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  1. FordRacing302

    Welding Repair On Coyote Block. Yay Or Nay?

    I'm assembling everything I need for a coyote swap in my fox. I have most of the big purchases out of the way, but I'm still on the hunt for a good long block to use. I stumbled upon an 11,000 mile totalled F-150 long block at a price that is nearly too good to pass up. Except for one problem...
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    Brown Milkshake On Top Of Raditor

    Found this in my radiator yesterday morning and I immediately thought of oil in my coolant, but my engine oil on the dipstick and under the cap is perfect. If I get the milkshake on my finger and swirl it around, it dries up and turns to dust. I'm just looking for an opinion. Is this rust or...
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    Pcv? Vc Breather? Neither?

    So I'm installing my Trick Flow heads and cam and notice that my already existing TFS lower intake has a plug where the PCV should be (I've been driving the car like this for 3 years). Right now the oil filler neck nipple is the only form of ventilation that this motor has. Can I simply run a...
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    Foxbody signs/banners?

    I was cruising through summitracing the other day and found a pretty cool Trick Flow foxbody metal sign and I new I had to have it. So I bought one. Here's a picture of it and a link if anyone is interested in buying one... http://www.summitracing.com/parts/tfs-171/overview/ But it got me...
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    Mailman came today...

    And dropped these off... Now I just need a few more dollars to buy everything else...Anybody want to donate?
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    New tail lights and go fast goodies...

    Finally got rid of my tinted tail lights and got some new parts in the mail. Before... How it sat for a month while I was waiting on the tail lights... And how it sits now... And my go fast goodies... -MM subframe connectors -FMS 3.73 gear -Walbro 190LPH fuel pump
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    Exhaust Flowmaster Or 50resto Lx Tailpipes?

    I'm looking at buying a set of tailpipes for my car tomorrow I just can't figure out which ones to go with. Right now I'm stuck between the 2.5 in. Flowmaster set and the 50resto that LMR sells. The Flowmaster are $50 more but I've also heard the fitment and quality is a lot better. Anybody have...
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    Hanging Idle, High Idle, Surging, Running Rich

    The car in my sig has been having these issues since I bought it 8 months ago and I guess I haven't driven the car enough for it to annoy me, but I'm finally ready to cure these problems. First of all it's running pig rich, I have to shut the car off in drive thrus so I don't get light headed...
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    A few new pics of the stang

    Haven't really gotten any good pictures with the new pony R's, so here ya go...
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    A few pics of the stang

    Mods Please delete, Wrong section
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    Sneak peak of the new wheels

    Im still 500 miles away from my car, Ill have it down here in about a week, but I had my father take my car to get the wheels and tires installed. I went with 17X10 Pony R's in the rear and 17X8 up front. The tires are Nitto 285/40/17 in the rear and 245/45/17 up front...Theyre rubbing real bad...
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    What size tires on 17X10 Pony R's???

    I got my 17X8 and 17X10 Pony R's in the mail a week or so ago, and am trying to figure out what tire size to go with. I'm probably going to go with Nitto 555r 245/45/17 in the front. Will I have any problem fitting Nitto 555r 285/40/17's in the rear? or could I possibly go bigger?...BTW my...
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    Finally back

    Im not sure if anyone knew that I left, but I joined the Air Force and left for Basic training on Dec. 6th and I just graduated last week. Im now in Gulfport, MS for tech school and Im 500 miles away from my stang which sucks, but it gives me a good oportunity to save some money for...
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    Overheating problem

    I been having some cooling issues lately so I put a new 180 degree T-stat in and burped the cooling sytem and it seemed to work. The car would heat up to 185 and stay there. But last night a couple miles from my house the heat jumped up to 220 and hovered there. It would cool down to 210 at...
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    Picked up a '93 LX last night...

    Just like the title says, I got the fever again and couldnt be without one...So I came across this one in Rome, GA and I had to get it before it was gone. It's a '93 LX, Pretty much stock. We'll see how long I can keep this one.
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    Oil in antifreeze, but no antifreeze in the oil

    Heres the situation...I just went through this motor. The shortblock was untouched out of a 96 explorer without 100,000 miles (or so the guy said)...The heads are GT40ps that have been checked for cracks, surfaced and had a valve job done, and its had all new gaskets. Other than that, the only...
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    Distributor wont seat all the way?

    Here's the deal, the block is out of a 97 Explorer, the oil pump shaft is the factory one from the 88, and distributor is a steel gear duraspark reman unit out of an '85...My problem is the dizzy wont seat all the way. Its about half an inch, maybe more, from seating all the way like it should...
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    '79 Twin turbo'd 5.4L IRS coupe on ebay

    Not a fan of the louvers, spoiler, or front lip but other than that this thing is badass http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-Mustang-Coupe-Custom-Mach-1-5-4-Twin-Turbo-Mod-Fox-/300562589182?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item45faed25fe
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    Do I need hardened pushrods?

    Im running GT40P heads with the TFS 1 cam and Trick Flow valve spring upgrade kit...Stock shortblock, and Ill be using the factory 1.6 rockers...Do I need hardened pushrods for this setup or will the stock ones be fine? If you do recomend a set, do you think these will do??? Lunati 80761 -...
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    Anyone know where to get a cam dowel pin??

    I installed my TFS1 cam the other day and noticed they didnt send a dowel pin with it...I would use one out of the stock cam, but I don't have one lol...Ive been all around town looking for this thing and can't find one anywhere. Anybody know where to get one???