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  1. jtfairlane

    Stalling after a long drive?...any ideas

    Especially since MSD uses new OEM Ford TFI modules on their distributors. Don't let the MSD sticker on the TFI module fool you.
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    cam id help

    Unfortunately, I don't know what that stamping would correlate to specifically. But if this helps you at all, Edelbrock does have a 5.0 cam that is the same thing as the Ford Motorsport E-303 cam, which, is also the same thing as the Crane PowerMax 2040. I believe that Edelbrock and Ford...
  3. jtfairlane

    Steeda vs Maximum which is better

    If you are going to drag race the car at all, even if only occasionally, you should not be considering the MM HD LCA, but rather their Extreme Duty. I am paraphrasing from their website and from phone conversations I've had with them. Any drag racing at all = XD.
  4. jtfairlane

    Rocker Arm Technical Help

    Are you talking about pedestal or stud?
  5. jtfairlane

    Rocker Arm Technical Help

    Somebody stick this in the useful technical thread index please. There are a lot of people out there giving bad information about how to install rocker arms. After answering many of these questions, I am convinced that rocker arms and the valvetrain in general is one of the most commonly...
  6. jtfairlane

    roller rockers

    You're flat out wrong. You do not adjust stud mount rockers with the piston at top dead center. With stud mount rockers, you must adjust the intake valve when the exhaust valve is just beginning to open, and you adjust the exhaust valve when the intake valve has reached max lift and is...
  7. jtfairlane

    roller rockers

    NO NO NO NO NO! 1982 Matthew to answer your question about pedestal mount rockers, they are "adjustable" in the sense that you can adjust/correct their valvetrain geometry via changing pushrod length, or by placing shims underneath the pedestal rails. With adjustable stud mount rockers...
  8. jtfairlane

    suspension mods

    If you think your rear gears are different from factory but aren't sure, why don't you just check it? Jack the rear of the car up and put jack stands under the axle tubes. Turn a rear wheel and count the number of times the driveshaft rotates for one complete revolution of the wheel. You...
  9. jtfairlane

    roller rockers

    You need to provide more information. Are they pedestal mount or stud-mount. They have totally different installation procedures.
  10. jtfairlane

    Trick flow top end kit problems???

    If your initial timing is just under 20 degrees, that is too far advanced. If you're not even sure which vacuum lines go where and you were just guessing, you have pretty much nailed your problem on the head. Reduce your initial timing, verify your vacuum line routing and that none are...
  11. jtfairlane

    Trick flow top end kit problems???

    The street heat upper intake has a 75mm opening, and you are using a 60mm throttle body (stock). That combo should have at least 65mm or 70mm throttle body. That combo really ought to have 24lb injectors and a matching mass air meter or a chip to retune the computers injector calibration...
  12. jtfairlane

    PCV valve - how often to replace, how can you tell if bad?

    Service Manual calls to replace at minimum every 60,000 miles. The wire/mesh filter directly underneath the PCV Valve, which helps minimize the amount of oil that is introduced to the intake manifold, should be replaced every 30,000 miles. To test the PCV Valve, remove it from the plastic...
  13. jtfairlane

    crane 2040 or TFS 1?

    Not to be annoying, but the Crane 2040/FRPP E-303/Edelbrock Performer....whatever you want to call THAT cam (all the same), is smog legal for use in California, which basically makes it smog legal for use anywhere on the planet. CARB E.O. # D-225-46
  14. jtfairlane

    crane 2040 or TFS 1?

    The Crane 2040 is the exact same cam as the FRPP E-303 and the Edelbrock Performer cam. When I spoke to Crane about cam selection from my car, the Crane rep said he never recommends the 2040/E-303 to anyone. What does that tell you? If you go with the TFS 1 , make sure to upgrade your...
  15. jtfairlane

    well its time for a rebuild... :( / :)

    First of all, wrecking your 5.0 is as cliche as taking a date to pizza and a movie, so that's bad. Second, the last thing you should do after wrecking your car with a suspended license is reward yourself by making the car faster. You need to slow down, and make your priorities straight...
  16. jtfairlane

    Headgasket or intake gasket probs?

    The only pleasant thing about a problem like this is the solution. You pull the intake manifold carefully, trying not to tear or rip it. The reason being so you can examine the intake gasket. If there is an obvious tear between one of the water ports and one of the cylinders, voila, problem...
  17. jtfairlane

    valves hit pistons!!!

    The purpose of using a solid lifter when you are not running a solid roller cam is only for checking pushrod length, so the plunger in the hydraulic lifter does not depress while measuring. You then take that pushrod length and add whatever lifter preload to determine the final length of the...
  18. jtfairlane

    valves hit pistons!!!

    If you had read the link I provided you in my last post: From Crane Cams install instructions: "To check and adjust the lifter preload, turn the bolt by hand until there is no clearance between the front roller and the valve stem and the pushrod is seated in the rocker arm pushrod seat...
  19. jtfairlane

    valves hit pistons!!!

    If when you are tightening your rocker arms, your valve springs are compressing, than you are setting up your rockers WRONG! That would mean that your cam lobe for that valve is NOT on the base circle where it needs to be, but rather somewhere between part and full valve lift. What rocker...
  20. jtfairlane

    smog removal and tab/tad help

    44 = Thermactor System Inoperative (Right side) NikwoaC is confused about the difference between the EGR system and the Thermactor Air Injection system. Installing a block off plate on the EGR spacer will not do anything to affect the code 44 you have. I don't remember whether "Right...
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