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    Need Help With A Fuel System

    Ok guys my new project is an 80 Fairmont Futura. I'm putting a 347 in it with a c4 auto. Motor is going to be a little nasty 450 or more hp. It's going to be carbed. I plan on putting a sump in the tank, but I am a little lost after that. I've been told to run the holley blue pump. But...
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    Summit Tach And Shift Light Wire Up

    I bought the summit tach and shift light combo. Has anybody wired one yet? It's 4 wires. I searched and didn't find anything. I also have a msd 6al. I'm not sure if that makes a difference or not. Thanks
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    Crooked Upper Torque box kit

    I installed my upper upr torque box kit. I got all 4 bolts through the piece underneath and drilled the plate that sits in the car. The plate that sits in the car is crooked. The other pics that I have seen show that the plate sits straight. How could this be if all 4 of my bolts are caught...
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    Need some suspension help

    Now that I finally got my 93 408 running, its time to work on the suspension. The car has alot of low end torque and basically 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gear are useless. The car spins like crazy even at rolling starts. I have the 94 95 spindles on the car, so I am going to run a 17 nitto drag radial...
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    Safe A/F For N/A 408

    I had my 408 dynoed a while back. It is N/A. The car made 400 to the wheels. I was looking through a dyno sheet and notice the a/f was 13's the whole way up then in the 5000 rpm range it hit 14. I just want to make sure this is safe. I'm pretty sure if it wasnt my tuner, would not have let...
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    Sheared Distributor Gear New Motor

    My 408 is currently at the chassis dyno. My tuner was driving the car easy on the dyno and he said that the car stalled, and there was no spark. Come to find out the distributor gear has sheared off. It is a steel gear, new distributor from auto parts store. The car is a 408 with a HYD...
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    Guys With Moroso 7qt Oil Pans How Many Quarts?

    I have a 7 quart oil pan on my 408. I called moroso and they said put in 7 plus one for the filter. Talked to the engine builder and he said 7 total. The motor is gonna be revving up to 6500 rpm. I dont want to starve it, but I dont want to over fill it. The motor is a fordstrokers 408. I...
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    Disconnecting My Battery After Driving

    Some have you may have seen my other post about my surging idle. I have gone through the checklist. The idle is gets choppy sometimes but not other times. One minute its perfect, next time its all over the place. After I drive the car and I pull it in the garage I always disconnect the...
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    Erratic Idle Surge After Warm Up

    Ok I have my 408 running. The car has a chip. When I first started the car, it ran perfect and idled perfect. I broke a lower intake bolt so I had to remove the lower intake and fix it. Now I start the car and it idles perfect, then after about a minute it surges from 500 to 1200 and...
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    Need Wheel Recomendations

    The car is a 93 red LX hatch. I was thinking about 96-97 Cobra wheels. The ones with the black inserts. I am not a big fan of the 5 spoke cobra wheels. It has to be 17 inch and 5 lug. I kind of want to stay with a oem wheel. I was thinking about the 5 star with skinnies up front, but I...
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    351 Which Lower Intake Gaskets

    I'm trying to figure out which lower intake gaskets to buy. I need the gaskets between the head and the lower intake. The car has a 408, 351, with TFS twisted wedge heads, and trick flow 351 lower. Thanks for the help.
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    Broken Lower Intake Bolt

    Ok my new engine has 10 miles on it. I had a few coolant leaks up top. So I took the upper intake off and tighened some coolant plugs. My lower intake bolts didnt seemed to be tightened all the way. So I put a torque wrench on them and tightened them to 16 ftlbs, like it says. I know the...
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    Horrible Noise After Motor/trans Clutch Install

    Ok I dropped my 408 in. It is bolted up to a tko 600 trans. Everything is new. New clutch, flywheel, pilot bearing, to bearing, clutch fork. I bought all of the trans parts from the same company so I know everything is made to work together. I don't remember the name of the clutch but it...
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    408 Will Not Start. Plugs Full Of Fuel

    Ok this is my second issue. I had a corrupt file in my tune that was keeping my fuel pump priming, and I fixed that issue. My new problem is the car has spark right to the plugs, and fuel pressure. It is a 408. All of the wiring on the car worked with my old setup. I have an sct chip, and...
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    Having Trouble Starting My 408

    Long story. I bought a 408 stroker motor for my 93. My 93 was originally a 4cyl car, that I converted to a 8 cyl. It had a 306 for two years. And yes I did the conversion the right way. So I buy the 408. I am reusing all my wiring that ran the 306. I changed out the fuel pump from a 225...
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    351/408 Crank Pulley Waterpump Rubbing After Swap

    I put on put an aftermarket harmonic balancer for a 351. I put the factory 5.0 crank pulley on and the factory 5.0 water pump and water pump pulley. I was told I could reuse both factory pullies. Car is a 93. The crank pulley and the water pump pulley are touching. They are rubbing together...
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    What Size Are The Studs For The Throttle Body And Spacer?

    I've searched and cannot find anything. What size are the bolts that come out of the intake, and go through the throttle body and spacer. I cannot take my old ones out because they are rusted in there so bad. thanks
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    351 Trick flow box r intake and 4 inch hood, will it work?

    I started to put my car together, mocking things up. I have a 408 with a trick flow box r intake. I can not believe how big the intake is. I bought a 4 inch cowl from cervini's and I dont know if the intake is going to clear it. Anybody know if it will? Thanks
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    Where to buy Stainless 6 an fuel line tomorow?

    I know I can get it from any vender, but tomorow is Sunday and I need it on sunday. I called autozone and they said they have 3/8 ss braided hose. I think that is the same size as 6 an isnt it?
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    Show me Where you guys mounted aftermarket adj fuel reg

    I bought the areomotive fuel rail kit, and it came with the regulator. I wanted to see where you guys mounted the regulators. Thanks
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