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    not the norm

    I know this board is for latemodel v6 but I figured this would be a good place to start researching for my new project. I just bought an 86 foxbody LTD with a CFI 3.8 liter and only 51,000 miles . The plan is to turbo it (can you say sleeper) I've built Diy turbo kits for 5 liters already I just...
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    How big a tire on a 17X8

    in this months 5.0 mag there is a guy running 274/40/17 Nittos on a 17X8 wheel. I want the same size BFG but the specs for it are a 9-11 inch wheel. So anybody have experience with this large a tire on an 8 inch rim? Thanks in advance guys. Peace.
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    more weak cylinders than strong

    Please help me interpret this new info. So I decided to run a cylinder balance test and on the first run cylinders 7 and 6 came up weak. The second time through 5 6 7 and 8 came up weak. The third run all those plus cylinder 2 came up weak thats 5 out of 8. Compression is 115- 125 on all...
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    1.7 rockers make motor sound "cammed"?

    Hey there, I just finished putting together the combination that should be shown below. The car sounds like its got a mild cam, could this be the 1.7 roller rockers? Or could I have a problem? it runs really well, but I'm looking for your collective input. Thanks in advance.