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    Electrical Any Plug And Play Hid Kits Out There

    i miss my HIDs sooooo bad but hated how my old kit in my truck has wires going everywhere and spliced into the factory harness. does anyone know of a company that has reliable durable kits that are plug and play? i know late model has the plug and play LED kits but i kinda just want my 6000k...
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    Expired Parting Out Fully Built 450whp B16a2 Honda Swap Non Ricer Lol

    i understand this is probably not the best place to post this stuff for sale but ill take all the exposure i can. i will sell everything for $3500 or refer to the prices and pics posted below. 450whp is what we made with another motor built to the same specs and i daily drove that car for 4...
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    Engine Whats Needed For A Gt40/gt40p Head Swap?

    i found a set of rebuilt either gt40 or gt40p heads (not sure yet). anyway the guy only wants $300 for them both and they look like they just got back from the machine shop with new valves guides seals and springs. just wondering what all i need to make the swap if i decide to buy them. will my...
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    Engine 5.0 Injector Help

    One of the needles on one of my injectors is gone. Basically all the others have a small needle sticking out of the bottom and one doesn't. My buddy has an old set of explorer injectors out of like a 97-99 body style explorer he said he would give me. I know the plugs are the same and their...
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    Engine Really Weird/erratic Oil Pressure

    I know the factory gauges are notorious for being inaccurate but mine is really weird and it kinda makes me nervous. If i start the car when it's cold the gauge reads dead on half way up the gauge maybe a little higher. As expected when the car warms up a little bit the gauge drops to about the...
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    Engine Car Wont Rev Past 4/4.5k

    My buddy came over today so I could set the timing on his car. (89 lx 5.0 5spd) I drove the car before timing to see how it was running and found that the car idles and runs great but once the tach hits like 4k it basically lays over and has nothing left. I feel like because of the 373 gears in...
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    Expired 89 Mustang Lx 5.0 5spd (ct/new England)

    1989 ford mustang 57,xxx original miles, original v8 5 speed car so no swapped stuff. north carolina car so no rust or rot. I have receipts for almost everything and if it's new then it's less than 3 months old. I have put alot of work into this car to get it to where it is now. I dont really...
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    Suspension Need Wheel Width Help

    instead of going 5 lug and rear disk im thinking about just getting some replica sc wheels in 4 lug. my question comes with regard to getting some 17x10 rear wheels and if they will fit. right now my stang is at stock height but i know im going to want it lower and am concerned about having to...
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    Engine Plugging Thermactor Ports On A 5.0?

    Driving the car today and next thing you know it started to sound like I had a small exhaust leak. When I got home I checked and whatever was plugging my thermactor port on my drivers side head must have came out. I cant seem to get any bolts I have laying around to fit and im mildly frustrated...
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    Electrical What Cluster Can I Use In My 89 Lx 5.0

    I have an 89 lx 5.0 with the t5. There are more than a few things that either dont work properly or dont work at all on my cluster, plus it only has the 85mph speedo. I am interested in getting one of the 140mph clusters but im not sure what cars I can steal one out of.
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    Engine Someone School Me On 5.0 Heads

    I've been considering picking up a new set of heads for my car, and since I come mainly from a Honda background I dont know much about what I should be looking for or where to start. I've been told gt40s and gt40ps are a good factory upgrade but im thinking I may want something that will make a...
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    Expired Spin Tech Pro Street Mufflers Northeast/ct

    I have this weird thing were i can never find the exhaust sound i want so yet again im selling some 6 month old mufflers. There is nothing wrong with them just not what im looking for. They are offset 2.5 inch in and 3 inch out. the 3 inch out can be cut off and a 2.5 inch pipe welded on if you...
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    Drivetrain Any Advice Or Tips For Replacing Trac-loc Clutch Packs?

    Now that my car is up and running I felt like the rear tires weren't really locking up as they should. To test it I hit an empty parking lot and attempted to get the tires to lock up and spin. Low and behold only the passenger rear tire will spin and leaves the drivers rear doing nothing. From...
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    Electrical Radio Harness Wireing Diagram 89 Lx 5.o

    One of my stangs 2 previous owners decided it was a good idea to cut up the factory harness and splice in randome colored wires for the radio. It is a mess and im trying to at least get an idea of what is what so I might be able to get some tunes back in the car. Also not sure if it was a...
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    89 Lx 5.0 Where Are My Factory Horns Located

    This car just seems like 1 thing after another. Now my horn doesnt work. I have read multiple threads on the relay and the foam pad going bad but where are the horns themselves located? Or better worded where should the wires for them be located?
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    Engine Weird Idle Problems

    Before everyone suggests i read the bad idle checklist i already have and everything has seemed to check out ok. On start-up when cod the car will start and then die. If i hold the throttle open a bit the car will stay running and after warm idles like crap for a while then randomly dies. now...
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    89 Mustang Gas Tank Strap Nuts/j Clips??

    When my fuel pump died i had to cut one of the bolts off because the clip was broken and the nut just spun inside the body. I ordered new bolts and went to the dealer to see if i could order new nuts but they are discontinued. Does anyone have any idea where i might be able to find them/ get...
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    Engine 89 Lx Died And Left Me Stranded Today

    So i finally got my electric fan today along with my radiator so i decided to let the car idle for a while and take it for a blast down the street. I let the car idle for about a half hour to bleed the cooling system and let it get to temp. It seemed to idle ok i still have to set timing with a...
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    89 Lx 5.0 Starts Then Dies

    finally got the car together to the point where i need it to run and it will start then just die. when i held my foot on the gas it stayed running but then died again. i thought i had everything figured out when the car was still half apart and i just wanted to see if it would fire and it fired...
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    Need Serp Belt Info For 89 5.0 Without Ac Or Smog

    I have tried to look it up all over and have gotten lots of conflicting info. i am running the AC delete kit/power steering relocation kit from late model restoration and stock pullies. if someone has either an autozone, advace auto parts, or pepboys part number that would be even better then...