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    Custom grind... Who is the go to?

    My fiance is allowing me to order my cam shaft for christmas this year. Who is my best choice for this job? What is all of the information I will need on hand to give to these guys to get the process started? pretty sure the bottom end is stock - windsor JR 180cc iron heads (may get ported...
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    Camshaft help

    Hey I am having a really hard time finding a camshaft. Comp cams told me they needed to know my compression ratio, I honestly didn't think that that mattered in deciding what cam you need. I'm looking for a decent idle, decent low RPM performance but i want it to rev and make power up into the...
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    New Mods Coming!

    the car is finally getting some love! Clay has my 24 lbs injectors and Pro-M 80mm MAF in the mail I dropped the car off at a buddys shop so we can get my MM full length subframe connectors welded on and.... im picking up a set of Windsor JR heads for $400 saturday... heres a link to see...
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    Paint: Kona blue or DHG?

    i found a guy to do some paint and body work to my car. going to get the body straight and delete my sun roof. i am having a difficult time deciding on rather i want to go Kona blue or Dark highland green. i keep flip flopping back and forth between the two. I know for certain that it is going...
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    good engine or bad engine?

    I am going to be trading a truck that i have that is just sitting taking up space for a few items. from an old buddy. he is getting my truck and i am getting a 351w that i was told has been previously gone through, an engine stand, some welding work, and a bolt action rifle he says it was a...
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    external fuel pump / wiring help

    k, i have never wired anything. it is not my forte. my truck is an old school 5.0 with the V belts and not the serpentine system. it has a mechanical fuel pump. fuel pump is going bad, it will run then it will act stupid and loose pressure. i can not wait 2 weeks or what ever to get the same...
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    intake or head gasket symptoms

    okay i am having some serious air sucking or blowing sounds coming under the hood, its coming from the driver side. i feel like i have black lung i have sprayed so much carb cleaner trying to find a vacuum leak. i have checked everything i can think of all of the lines on the firewall, the...
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    Newb Question

    what are the censors to clean other than the MAF censor? and where are they? car is running a little rough, was going to put lucas into the tank tonight, seafoam into the intake vacuum line, and clean out my throttle body. but i would like to touch up the censors that can get dirty and...
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    Popping my Cherry

    first time down at the track is tonight, first time ever really racing... tonight. will be posting times, etc. 1/8th mile track. :D
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    torque box kit

    looking at doing my torque boxes when i go to do my subframe connectors. any thoughts on this kit from ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/79-04-Mustang-Control-Arm-Torque-Box-Kit-Upper-Lower-/120583019474?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c134edbd2 as compared to...
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    stock MAF choking engine?

    i got a stock MAF and 19lb injectors. i also got a trickflow track heat upper/lower intake and 75mm throttle body. i started thinking about it and i was thinking that if i added some more air the intake would really come alive. is my 55mm MAF choking my engine because of the much larger intake...
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    Steeda Clutch cable

    is everyone happy with their steeda clutch cable? how long has it lasted? would you buy another one? should i bite the bullet and buy the more expensive Maximum Motorsports clutch cable? in put is appreciated.
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    Extremely Stiff Clutch Pedal

    does anyone have thoughts on what i could start replacing to make my clutch easier to press in? i am having to literally put as* into it when shifting. i started looking at converting to a hydraulic clutch. but is that necessary? anyone got a list of things to replace to make this a more...
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    4 cyl bellhousing T5

    okay, i'm doing my trans swap right now and running into an issue. when i was at astro swapping the trans it looked like the 4 cyl input shaft was smaller than the V8 input shaft. i got the new trans up into the bell housing and its not going into place it gets about a 3/8 of an inch away from...
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    Project: At Home Waiting

    i've been doing some things to the car, and figured i would start a project thread to save the things that have and will be done to my 87 hatch. project is called At Home Waiting because i will be leaving for NAVY bootcamp in November and most likely won't have any REAL progress on it until i...
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    T5 Rebuild and Bad Shoe Productions

    Does anyone here have a run in with rebuilding their T5 or using any of the videos that Bad Shoe Productions is putting out. just trying to figure out if i should take on the task of rebuilding my T5. the reviews of the videos are very good and someone from another board claims he built his car...
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    T5 Rebuild and Bad Shoe Productions

    I have been looking at the products Bad Shoe Productions has for DIY projects. they have a how to rebuild T5 trans and how to rebuild 8.8 rear end. a video by itself is 35.99 but two are 50 bucks. im pretty sure im going to get those two videos, the feed back on his products is really good. and...
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    Suspension Route

    alright as with my AFR 165 head thread, im making my wish list for the mods i want to do to my 1987 GT. I am not very good with suspension, they always seem like more math then its worth. i am pretty sure that with a street/strip application we want to take away from the articulation of the...
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    AFR 165 Heads

    looking at what would be a nice cam to match up to the AFR 165 non emissions heads (i think these are referred to as competition heads?) I am starting my wish list for some money i will be seeing in the not so distant future. I'm in the process of joining the military, should be shipping out for...
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    MAF Size/ part number

    im looking at my MAF censor, got it sitting in my lap. i was wondering if someone could help me figure out the size of it. part number: E9ZF-12B579-AA below that AFH55-03 below that 9J15 thanks in advance