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    Disengage hard

    Just a quick question. I have a near stock GT 5speed and when I get on it in 1st and depress the clutch to shift to 2nd it feels like it disengages hard. Its not earth shattering, but just not what I am used to. I am not sure if this is pretty normal for a 5.0 or not. No grinds in the...
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    SD + Vortech...whats the verdict???

    I am just looking to add some power to my 88 5.0 for weekends and the occasional trip to the track. Is it safe, or even possible to use a vortech S-trim, or other centrifigul with a speed density setup? The motor has low miles and I am just fixing some little maintence issues now to make sure...
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    Stumbles when cold

    Car is a 1988 mustang GT with 93k on the clock. When I cold start the car it fires right up, and the idle tends to bounce around a bit. While driving it stumbles around down low and doesnt feel like it pulls very well. Once warm, all seems and feels normal and fine when its at operating...
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    Bullit suspension on a Fox?

    I hear the bullit suspension is great. I did some searching and think I found it, heres what I found: http://www.blueovalindustries.com/products.php?pid=99011423&openparent=1312 Now this says 94+ mustangs, does the bullit suspension fit the fox body too? Anything else I should replace...
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    Window frame moldings???

    I have a 1988 mustang GT and am curious about something. When I bought my car the window frames had some rust pitting. I had it fixed, and then noticed one day looking at pictures of other fox stangs that they appear to have a black plastic molding over the window door frames. Is this right...
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    Tires rub exhaust

    Car is a 1988 mustang GT. It has a cervini cobra rear bumper with exhaust for a cobra bumper. I have the pony rims and 225/55/16 tires. The tires rub the exhaust. I check everything and the exhaust is mounted properly. Whats the deal :shrug:
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    Making things work

    I currently have a few things on my mustang not working, typical for a 17 year old car. The car is a 1988 Mustang GT. Heres a list of what doesn't work and some symptoms or observations: Power mirrors: When I use the switch nothing at all happens, not even the sound of the motor trying to...
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    Runs like poop when cold!

    Car: 1988 mustang GT, 92k miles Problem1: When I cold start the car the idle is bouncy, up and down a few hundered rpm's. Until it gets warmed up it stumbles a bit when driving it around until fully warm. Then, the car idles perfect at around 700 or so and no more stumbling when warm...
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    SPOTTED: I saw my old stang :tear:

    I also remembered the password to my REAL old name from back in the day! Anyway, my girl and I head out to the local movie theater to see a movie. I park and as we are walking up we see a 94-98 style stang, rio red with a black top just like my old one I sold 2 years ago. As we get closer I...