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    Rounded top starter bolt!!

    LOL what are my options here... its on a 97 cobra. Its my friends car. The transmission has been replaced priorly, and looks like they rounded the top starter bolt out.. I can get a socket on it with a very long extention and get it from the front. It just spins. 13mm 6pt. 12 is too small ...
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    my cobras compression.

    What is a low milage cobras compression like? i have a sheet that says the specs should be no lower than 135psi and a absolute maximum of 250. with even numbers. Do they ever get that high? Ive never seen anyones that high. currently my 134K 4V is getting 1.180 2 190 3 190 4 190 5...
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    Transmission Problems!!!!

    he was very specific on what he was asking for. Get it rebuilt... theres allot of companies that advertise in 5.0 magezine that rebuild mustang transmissions for cheap.
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    Cobra sticker on valve cover

    LOL!! i was just surfing the net all over for this.... I distoryed mine the other day when I washed my engine. I sprayed super clean on my engine and It completely ruined the decal! email sent.
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    compression on 96 4v cobra?

    what should the specs be?
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    midpipe leaks.. Which brand seals good?

    need some feedback!
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    vacuum

    how much vaccum should be on a 4V at idle? I had my manifold off and whatnot to clean out my imrc's and I want to make sure theres not any vaccum leaks?
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    Accessory drive noise, help

    onetime my tensioner bearings started raising HELL after I washed my engine. I dont know if that was associated but i was washing it detailed up front.. Well I took a scewdriver and jammed it on each pulley(watch your hand) This absorbed allot of the noise/vibrations and the noise went down...
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    Throwout bearings.... Cant seem to get it right.

    this is my third expericence with these ****ty throwout bearings. When I aquired my cobra it had a minor squeek but nothing too bad i Finally got arround to doing it and found out some cheap clutch was installed. So i went to summit and bought a ford racing clutch with a OEM ford...
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    midpipe leaks.. Which brand seals good?

    I Have a generic brand offroad H pipe on my car its pretty beat up from the guy i got the pipe used from... But Its begun to leak pretty badly at the manifolds. A few things i noticed is right side ford collector is oval, the aftermarket mid pipe is completely round, and the stock gasket...
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    compression on 96 4v cobra?

    I want to do a compression check my miles are decently high but otherwise the car runs great with no leaks of anykind. If the compression is good I might start putting some mods onto it. what PSI should the compression be in each cylinder on a guage?
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    Installed Offroad H and flowmaster catback now car feals weaker?

    yeah its still got the codes... Its got a code for running lean, Cat efficiency codes, Low idle- sometimes stalls.. What does everyone think does this effect the ecu's tuning and do limp mode? what exactly does "limp mode" change?
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    Installed Offroad H and flowmaster catback now car feals weaker?

    on my 96 cobra the owner before me basically had a open exhaust fom the cats back. he had the cats on the stock cat converter, but these turn down pipes went out from the cats and formed a X then went under the axles. It sounded decent but I wanted tailpipes back for the look. So I went with...
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    Diagnosing warped flywheel?

    anyone? I need help here
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    Diagnosing warped flywheel?

    No Clutch was GREAT. felt good gripped good. just basically exploded on its own. I can take a picture of the damage and post it. The trans mount looked good because I already had the tranny out to put the clutch in the fly wheel physically looked good but again Ive seen on brake rotors...
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    Diagnosing warped flywheel?

    I have a 96 cobra Friday Night I was by myself on a downhill onramp so I desided to punch it. I shifted at redline into 2nd gear and let off it. I heard a boom and my clutch went to the floor and the engine started shaking badly. Turns out I I broke my clutch completely in 2 pieces. I...
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    How to tell if IMRC runners are operating properly?

    What Will I gain from doing this? I guess Im tryng to see what will be best for me...
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    How to tell if IMRC runners are operating properly?

    everyone talks about cleaning them.... i did a archive post and not eveyone reported they had a code , maybe they arnt opening all the way? im just trying to learn how to do some prediagnosics to determine if it needs to be torn down and cleaned or not.
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    How to tell if IMRC runners are operating properly?

    I have a 96 cobra with 127k. Vehicle runs good with no real apparant issues atall. This is myfirst cobra and ive been reading about the IMRCS. It doesnt have a code thrown or anything but how do I tell if they are opening and closeing as designed? I had a integra with the secondary...
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    Looking at 96 Mystic - CARFAX or OASIS

    you must be talking about the one on atlanta craigslist? I thought it looked real clean in the pics?