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    Aftermarket Fuel Rail and stock lines?

    I've done quite a few searches but couldn't come up with an answer to this question. A couple months ago the engine bay on my car caught fire due to the factory fuel line quick disconnect failing. This totaled the car but luckily I was able to salvage the turbo and some other motor parts...
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    Sluggish/backfiring only when warmed up? Need help quick!

    Well, I've been having these rich/lean problems for awhile now. The car seems to run good for the first minute or so after starting it up when cold. I pulled the codes and got both banks running rich and lean. So I replaced 02 sensors. That fixed it for a day and a half, and then all of a sudden...
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    Tranny goes into gear VERY hard?!?!

    Tranny goes into gear VERY hard?!?! Need help quick! Well, I just put the motor that I rebuilt in tonight and it started right up and ran great. That's the good news. The bad news is for some reason the tranny won't go into gear at all, or if it does it takes a lot of force. When trying...
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    Piston installation order?

    Well, I just got everything back from being balanced at the machine shop. When installing the pistons/rods in the block do I install the them (the number on the rods) in the order of the firing order? Or do I install them 1-8 in order on the crank? Also, what should I torque ARP main...
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    Mounting oil pickup with ARP main bolts?

    Well, I have a set of ARM main BOLTS for the motor I'm putting together. I just realized I'm going to need something to mount the oil pickup to the main cap with. Do I call up summit and ask for 1 ARP stud..or what should I do? Thanks.
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    Engine need balancing even with stock internals?

    I'm rebuilding a motor and wondering if I need to have the rotating assembly balanced if I'm using stock internals? The cylinders have been honed and checked by a machine shop. He said there is no need to bore .030. The thing is, the crank will be a brand new (not stroker) 302 crank...
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    Which way to press pistons back on rods?

    Well I bought some low mileage stock fox body pistons/rods but they came seperated from each other. Can someone tell me which way the pistons need to go on the rods when pressing them back together? Also, anything I need to do or watch out for when pressing them back together? I plan to just...
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    Tach wiring...?

    Yea, another tach wiring thread. I have an autometer tach and I can't seem to get it to work. I know there is a tan/yellow wire coming from the coil that is what your supposed to hook the green wire coming out of the tach up to, well where is that wire back behind the gauges? I want to just...
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    Ughhh, what to do? (block cracked)

    Well, this is the block that I am building up just mostly stock for now, so I have a nice reliable engine, but I plan on throwing boost at it later on during it's life. And I JUST had cam bearings installed in it, and I just taped it off and sprayed a layer of primer on it because I planned on...
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    Which cam?

    I know, I know, it's been covered a million times, and I've searched but I just want a straight up answer. I am building up a mostly stock motor for my 95' mustang that has a 88' engine in it. The one that's in there right now is worn out and starting to show leaks. The new motor will...
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    Stock rods possible with J&E forged full floater pistons?

    Alright well I just won some like new J&E forged pistons off of ebay for $70 including shipping. Yep...you heard right $70 including shipping. They are in awesome condition. Anyways, is it possible to not use the whole floating piston style and just use stock 88' rods with these pistons and...
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    Forged or not? Need some help.

    Alright, I'm trying to figure out whether these are forged pistons or not. I'm not sure what year the motor is, I THINK it's a 92' but I don't want to guess at it. I want to know for sure whether they are forged or not. They have TRW stamped on the inside on one side, and then a "k" stamped...
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    Car died on Highway, need some help.

    Ok, well I was taking my car to the community college that I go to, which is like 20 minutes away. I was taking it there to start diagnosing the whole problem of it doesn't want to idle when it's cold. Well, about 10 minutes into the drive, all of a sudden RPM's drop to zero and so I tap the...
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    Widdest tire in the back?

    Ok, well I was looking into the 10.5 inch wide rear bullitt rims....will 265 (10.6 inch wide) tires fit in the rear of a 95' stang that has a 88' 8.8 rear axle in it without it rubbing. ( I did 5 lug swap to it)? Thanks!
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    A few problems, need some help.

    Well, I can't seem to figure out what the problem is here. I swapped a 88' motor/trans(5 speed), etc... into my 95' that used to be a v6/auto. Well, I got it running and driving suprisingly very well right now. Sorscode wired it up for me. But there are still a few problems. It's running...
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    Removing brake distribution box?

    Ok, well I'm in the process of swapping over a 8.8 into what used to be a v6 stang. Well, I'm taking out the 7.5 (v6 one) rear end right now, and I need to remove the fluid distribution box in order to drop the axle. How do I remove it, it's not attached to a bracket or anything, it's attached...
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    Ignition power wire? What color?!

    Ok, well as some know, I did the v8/5 spd. swap to my 95'. I used a 88' motor and tranny, well I'm to the point of hooking up wires and crisscrossing the two years. Well, what is the color of the ignition power wire that goes to the starter solenoid (the wire will be on the v6 chassis still...
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    Peddle assemblys....Same in 95' as older stangs?

    Well, I'm in the middle of doing a v8/5 speed swap on my 95'. It used to be a v6/auto. Well, the v8 and 5 spd tranny came out of a 88' stang. I'm at the point to do the clutch peddle and I was wondering if the peddle assembly (which holds the brake and clutch peddle, the accelerator is...
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    A couple questions about Axles! Help!

    Ok, well I did/am doing a 5.0/5 speed swap into my 95' what used to be a V6/auto. The donor car I used to get the v8 and tranny out of was a 88'. Well, my 95' V6 has a 7.5 rear end correct? The 88' GT has an 8.8 right? Well the 88' is 4 lug and my 95' is 5 lug, will the axle shafts out of...
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    Shifter Relocator? Help...

    Ok, well I took on the big task of turning my 95' v6/auto tranny stang into a 5.0/5 speed stang. Heh. Anyways, I bought a 88' donor car for the project and I've already got the 5.0/5 speed sitting in my 95'. That's where I am right now. I'm looking a little bit ahead but, I can already tell...
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