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  1. Vinnietbird

    1995 Cobra valve covers

    I just got a set about an hour ago. I have heard that theMN-12 Thunderbirds share the same covers but without the "COBRA" letters. I have a set of both (MN-12 Thunderbird covers, steel crate motor covers, and the Cobras), and they are not the same. The Crate motor and T-Bird covers seem the...
  2. Vinnietbird

    Has anyone seen these radiators?

    I just ordered one of these radiators and decided to take a chance with it. Budget is small for the Thunderbird....as always, and I needed to step up from a stock style piece. I was wondering if anyone here had any experience with these? I looked at a few different vendors, and a lot of them...
  3. Vinnietbird

    Did I upgrade or not? Intake question...

    First, the engine details.... GT40-P engine ported "P" heads with Trick Flow springs 1.7 Crane roller rockers TFS=1 cam Mass Air and Summit 24# injectors Trick Flow Street Heat intake with 70mm throttle body BBK shorty headers Now the question...I had a GT-40 tubular intake with a...
  4. Vinnietbird

    How I spent my morning today....

    UPDATE ..How I spent my morning today.... I already have one on my car, but, I noticed that GT-40 intake plates are pretty expensive, so, I thought I'd try to fab one up. It worked out pretty good. I still have to finish sanding and getting it presentable, but that's a 15 minute job. Here's the...
  5. Vinnietbird

    My GT40 for the Thunderbird....

    I bought a couple of GT-40 uppers two weeks ago and decided to keep one for the Thunderbird. I stripped and smoothed the areas to be polished,then wet sanded with 220 to 2000 followed by a good polish with Mother's Mag and Aluminum polish then some Mother's Billet polish. I also added an...
  6. Vinnietbird

    Valve cover value question....

    These are NOT for sale. I would just like to know how much they are worth...They are NOS '94/'95 Cobra valve covers. They are black in color,double wall construction,"COBRA" embossed in them.The driver side is still in a factory box,the passenger side isn't. I was thinking about painting them...
  7. Vinnietbird

    Brake booster and M/C question...

    How can an SN-95 booster and M/C be adapted to a Fox car? My M/C has three lines going to it,and the SN-95 has two. Al;so,will the booster physically fit?
  8. Vinnietbird

    Sewing MACHINE NOISE...

    I installed the GT40-P engine last week.It has ported heads with Trick Flow springs (not milled),Trick Flow Stage 1 cam, Explorer intake,and headers....anyway, it seems pretty strong, but I hear a sewing machine sound from the valve train. What would be causing that and is it possibly bad for...
  9. Vinnietbird

    T-5 output shaft bearing......

    What is the process for swapping the output shaft bearing on a T-5 ? Can a person do it at home or is it more of a shop job? My car has a vibration at around 60 mph and up.I've replaced the u-joints,installed my spare driveshaft with new u-joints,replaced the differential,harmonic balancer...
  10. Vinnietbird

    Mark VIII Mass Air meter....

    Will a Mark VIII Mass Air meter work on our Fox cars when upgrading to 24# injectors?
  11. Vinnietbird

    Injector question....

    In the following picture,I have a set of 8 24# injectors like the one in the bottom of the pic.... Are these adapters the one's I need to make them work (currently using 19# injectors like the injector design at the top of the pic (I know the injector in the top of the pic is a 24# as...
  12. Vinnietbird

    Crown Vic diferential cover.....

    I pulled a factory aluminum diff cover from a Crown Vic,wet sanded it with 600,800 1000,1500 and 2000 grit sandpaper,polished it,and here it is.Free of charge except for my hour of polishing and sanding.It's actually shiny enough that I can see the details of a coin I held next to it.
  13. Vinnietbird

    24# injector/Mass Air question....

    Will a Mark VIII mass air sensor work with the 5.0?I have two of the meters and sensors,and a set of 24# injectors.I have an A9P running my car now.I also have the 70mm Mass Air meter.
  14. Vinnietbird

    Seat back frame question....

    Is there a difference between the sport seat and standard Fox Mustang seat back frames?My sport seat has that "lean",and I have access to a standard seat back for the frame,but didn't want to tear into the sport seat before I got some feedback.Thanks.
  15. Vinnietbird

    Had the Bird painted....

    I know it's not a Stang,but it's still a Fox. Kind of like the Stang's big sister...LOL...The color is Dupont Green Effect.My wife picked it out while I was tearing the car apart for paint. I still have to swap on the black door trim and add the emblems,black trim on the bum,pers,side moldings...
  16. Vinnietbird

    Front spring question....

    Is there a difference in the front springs from a V-6 to V-8 '99 Mustang? I have a set of the V-6 springs and was thinking about using them to drop the from of the Bird a couple of inches.Any ideas?
  17. Vinnietbird

    Bad idle and stalling problem....

    I have an '88 T-Bird with the folowing... 5.0 H.O E303 cam AOD with shift kit (stock converter....sorry) Mass Air conversion (70mm meter) BBK shorty headers Pypes off road x-pipe Flowmasters Explorer intake/65mm throttlebody a/c and smog delete (a/c going on in the somewhat near future) The...
  18. Vinnietbird

    Mass Air sensor question...

    Will a Mass Air sensor from a V-6 work on a V-8 if the injectors are the same size between the two engines?
  19. Vinnietbird

    E303 cam question...

    Will an E303 cam work with Speed Density?I was told that it made enough vaccuum to work well with SD,but wanted more input.Thanks.
  20. Vinnietbird

    '86 H.O and B-cam question....

    I have an '86 H.O engine in my '88 T-Bird.Explorer intake,BBK headers,off road x-pipe,warlock mufflers,ported E-7 heads with beehive springs,stock H.O cam.I have a B-303 cam that I'd like to install (after I install the mass Air).Will this cam work well with this engine?I was told by a local...