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    5.0 alternator upgrade question

    My car when i bought had one of the alternators with the internal cooling fan. It doesn't seem to be a 130, it barely puts out enough to run my taurus fan, are there internal cooling fan alternators that are below 130 amps, and at this point would it be a direct drop in for a PA performance 130...
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    86 mustang door speakers

    Hey guys, I've heard from multiple sources and multiple threads that the doors of 79-86 mustangs had holes for door speakers already in the door. But that isn't what seems to be the case for my car I have a set of 6.5 premiers that i want to add. would you guys recommend just cutting the...
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    86 mustang door speakers

    Hey guys, I've heard from multiple sources and multiple threads that the doors of 79-86 mustangs had holes for door speakers already in the door. But that isn't what seems to be the case for my car I have a set of 6.5 premiers that i want to add. would you guys recommend just cutting the...
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    biggest/best tire size on 10 holes?

    hey guys, im lookin to put some better tires in the rear of my stang than the all season's i currently have on there. they are the stock 15 inch 10 hole rims, it's an 86 gt. What is the best selection of tire for going on the rear, needs to be rain drivable, but still hook good at...
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    Stock 86 GT progress

    Hey Everyone. I know every one of us have heard a million times that the 86 bottom end is useless because of it's flat-top pistons. For some reason though, i found myself wanting to see just how far i could take it. So now my mods are just about done. My neighbor had a set of E7...
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    86 GT roller rocker question

    A buddy of mine has a set of roller rockers layin round that he offered me but said he doesn't remember the ratio of them. The part number on stamped on them is F3ZF-6529-AB and they are made by crane. If they are 1.7 will they work on an 86 gt motor. thanks to all.
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    86 mustang speaker replacement

    I have an 86 gt and although i have a decent headunit, the speakers are on their last leg and crackle alot and break up at higher volume. Is there any place i can get better speakers that fit in the factory locations and how hard is it to replace the dash speakers and where else did they put...
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    more 86 gt issues

    hey guys, if any of you remember my last thread about the car refusing to go above 4 grand and running like crap. I put a dizzy in the car and that fixed that issue. The only problem im running into now is the car will intermittently run rough. Not a dead miss like before but a slight...
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    86 gt issues

    I've posted a few times about different issues with my car but this is the one that left that is really becoming annoying to try to diag. I start the vehicle, it runs pretty ****ty, will buck, surge, while idling and while driving, if i hit the gas hard it will refuse to go any higher than...
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    86 gt knocking

    last friday my 86 gt starting with a rather loud knocking noise, when i hit it with a stethoscope it was definitly coming from the top end, when i pulled the upper and lower intake and valve covers i found 4 lifters that were not pumping up. I replaced all 16 lifters and pushrods, put everything...
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    aftermarket engine block and head question

    i am planning on building up a 347 stroker kit from chp sometime in the near future. I noticed all the pics on their website and pretty much all crate engine or block manufacturers site is with only a water pump, alternator, and of course the crank pulley. My question is do these blocks such as...
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    86 5.0 heads question

    Hey everyone, Does anyone happen to know if 98+ explorer heads will bolt on to the 86 5.0 without any issues such as valve clearance and stuff like that. and does anyone know if there is a cam i can run in the stock 86 motor?
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    where can i find a stock speedo for an 86 gt

    hey everyone this is my first post here. I just bought an 86 mustang gt and the speedometer has a tendency to sit around 55mph when its cold out. does anyone know where i can get the stock speedo head?
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    86 5.0 questions

    hey everyone In a few months i will finally be getting a 5.0 mustang. My favorite year looks wise is the 86 GT, but i've heard they had a few problems with them. First off i have heard that that the motor has no top end power due to the heads used that year and also that the higher...