lowering Springs

    :crap: Just got a 95 vert and the previous owner put them on..Don't like the way they ride..I'm afraid I'm going to tear something up..The car looks cool..but..Thinking of putting stock ones back on..Can't even fit my floor jack under it..Lol maybe just got used to driving my Explorer..Was...
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    My First Convertible

    Greetings all. I've been away for a long time, and have gone stangless for7 years..Had to sell the 94 GT due to financial woes caused by illness, but I'm back in the game and stoked to have found a 95 GT Rio Red 5 speed vert,. First one I've ever owned so was wondering if anyone who is a vert...
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    Went to car show yesterday

    Saw some really nice cars, but not enough stangs and no 94-95s:nonono: The small event was eventually taken over by pimp mobiles, one was a 85 Monte with 26" rims! And another was a 72 Olds 442 vert but it looked like a friggin 4WD. I guess Im just old school, I just don't get it. A few cars...
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    Might lose another finger

    Well here I go again. Awhile back I posted on the need for techs to take care of their hands while wrenching. I developed a rare occupational disease known as Hyperthenorhammer syndrome, which in turn gave me a case of Raynaulds syndrome. In short my blood vessels in my right hand constrict so...
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    Transgo shift kit

    Anyone use these on their AODE? Im thinking of installing one in my Explorer to firm up the shifts a bit :shrug:
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    Got a 5.0 Explorer

    Well last time I posted here I was looking for something economical, but I ran into a 98 Explorer XLT 5.0 AWD 109,000 miles, I couldn't pass up. Im the 3rd owner and since we don't live far from our jobs Im not sweating the gas mileage. The seller was asking 2900.00 but I drove it and heard a...
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    Quick help needed please

    Hey guys Im looking at some 17 inch rims in a 10.5 inch rim with 6.9" backspacing do you think they will fit in the rear? The fronts have a 5.95 backspacing, Im more worried about the rear tho, the rear tire size is 315/35ZR17's, would I have to get rid of the tailpipes and run dumps, flip the...
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    Help- need a daily driver

    Finally Im able to purchase a daily driver (used $3000 limit) and park the Stang and start the engine build but not sure what to get:shrug: Im leaning towards a small SUV or extended cab Ranger, to haul stuff around with, has to be decent on gas I don't care if it's a 4cyl and has no power...
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    Should I advance the cam timing on Steeda cam?

    Good or bad, or should I just leave it be? I have an adjustable timing chain set up, just for kicks would it give the engine more low end power if I advance the Steeda 19 by 2 or 4 degrees. Im bored and feel like experimenting.:shrug:
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    351 W Question

    Hey guys been a while since I been on here, finally back to work after long recovery :nice: so Im again able to mess around with the car. Anyway, I was thinking of going 347 but my new job has given me some good contacts and I might be able to swing some deals and go 351 :hail2: I just need to...
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    Is this mileage about right?

    I had to make a trip up to Chi town the other day from St. Louis, it was 299 miles according to Map quest. I filled up with 15.03 gallons, and when I got there I had about 1/8 of a tank, I prob got 21mpg, a little better then I thought, I averaged 70-75 most of the way, except when it rained...
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    How about a water powered 5.0 fellas?

    http://www.runyourcarwithwater.com/?hop=cyprusmete What do guys think?:shrug: I hope he doesn't let the gov get there greedy hands on this or we'll be paying $4 for a gallon of water.
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    Article- California cops raid ricer car show!

    http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/april2008/030408Police.htm I think it's BS that people wern't even arrested for street racing and harrased and ticketed any way. By the way this is a cool site to get an alternative view of the crap the Main stream media spoon feeds us.
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    Compression Test Results= Tired 5.0

    135-#4 8-122 135 -3 7-128 130-2 6-135 135-1 5-130 I had over 145 lbs after head gaskets 2 years ago.And she's blowin blue smoke at wot, the oil catcher in between the pcv valve is half full every 2-3 days. Still...
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