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  1. doc stang

    FS: '05+ Granatelli 3" stainless exhaust, o/r X

    UNOPENED, NEW IN BOX Stainless, 3" Full Exhaust System. Off-road x pipe. look here New from them, it costs $499.00 + shipping, (which would be about $95.00, from west coast to east coast) I'll let go for 399.00 + shipping. It has been kept in box, in garage, safe and dry, since...
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    B-head expectations . . . Am I pipe-dreaming???

    Goal: 330-340 rwhp and 350-360 rw ft.lb. With a big fat flat torque curve Intention: NASA's American Iron road race series Subject: '98 SVT cobra, stock engine, with LTH's, and off road hope with flow masters and pre-axle dumps. Dilemma: Stage II, CNC-porterd b heads and cams, vs c head...
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    b head porting vs b to c head swap

    hello, i need some advice regarding a 98 cobra i am building it up for american iron, road racing action, and it needs to remain Naturally Aspirated. i need about 350 rwhp, and 360 tq, which will give me just a little wiggle room, depending on her final weight after the cage, and all. i...
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    FS 3v stage III heads, stage II billet turbo cams

    for possible sell is a set of 3v mustang gt heads. they were on my stroked 4.6L (298cc total), which made a naturally aspirated 369 rwhp / 365 rwtq, DESPITE having had the compression ration DROPPED to 8.2:1 (in anticipation of forced induction). heads have : stage III p/p job from...
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    98 cobra road racer - rear end ?'s

    hello all, i need some help planning my next mods: working on my 98 cobra, open track car, ultimately heading towards american iron. it will be driven to and from events (2-4 hrs one way), for at maybe 6-9 months, till i can get a tow set up. already has the full maximum motorsports...
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    paying 2 for 1 on labor??? HELP with advice!!!

    long read, but i need some advice: i chose this sub-forum here, since it seems to get the most traffic, and the question is kinda generic enough as to be applicable to any mustang /mods being done by a shop. scenario: 98 cobra undergoing installation of a maximum motorsports : maximum...
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    98 cobra : long tube header material question

    trying which set of hooker's to buy this is for a road racing application, where the car will be run hard for 20" - 3 hour enduros, as opposed to brief runs at a drag strip or on the street. thus, more time for heat to build up and soak through ceramic coatings (to my line of thinking)...
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    header & exhaust ?'s, 98 cobra, Road Course Racing

    hello, new to my 98 cobra ( and 4V's in general) looking for some headers : this is to be a road-course racing car. '98 b-headed engine, which will remain naturally aspirated. i can forsee p/p'ing the heads, and valve/cam jobs sometime next year. also planning on a full MM maximum grip...
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    5.0 cobra motor, build for Camaro-Mustang-Challenge

    help me figure out what to do. i have a 95 mustang gt, with an untouched '95 5.0 cobra motor in it. it is currently putting out 225 rwhp/275 rwtq, currently with an aluminum drive-shaft, H pipe, no cats, stock exhaust manifolds, and AC delete. it is currently legal, though underpowered...
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    a few v6 basic ?'s

    is the v6 aluminum blocked, like the v8? how high do they rev? what are the stock hp/tq numbers what is the most NATURALLY ASPIRATED power anyone has made with one? what mods? how much lighter is a v6 CAR, than the v8?? or how much lighter is the v6 BLOCK than the v8 what would...
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    body in white advice

    if one were to build up a body in white for American Iron, (or Camaro-Mustang-Challenge, (if rules loosened)). . . does anyone know of a step-by-step guide as to how, i.e. in which order to do what, while using a wrecked donor for some parts and aftermarket for others. doc
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    how much off for a salvage title?

    o.k. so after looking at vehix.com, autotrader.com, yahoo.cars.com, etc, it looks like a running, complete, CLEANLY titled '05 gt with a stick can be had for as low as the mid $14's. there are a few i have come across, which are SALVAGE titled, and from the pics, (at least) appear to be...
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    v6 power threshold for power adders what is generally considered to be the "safe" hp threshold for the 4.0l V6? what is the weak link/ is it the con rods? like in the 4.6?
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    STEEDA Alum. driveshaft - anyone?, anyone?

    anyone using STEEDA's Al. Drive shaft? how is it? is it compatible with short throw shifters, and lowered cars? what is the hp rating? thanks, doc
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    maf sizing in +05's

    anyone know what size the stock MAF on an +05 GT is?, vs what "most" CAI's (JLT,STEEDA, C&L,etc) upgrade it to?? my reason for asking is my 08 bullitt already has a CAI, but the inlet ttube looks closer to a stock GT's, than my previous C&L racer inlet. so I am guessing the MAF is also...
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    double barrel photoshoot

    i nearly froze my fingers off this a.m. washing nemesis, but it was worth it, i think. the green one is my buddy, and co-worker's, kevin, who has not yet joined the forum. enjoy: doc
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    auto dimming mirror swap

    if one were to want to move one of teh electrochromographic (autodimming) rearview mirrors, (found in a stang with the comfort group), to a different stang with the manually dimmed mirror . . . any idea how hard this would be? how much wire would need to be taken from the donor? i.e. just...
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    how TO, (and how NOT to) wash a new black mustang

    any treatises, experiences, product recommendations would be recommended. i was not as particular with my silver gt i desperately want to avoid swirlies. anyone have any experience with this doc
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    special ordering a shelby . . .

    any idea whether it is too late to place an order through a dealer, for a specific color/option combo? doc
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    ?? for those with both 05+ Mustang GT's and GT500s

    or at least those who have had (more than just a little) experience driving both. how would you characterize the handling between the two? to what degree?, and why? (again, this is comparing ONLY withIN the s-197 platform (05+). if possible, please compare stock suspension vs stock...