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    just won't idle cold

    Have an 87 lx 306 with all the goodies. It just won't idle cold .I have tried everything and just can't figure it out. Idles fine when warmed up but if it sits idling for more than 3 mins idle drops down to about 800 rpm and stays there. If I shut it off and restart idle comes up again Please...
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    search for head plugs

    I am eliminating the egr system on a friends lx. I am planning to remove the cross over pipe on the rear of the heads. Is there a company who make plugs for those ports. The car is more than 25 years old and does not need to pass a smog test anymore.
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    gearing is everything

    I read some where in a ford forum where this guy was braging about 400 pound ft of torque at the rear wheels. My scooter has more rear wheel torque than that. The mistake he made was that ,that was the flywheel torque as measured at the rear wheels. With the proper gearing a driil motor with 2...
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    Suspension Sway bar bracket

    I have an 87 5.0 LX. The stabilizer or sway bar bracket just snapped yesterday. I was wondering if anybody knows where I can get one of those things or a part#. I have looked every where. I don't want a junkyard piece. I would appreciate any suggestions.
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    320 hp naturally aspirated

    I have been sitting here thinking and I have come to realize that my 87 lx 306 according to all the claims by the people who make all the aftermarket parts, my car has approx 320 hp. Underdrive pullies, msd ignition,E303 cam, Trickflow intake, 75mm throttle body& spacer,shortie headers 1.6...
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    double sump

    I have a 1987 lx Can I use an oil pan from a 302 that doesn't have a double sump?
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    can't get no respect

    It seems like every day I go cruising I come up against someone in a four cyl four door front wheel drive family car with a chrome muffler who thinks its a hot rod . Giving me the eye to race. I just laugh and look the other way. Ofcourse they have to prove they have a hot rod if not to me but...
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    Just can't pass emissions

    I have a 1987 mustang with a 306 e303 cam 1.7 roller rockers, trick flow intake, underdrive pulleys, msd ignition, shorty headers, 65 mm throttlebody 75 mm maf, cold air intake, 355 rear dynaflow cat back system and every part I bolted on had a carb number. So why does it run too rich to pass...