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  1. strattoc

    Squealing belt is driving me insane

    I'm on my 5th brand new belt and I'm nervous to even go to oreilly's and exchange it again. I have under drive pulleys and no a/c or smog pump. I have my belt routed according to the diagram thats on this forum , the belt I have is a 71.5 and I re-indexed the tensioner to take some tension off...
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    stock internals turbo, is it worth it?

    I'm really just looking for a yes or no answer. I'm trying to decide how or what to spend my tax money on, so here goes..... I'm really wanting to waste, I mean invest my entire check on my car. I've been looking at superchargers and turbos, and I really like the on3 kit just because its...
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    Water pump bolts and the adventure of removing them...

    I finally got tired of dealing with the leaking timing cover water pump deal, when I bought the car I noticed one bolt head was missing and I what I figured was the case, on both sides the outer most bolt on the water pump was broken off in the block/timing cover. So I figured it wouldnt be too...
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    Company that sells body parts?

    I remember a few months ago I found a link to a company that sells what was said to be cervini's products that didnt meet standards and were being sold for way cheaper, I remember seeing a cobra rear for like 160. I think they were located in AZ or NV. Can anyone help me out here I've looked...
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    Can someone measure some things for me please?

    I'm deployed right now and dont have a way to measure myself. I have access to some aluminum sheets that were just scrap and I want to make some things. I need a measurement of the cd player area, the whole double din area where the cd player mount screws in (thinking about a gauge pod), also...
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    SSP chase cars used for U-2 plane

    I found this and I couldnt believe it. I work on this jet right now and when I first got here we had camaros and gtos to chase it and now we primarily use G8's. When I saw this picture my I was floored, too bad I wasnt around when they decomissioned those cars, even though knowing the air...
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    exhaust tips with GT bumper pic request

    Dont worry I'm not asking for cutout pics like this The reason I ask is because the gt rear bumper is kind of growing on me but with a cobra spoiler like this one on my local craigslist I thinka 3" tip has a better resonance than 2.5" pointed straight down, so I would want it angled...
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    Exhaust Video thread?

    I got bored and took a couple videos of my exhaust, I had more but my camera sucks and decided not to save half of them. I feel stupid asking my roomate to help me video so I dont have any drive by ones yet but when my wife comes back out to cali I can definately con her into doing it. I...
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    How does the inside of your stang smell?

    I figured I would add to the list of useless question threads in the talk section. I searched but all I could find is people bitching about exhaust fumes. Interestingly enough I found out through a little research that the new car smell causes cancer, little fun fact there for you...
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    Belt length and water pump concern

    Let me start this off with my main concern, my coolant system is leaking from the timing chain on the right side and I can see a bolt is missing, so I wonder if thats because its possibly stripped out or not, anyways I recently changed the heater core and still dont have any heat, so yesterday I...
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    removing gt kit for lx bumpers?

    I've read up on it and I know there will be holes in the body to be filled. My question is this though, if I remove the GT kit which is all in excellent shape whats the odds of me being able to sell or trade the bumpers and molding for lx bumpers and all the stuff required? I like the gt...
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    How do you fund your projects? especially if married?

    I'm just curious as to what everyone does to be able to fund their projects and make their cars as bad ass as they are. Obviously if your into child trafficking or murder for hire dont post that. I know being married is also a big impact on funding. I'm going to be lucky to get $200 a month...
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    What are my options for my pony wheels?

    I did some searching but most of the threads are too old to have any pictures. I had planned on just buying new wheels and tires when I got back from the desert in Nov but plans changed and money is going into a different direction so I'm probably gonna stay with these wheels since they have...
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    should you be able to measure resistance on 12v ignition cd player?

    My question is I'm trying to troubleshoot my sony xplode head unit and should I be able to measure resistance on the 12v ignition to the ground? I get 13 something v when I do constant to ground but nothing when I do 12v ignition to ground. The reason I ask this is because the cd player wont...
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    My 88 gt

    Well I've been browsing this forum for a while now and I'm so jealous of everyone and their bad ass foxes, so I figure I can get my own thread going here. This is my 88 gt, its got an AOD and the factory 3.27 gears, Mac cold air intake and explorer upper and lower with BBK 70mm TB and egr...
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    Is the coupe/convo saleen wing the same as gt/hatch?

    I bought a saleen wing a couple months back just because it was cheap, the guy I bought it from had a convertible. I didnt think much of it until I got home and realized it was missing a 3rd brakelight. So my question is, will this wing even fit on a hatch? I took my gt wing off to clean the...
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    Cobra insert without running horse?

    I just bought the cobra grille insert and I discovered it didnt come with the running horse emblem. I'm actually happy with that because I love the insert but it seems like the running horse is as popular as cobra wheels and I want to be a bit different, although I know this is near impossible...
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    Headers and h-pipe not working together bad exhaust leak

    Ok so I recently picked up a used H-pipe that's been on my car for a couple of weeks ago, and then I picked up a set of used ss shorty headers (dont know brand of either) when I put them on the first time it sounded terrible, bad exhaust leak, so I pulled the pass side off yesterday, drivers is...
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    saleen wing for hatchback or gt

    I have a white saleen wing that will fit a hatch/gt with no 3rd brake light, it has a few cracks that follow the seam of where the molds come together, it will be a quick repair I just dont want to put the time into it. I would prefer local pickup for this item I will take $50 for it please call...
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    Professional Products 65mm EGR Spacer

    I have a near brand new professional products egr spacer, 65mm flavor satin. I had it on my 88 5.0 for 2 weeks before I bought 70mm TB and spacer. I will take $25 for it plus shipping. Please contact me by phone 530-206-6487 and I am located in Marysville CA 95901