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  1. smilts

    Best Timing For My Setup?

    Hi there. I'm running gt40p heads, gt40 intakes, trick flow stage one cam, 70mm adapter elbow with stock MAF and TB. I also have Ford Racing shortys into a 2 1/2" OR X-pipe. I set it to the stock timing for now. But I'm wondering if anyone knows what timing I should be running with this setup?
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    Radiator Hose Gets Hard As A Rock

    Got my car running. Its not running well for some reason. However after about 20 minutes of driving the temp was rising a bit not high or anything, about the R on normal its a 94 GT. But when I check the upper radiator hose is hard a rock and no water flow. I cant figure why whether its the...
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    Engine Making Sure I'm Not Missing Anything

    In the past I've had lots of problems with strait forward installs, I blame myself for not being prepaired. So I thought I would post and see if I'm missing something or if there are others thing I could or should do while I have the engine out. So far Ive ordered heads, valve springs, and...
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    Drivetrain Manual Starter Plate??

    I switched from a automatic to a manual transmission. At the time I just modified the auto starter plate it works but I dont like it. I'm going to pull the engine this week to do some other things and was wondering where to find a manual transmission plate?
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    New Gt40p Heads Quick Questions

    I know that either the 3bar or 4bar heads need upgraded springs not sure which or if I need to replace the ones in the new 4bar heads I purchased? Also what kind of head gaskets should I go for? Heres a link to the heads I bought...
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    GT40 install went wrong

    I installed my gt40 intake and BBK cold air. the car after trying to set the timing for a loooong time barely runs. And it sounds as if it has a exhaust leak coming out of the lower intake?? Really messed with it for two days. Anyone have ideas? I could get a video of what its doing if...
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    GT40 intake install question

    Ive probably missed it somewhere. But I'm trying to figure out how to run the vac lines on my new intake. Seems theres way more vac ports on it than I have lines to go to it, not sure which is which. a picture would be great. Im using a PP adapter elbow with my stock throttlbody on it, if...
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    Spark plug wire looms?

    Trying to clean up my engine bay a lot, before installing new intakes, amd cold air. I hid most of my wiring and now, Im looking for a nice very clean way to run my spark plug wires. Anyone have pictures or suggestions? Thnx
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    cant decide which throttlebody to go with

    im trying to decide whether to use my old throttle body and a adapter elbow on my gt40 intake. or to just go with a fox style throttle body. ive actualy found a fox style tb and egr spacer for $50. i have everything else needed off of some random intake i had laying around, including a fox...
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    fuse box removal help?

    I'm trying to remove my fuse box. To clean it good. And reroute the wireing bundles. Any clues how? Just realized I forgot to mention its the engine bat fuse box, sorry. There's red pop off strips on the top do I need to remove those? EDIT: nevermind can be done without removal!
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    A few questions as I move forward

    Ive finaly managed to get my 94, 5.0 running steady, and Im ready to move forward with a few things. But I have some questions. I dont know if it will help any but I have the following mods. GT40 heads and this cam http://www.trickflow.com/partdetail.asp?part=TFS-51402000&autoview=sku. Other...
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    CD/Radio install in 94 GT

    I put a new radio in my car awhile back. The problem I'm having is the cd, aux, and usb dont work only the stereo portion works. I followed the instructions as best I could. But the car had duel decks cd lower and radio upper. Do I need to combine the two different wiring harness to get full...
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    no throttle response, sporatic idle

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last week it was raining, I went to leave my house and my car would barely go. When I give it throttle it falls flat on its face. Having dealt with this on other vehicles I first checked the maf. To do that I...
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    possible bad fuel pump??

    Ive been having trouble lately with my 94 GT not wanting to run after a litte bit of driving. Finaly I decided to check fuel pressure after, replacing EGR and EGR posistion sensor. Readings were odd and not overly helpfully to me. KOEO I had around 15PSI. At idle I had 34psi. with mild throttle...