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    Expired Turbo 1987 Mustang Gt

    1987 ford mustang gt, pretty nice car, have owned for 10 years now, got it 100% stock,102,xxx miles. Spent a lot of money on the car, and quite a bit recently. Had a shop button it up and get it tuned b&g turbo kit 70mm, good high quality kit (less than 500miles) 42 lb injectors with matching...
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    rockauto.com won't fix their mistake

    So a few months ago I saw that rockauto.com had their wagner v-8 foxbody mustang brake pads on clearance. So I figured I would get a good deal on some pretty good pads, so I bought 6 sets. I got them in and checked them out and they were all fine looking so I left them in the box. Well this...
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    read my spark plugs

    can't decide how they are looking. only about 50 miles on them turbo h/c/i. thanks
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    breather box

    what do you guys think about this? seems like it would be a good way to do it, and also not bad price. http://chircoestore.com/catalog/prod...oducts_id=3332 if that link does not work here is the youtube link YouTube - Installing a Breather Box on an Air Cooled VW Engine or you...
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    cometic head gasket help

    May sound like a dumb question, and an easy one to answer, is there a passenger and a driver side head gasket or is it just the same gasket. :doh: The reason I ask is because I know you are supposed to install the head gasket where it says "FRONT" to the front of the engine, but one of the...
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    head stud question

    what is really the difference between the arp head studs part number 154-4001 and number 154-4005. It says one is for factory heads and the others are for basically any aftermarket. But what is the difference. thanks:shrug:
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    question on head removal

    Is it possible to take the heads off without removing the ac power steering bracket? If so the stud that runs all the way through the bracket, did you just double nut it and remove the stud?
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    plugs

    alright i have posted this question elsewhere and am not getting a definite answer. gt40 turbo swirl heads call for agsf32c spark plugs, well the parts stores don't carry them anymore. so i was told to use 764's but these have a much different thread length. so are they interchangeable or...
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    fuel press. regulator

    ok guys im putting my motor back together. stupidly i forgot to lable all of the vaccuum lines.:nonono: where does the vaccuum that comes off the fuel pressure regulator go to? does it go to the intake?:shrug: also ive got a hose that is about six inches long and shaped like a j. i know...
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    what do you think

    well i thought i blew a head gasket about 3 weeks ago, i took both intakes off and the gaskets were really coroded in front and back. my buddy is convinced that this is my problem and not my head gaskets. he does a lot more mechanic work than i do so i figure we would just try new gaskets. what...
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    mix and match?

    anybody on here ever do any mix and matching h/c/i and find better results? im mainly thinking of the afr 165's and a trickflow intake. just a figured i get some opinions
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    afr heads

    im looking into swapping my gt 40 turbo swirls for some afr 165's. the afr's come in both stud mount and pedestal mount rockers. i already have pedestals for the gt40's is there a benefit to the stud mount. also should i get studs to put the heads on or just use my arp head bolts
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    head gasket

    lost all power, started smoking real bad. so i figured head gasket blown. are there any kind of indications that could point to cracked head as oppose to just a gasket. it pukes oil and antifreeze when it runs
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    handheld tuner available

    ok i have been tryin to find the real truth on this and i cant. are there hand held tuners(diablo accel etc.) for 87-93 fox's or not. i didnt wanna ask but i could not find this info anywhere
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    trickflow head

    alright........will the twisted wedge heads and e 303 or f303 (or what is a comperable trickflow cam) have clearance problems with stock pistons. i know you are supposed to check anytime you change heads but just generally. i know the valves are bigger than my gt40y's
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    couple questions

    alright first off, which way do you guys have your mass air meter facing. up, away from engine or toward engine. i have heard this can make a bit of a difference. also what antifreeze are you guys using in aluminum heads. i have just been using 50/50 green stuff but my friend was reading the...
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    power

    :scratch: lets start with my combo. 87 gt. 3.73s, gt40y turboswirl heads, explorer intakes, e-303 cam, 255 fuel pump, shorty 1 5/8 headers, pro-chamber pipe (with exhaust leak), cold air intake, mass air conversion 73mm mass air, 70mm throttle body and spacer. questions are what do you...
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    need gt40 help quick

    alright i took off my old intake and im getting ready to put on the explorer gt40. there is no spot for the air charge temp. sensor in the new lower intake. what the hell do i do. im in the process of doing it now so help as soon as possible. thanks a lot
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    time seems slow

    alright guys i went to the track for the first time this saturday and ran a 14.3 at 98 mph. now it seems to me to be a very slow time. i have an e cam gt40y heads and 3.73 gears along with cold air full exhaust. and a short throw. i know a lot of this could be driver error since it was my...