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    Roller rockers with no compression

    To prove your theory that the pushrods are too long, just loosen both of them on one cylinder and redo your 'wet willie' compression test on that one cylinder... If that solves the issue, you've got your answer.
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    Quieter Mufflers for Supercharged 5.0

    I ended up getting the FlowMaster Force 2 kit. First one didn't fit at all (rh tube into the muffler - muffler hit the driveshaft). The second kit was a lot closer - LH fit reasonably well, rh tube into muffler had to be cut and rewelded at a different angle) - but it's done and it is quieter...
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    Quieter Mufflers for Supercharged 5.0

    Maybe I'll take the car over the MRT as they are about 3 miles from my home. :-)
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    Quieter Mufflers for Supercharged 5.0

    Probably true. Before I supercharged it, the sound level was what I wanted. Just some go fast parts, NA... I wouldn't want to put the stock cats back and doing it right with aftermarket cats may get pricy...
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    Quieter Mufflers for Supercharged 5.0

    No cats... off-road H-pipe behind equal length shorties.
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    Quieter Mufflers for Supercharged 5.0

    I'll have to work on getting a video. Thanks for the suggestion (Flowmaster 50). I have Flowmasters on my other car and the sound is perfect - but it's not supercharged either... I think it's 2-1/2" outlets... Not 3' I'm sure.
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    Quieter Mufflers for Supercharged 5.0

    Yea, set up aftermarket ignition with a lower RPM limit... I just checked and I shut it down at 5500.... Since the stock bottom end is 'only good for 400 hp' per most people, I figured I'd try to keep it together by limiting the revs (and therefore the boost & HP)... if the day comes I blow it...
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    Quieter Mufflers for Supercharged 5.0

    Greetings, I have a '91 GT with a blown (Paxton/Novi 1220 SL) w/ a lot of go fast parts, including equal length Mac shorty headers, A MAC off-road H pipe, MAC mufflers and tail pipes... It's rev limited to 5100 and makes 488 hp there (stock bottom end so rev limited to keep it from 'expiring')...
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    #7 Cylinder looks... strange... Please take a look.

    Yea, compression and leak down was all good when I added the blower. I'll run it a bit and recheck it.
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    #7 Cylinder looks... strange... Please take a look.

    Yea, that's my thinking too... My fear was combining this with boost and encountering an explosive event....
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    #7 Cylinder looks... strange... Please take a look.

    I did have the heads off a long time ago and there were no marks in the cylinders. A compression test is a good idea as I do have numbers from before I put the blower on it. Should be a good comparison. I was thinking of honing it a little... just push the piston all the way down (it's all...
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    #7 Cylinder looks... strange... Please take a look.

    Well, yes, I only drove the car a couple times last summer and the one time it overheated (and then I found the coolant was low). That's surely when the head gasket failed and started sucking in coolant... I didn't make the connection then so it sat all winter and spring - so yea, it sat 7-8...
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    #7 Cylinder looks... strange... Please take a look.

    Greetings, Long story short, blown head gasket on my '91 GT (on RH side), replacing both... Took LH head off and found some strange marks in cylinder #7. See attached... Scuffs with small gouges in the scuffs. What could cause this? (stock short block, go fast parts, blower... making over...
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    Need Advice On Painting - Base/clear W/ Conventional Gun

    I didn't realize that bumpers didn't have to have flex additive. I didn't think the paint was that flexible... I guess that would explain the 'spider web' cracks that show up if you bump into something. These molding might as well be hard plastic as they have almost no flex - so I'll probably...
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    Need Advice On Painting - Base/clear W/ Conventional Gun

    Thanks. I've done pretty much everything on one car or another over the years - but I don't like doing body work. I avoid it if at all possible... I do have a water trap attached to the inlet of the paint gun. Also, I thought SS paint would need me to add a hardener and/or flexibility...
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    Need Advice On Painting - Base/clear W/ Conventional Gun

    Thanks for the replies. I may go price out the materials and 'guestimate' how much time it would take me to do it and then decide if it would be better to just have a pro paint it. My biggest hangup is I hate leaving my car with anyone... something about the car I had in college being...
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    Need Advice On Painting - Base/clear W/ Conventional Gun

    Thanks for the reply. Yea, you're probably right on the color issue I may encounter. Sure, I 'think' the paint looks good - but it's still probably a little off from exposure to the elements. So, you can still get single stage paint? Is it a good idea to 'mix 'n match' clear coat and single...
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    Need Advice On Painting - Base/clear W/ Conventional Gun

    I was thinking the same thing but wanted to consider doing it myself first. I have gotten a pint of base coat before along with reducer and it was nowhere near $200 but I need clear this time too...
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    Need Advice On Painting - Base/clear W/ Conventional Gun

    No cracking or peeling. The paint is original to the car. The car is garage stored and low miles and the paint is in good shape. I don't see any noticeable fading/yellowing on the body. The piece of trim in question is the one that runs the length of the door, about 1/2 way down. Here is...
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    Need Advice On Painting - Base/clear W/ Conventional Gun

    Greetings, I didn't know what forum to put this in but since I need to paint the rubber trim pieces on the door of my Oxford white '91, I posted it here. Anyway, the rubber trim on the doors of my '91 convertible are in good shape but are yellowed. I want to mask and paint them myself. I have...
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