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  1. houstonstangguy

    swapped dist. and the oil pump shaft fell into the pan, quick ??

    ok like I said, I was swapping the dist. and the damn oil pump shaft came up with the dist. then before I could grab it, it fell back down and fell into the pan. What is involved in getting to it and putting it back. this has never happened before and the last time I had the oil pan off...
  2. houstonstangguy

    351w block questions

    is there any better year to get on a 351w? is one year better than another? what are the differences? someone in my club is selling a 1978 standard bore 351w shortblock for 100.00 and i thought it would be nice to just have around. Then I could just do a little here and there until it gets...
  3. houstonstangguy

    what size are the lug nuts needed for weld draglites

    what size lugnuts do i need for 4 lug weld draglites for my coupe?? thanks Joe
  4. houstonstangguy

    will my regular lug nuts from ponies work on draglites?

    I just got some draglites but he didnt have the lugnuts. will my lug nuts from my ponies work ok or do i need some other ones?? thanks
  5. houstonstangguy

    have a 331 need a new intake...........POLL

    I have the setup in my sig and obviously the cobra is holding me back so I need opinions as to which you would upgrade too. thanks EDIT: not supposed to say street heat, should say TRACK HEAT. teach me to not type while watching friday night fights!!! lol
  6. houstonstangguy

    Got detonation issues w/ 331, could it be my 30's near their max???

    after it was dyno'd and tuned in december i didnt notice any issues right away, but after some time I did but only up in the higher rpm range, and only when I hammer it. i am running 3924 plugs, not sure the gap, a very good tuner here in houston did it. fuel psi is up at 46, timing was 15*. I...
  7. houstonstangguy

    is it normal to have det. with 14* timing?

    why would i have det. with 14* timing? I had some detination on my 331 at 15* but only above 80mph on the freeway when i would really hammer it. that was what they set it at when it was last tuned and dyno'd. i backed it down to 14 which i thought should fix it and drove it again, and it still...
  8. houstonstangguy

    where do you guys like your adj. clutch cable (top, mid, low)?

    i have a alu. firewall adjuster and have played with it to figure out where i like best. i was curious to see where everyone else liked theirs. thanks joe
  9. houstonstangguy

    need help wiring up the cigarette lighter in the center console

    when i got the car a few years ago it didnt have a center console. i put one in but never wired up the cig. lighter since i dont smoke. now ive swapped to the black interior and want the cig lighter wired up so i can use my cell phone car charger without having to wire the charger up directly...
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    pillar pods, which gauges are you running? also, ele or mech?

    i have a dual pillar pod with a phantom electric fuel pressure gauge and am thinking of running a phantom oil pressure gauge with it. not sure whether to run the ele. or mech. gauge. ive also been told to run the air/fuel gauge but i hear that they are crap and dont work well. what are...
  11. houstonstangguy

    Hooking up my monster tach. want to use the wire behind cluster instead of coil.

    I am hooking up my monster tach and i know that the green goes to the negative side of the coil but my question is cant i just use the wire behind the cluster ? if so which wire is it? the reason i am asking is because i was back there anyway and I want to cut the wire going to my stock tach...